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Nov 13, 2024 8:06 AM ist
How many seats are up for grabs in all three constituencies?
Thirty one candidates are in the fray from Channapatna, while Sandur and Shiggaon have six and eight contenders, respectively.
Nov 13, 2024 7:42 AM ist
7 lakh voters, 45 candidates
The voting started at 7 am and will go on till 6 pm. More than seven lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in about 770 polling stations in Shiggaon, Sandur and Channapatna, where a total of 45 candidates are in the fray.
Nov 13, 2024 7:28 AM ist
Who are the key candidates?
Channapatna
Vacated by: Former CM and current Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
JDS candidate: Nikhil Kumaraswamy (son of Kumaraswamy), contesting on an NDA ticket.
Congress candidate: CP Yogeshwar, five-time MLA, joined Congress from BJP.
shiggon
Vacated by: Former Karnataka CM and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai.
BJP candidate: Bharat Bommai (son of Basavaraj Bommai).
Congress candidate: Yasir Ahmed Khan.
Sandur
Vacated by: Congress leader E Tukaram, contesting in the Lok Sabha elections.
Congress candidate: E Annapurna (wife of Tukaram).
BJP candidate: Bangaru Hanumanthu, close aide of mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy, BJP ST Morcha president, and Kannada film actor.
