Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru/Udupi (MS)

Mangaluru/Udupi, Apr 22: Verification of nominations of candidates for the legislative assembly elections of Karnataka was done on Friday April 21. Seven nominations were rejected in the district of Dakshina Kannada and three in Udupi district.

In the district of Dakshina Kannada, nominations of 72 candidates were received while in Udupi, the number of nominations that were complete and in accordance with the prescribed format were 39.

As many as 109 and 88 nominations were submitted initially in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi respectively. One nomination in Mangaluru North constituency and two each in the constituencies of Mangaluru city South, Mangaluru and Bantwal got rejected.

In Udupi, nominations of Shankara Ankadakatte for Kundapur legislative constituency, Udayakumar M and Dayananda Shetty for Karkala constituency were rejected.

Ten nominations in Beltangady, 9 in Moodbidri, 12 in Mangaluru city north, 8 each in in Mangaluru city south and Mangaluru, six in Bantwal, 10 in Puttur and 9 in Sullia are in the prescribed format. April 24 is the last date for withdrawal of nominations.