<p>The second phase of polling is being held to elect 44,417 gram panchayat members. <br />Of these, elections in 3,724 places have been declared unopposed. In about 123 gram panchayats, nobody has filed nomination papers, according to State Election Commission officials.<br /><br />District-wise break up of candidates in fray: Chamarajnagar - 5,399, Hassan - 8,643, Kodagu - 3,280, Chikmagalur - 6,237, Dakshina Kannada, 7,500, Udupi - 1,669, Belgaum - 20,409, Bijapur - 8,912, Bagalkot - 6,516, Dharawad - 5,405, Gadag - 4,409, Haveri - 7,412, Uttara Kannada - 7,478, Mandya, 9,005. The SEC is yet to receive information on the number of candidates in the fray in Mysore district.</p>
<p>The second phase of polling is being held to elect 44,417 gram panchayat members. <br />Of these, elections in 3,724 places have been declared unopposed. In about 123 gram panchayats, nobody has filed nomination papers, according to State Election Commission officials.<br /><br />District-wise break up of candidates in fray: Chamarajnagar - 5,399, Hassan - 8,643, Kodagu - 3,280, Chikmagalur - 6,237, Dakshina Kannada, 7,500, Udupi - 1,669, Belgaum - 20,409, Bijapur - 8,912, Bagalkot - 6,516, Dharawad - 5,405, Gadag - 4,409, Haveri - 7,412, Uttara Kannada - 7,478, Mandya, 9,005. The SEC is yet to receive information on the number of candidates in the fray in Mysore district.</p>
