<p>The elections in 194 gram panchayats with 1893 seats in Chikkamagaluru began on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The elections are held in a single phase in the district in the backdrop of Datta Jayanthi celebrations in the district from December 27 to 29. There are 5290 candidates in fray in the district.</p>.<p><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-gram-panchayat-elections-GP-polls-phase-one-shivamogga-Kalaburagi-Bagalkot-Bengaluru-rural-Dakshina-Kannada-Dharwad-Mandya-Uttara-Kannada-Bijapur-Belagavi-930165.html"><strong>For latest updates on Karnataka Gram Panchayat elections, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Opposing the implementation of Kasturirangan report on conservation on the Western Ghats, elections are boycotted in 15 gram panchayats in Chikkamagaluru district.</p>.<p>No nominations were filed in these gram panchayats. The 15 GPs that boycotted elections are Huluvathi, Shiravase, Bidare, Kadavanthi, Devadana, Huyigere, Basaravalli, I D Peetha in Chikkamagaluru taluk, Sunkasale, B Hosalli, Bidarahalli, Oorubage in Mudigere taluk, Aduvalli, Bannuru and Magundi GPs in N R Pura taluk.</p>.<p>There are 1002 polling booths in the district.</p>
<p>The elections in 194 gram panchayats with 1893 seats in Chikkamagaluru began on Tuesday.</p>.<p>The elections are held in a single phase in the district in the backdrop of Datta Jayanthi celebrations in the district from December 27 to 29. There are 5290 candidates in fray in the district.</p>.<p><a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-gram-panchayat-elections-GP-polls-phase-one-shivamogga-Kalaburagi-Bagalkot-Bengaluru-rural-Dakshina-Kannada-Dharwad-Mandya-Uttara-Kannada-Bijapur-Belagavi-930165.html"><strong>For latest updates on Karnataka Gram Panchayat elections, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Opposing the implementation of Kasturirangan report on conservation on the Western Ghats, elections are boycotted in 15 gram panchayats in Chikkamagaluru district.</p>.<p>No nominations were filed in these gram panchayats. The 15 GPs that boycotted elections are Huluvathi, Shiravase, Bidare, Kadavanthi, Devadana, Huyigere, Basaravalli, I D Peetha in Chikkamagaluru taluk, Sunkasale, B Hosalli, Bidarahalli, Oorubage in Mudigere taluk, Aduvalli, Bannuru and Magundi GPs in N R Pura taluk.</p>.<p>There are 1002 polling booths in the district.</p>