<p class="bodytext">Deputy Commissioner Hephshiba Rani Korlapati said that 14 candidates have filed 26 nominations from Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to mediapersons on Tuesday, the deputy commissioner listed the candidates names which include-- Shobha Karandlaje (BJP), Pramod Madhwaraj (JD(S), M K Dayanand (Proutist Sarva Samaj party), M K Ganesh (Independent) ,Gautam Prabhu (Shiv Sena), Shekar Havanje (Republican Party of India), Suresh Kunder (Uttama Prajakeeya Party), Ganapathy Shettigar (Independent) and Vijay Kumar (CPI, Marxist and Leninist, Red Star), P Parameshwar (BSP), Amrit Shenoy (Independent), Sudheer Kanchan (Independent), K C Prakash (Independent) and Abdul Rehman (Independent). </p>.<p class="bodytext">She added that the nominations would be scrutinized on March 27 and March 29 was the last date for the withdrawal of nominations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said that many awareness programmes were held to coax people threatening to boycott the polls not to do so and vote instead.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Superintendent of Police Nisha James said that bonds had been collected from 1,660 persons.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The cases against 148 intimidators who posed a problem in the previous elections were registered under Security Act. Of the total 1,738 rowdies in the district, 1,401 were extradited after registering cases against them.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There are a total of 255 sensitive and 856 normal polling booths. Of the total 255 sensitive booths, 55 booths are in Maoist-affected areas. Five Companies of paramilitary forces will be deployed for security," she added.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Deputy Commissioner Hephshiba Rani Korlapati said that 14 candidates have filed 26 nominations from Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to mediapersons on Tuesday, the deputy commissioner listed the candidates names which include-- Shobha Karandlaje (BJP), Pramod Madhwaraj (JD(S), M K Dayanand (Proutist Sarva Samaj party), M K Ganesh (Independent) ,Gautam Prabhu (Shiv Sena), Shekar Havanje (Republican Party of India), Suresh Kunder (Uttama Prajakeeya Party), Ganapathy Shettigar (Independent) and Vijay Kumar (CPI, Marxist and Leninist, Red Star), P Parameshwar (BSP), Amrit Shenoy (Independent), Sudheer Kanchan (Independent), K C Prakash (Independent) and Abdul Rehman (Independent). </p>.<p class="bodytext">She added that the nominations would be scrutinized on March 27 and March 29 was the last date for the withdrawal of nominations.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said that many awareness programmes were held to coax people threatening to boycott the polls not to do so and vote instead.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Superintendent of Police Nisha James said that bonds had been collected from 1,660 persons.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The cases against 148 intimidators who posed a problem in the previous elections were registered under Security Act. Of the total 1,738 rowdies in the district, 1,401 were extradited after registering cases against them.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"There are a total of 255 sensitive and 856 normal polling booths. Of the total 255 sensitive booths, 55 booths are in Maoist-affected areas. Five Companies of paramilitary forces will be deployed for security," she added.</p>
