Mangalore, March 4: As seven candidates withdrew their nomination papers on Saturday, the number of candidates left in fray for the byelection to the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constitutency to be held on March 18 has reduced to 14.
According to an official press release, the contesting candidates are: K. Jayaprakash Hegde (Congress), S.L. Bhoje Gowda (Janata Dal–Secular), V. Sunil Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party), K. Bharatesh (Janata Dal–United), Chandrashekhar (National Democratic Party), Asadulla, Deepak Rajesh Coelho, Riyaz, Venkatesh N., Sridhar Pedemane, Srinivas Poojary, H. Suresh Poojary, Hari Shanubhog and Jayaprakash (Independent candidates).
Saturday was the last day for withdrawal of nomination papers. Abdul Rehman and Ameer Hamza (Social Democratic Party of India), Zameeruddin (National Development Party), Khadar, H.M. Taraka Prakasham, Supreeta Kumar Poojary and B.K. Susheela Jeevala (Independents) withdrew their nomination papers.
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