Bengaluru: The total number of nominations for May 12 election to Karnataka Legislative Assembly is inching towards the four-figure mark and so far, 920 candidates have filed their papers till Saturday, after the notification was issued on April 17. Out of 920, 48 candidates have filed papers from Mysuru district.
According to official sources, in all 377 Independents, among others, have filed their nomination so far, followed by Congress 147, JD(S) 115, BJP 140, CPM 11 in the 224-member Assembly House.
Today being Sunday, the process of filing nomination may reach peak on Monday and Tuesday as April 24 is the last day. Scrutiny will be taken up on April 25 and withdrawal is allowed till April 27.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who has already filed his nomination papers in his home segment Chamundeshwari, will also file his nomination for Badami seat on April 24.
Former Chief Minister and State JD(S) President H.D. Kumaraswamy is also contesting from two constituencies and has filed nomination for Ramanagaram and Channapatna seats.
Poll code: gold etc., worth crores are being seized almost on a daily basis by ensuring proper vigilance and checks and balances by the ECI officials in Mysuru. Augurs well for fair and free elections bereft of corrupt practices. It will not be out of context if on previous elections, how many such seizures took place, money involved, number of cases in which criminal action has been taken and where is the money and for what purpose has it been utilised by the Treasury is also made known or posted on public domain by ECI. People are only reading in the newspapers about these seizures but without knowing the logical conclusion of such seizures.