Karwar: As many as 62 candidates are in the fray for the six constituencies of Uttara Kannada district on Tuesday, which was the last day for filing nomination papers for the May 12 Karnataka assembly elections.
The highest number of candidates contesting the elections in Uttar-Kannada district is in Kumta constituency with 14 candidates, followed by 11 in Haliyal, 10 candidates in Bhatkal and Yellapur, 8 in Sirsi and 9 candidates in Karwar constituency.
Following are the names of candidates according to constituency wise:
Karwar: Satish Sail (Congress), Rupali Naik (BJP), Madhav Nayak (NCP), Ananda Asnotikar (JDS), Leelabai Thanekar (AIMEP), Kundabai Parulekar (Independent), Kishore Savant (Independent), Rajesh Prabhakar Khalwadekar (Independent), Subhash Vaddar (Independent).
Bhatkal: Mankal Vaidya (Congress), Sunil Naik (BJP), S M Anjad (JDS), Mohammad Zaburud Khatib (Independent), Ira Naik (Independent), Jayanta Naik (Shiv Sena), Gafoor Saab (MEP), Abdul Rehman Tonka (Independent), Prakash Pinto (Independent), Rajesh Naik (Independent).
Kumta: Dinakar Shetty (BJP), Sharada Mohana Shetty (Congress), Pradeep Nayak (JDS), Yashodar Naik (Independent), Suraj Naik Soni (Independent), Sumana Hegde (Independent), Nagaraj Sreedhar Shet (RJP), Nagaraj Nagesh Naik (MEP), Krishna Gowda (Independent), Prashant Shankar Naik (Independent), Mohan Patagar (INCP), Narayan Ganapati Naik (Independent), Raju Narayan Thandale (Independent) and Ganesh Gowda (Independent)..
Sirsi: Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (BJP), Bhimanna Naik (Congress), Dr. Shashibhushan Hegde (JDS), Fayaz Madarsab Chauti (Independent), B G Kubera (Indian Bahujan Revolutionary Dal), Ramanand NayaK (Independent), Annappa Shivaram Kadaker (Shiv Sena), Abdul Razak Shaik (MEP).
Yallapur: Shivarama Hebbar (Congress), V S Patil (BJP), Rabindranath Naik (JDS), Mehboob Ali Jamkandi (Independent), Sachin Naik Chintamani (Shiv Sena), Santosh Manjunatha Raikar (Independent), Laxman Bansode (Independent), Nagesh Bhowiwadder (Independent), Nilappa Lamani (Indian Bahujan Revolutionary Party), Gadawale Mohammed Umar (Independent).
Haliyal: Sunil Hegde (BJP), R V Deshpande (Congress), K R Ramesh (JDS), Yamuna Gaonkar (CPIM), T R Chandrashekhar (Independent), Rajasekhar Belagatti (Independent), Jahangir Baba Khan (AIMEP), Suvarna Hegde (BJP second candidate), Shankar Basavanta Fakri (Shiv Sena), Elia Katti (Independent), Kakkeri Badesab Hussain Sab (MEP).
Nominations will be scrutinized on April 25 and the last date for withdrawal of nomination is April 27.