Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, JD-S state President filed nomination

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sat, Apr 21, 2018, 12:36 AM

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, JD-S state President filed nomination

Bengaluru, April 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) state President H.D. Kumaraswamy were among those who filed their nominations on Friday for the May 12 Assembly elections, taking the total nominations so far to 708.

Siddaramaiah filed his nomination from Chamundeshwari in Mysuru district. Former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy filed his papers from both Channapatna and Ramanagara segments in Ramanagara district, about 50km southwest from here.

The 69-year-old veteran leader has contested the Chamundeshwari seat seven times since 1983 and won five times. He later shifted to Varuna in Mysuru district, from where he was elected twice in 2008 and 2013.

Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra also filed his nomination from Varuna in his first state election.