As many as eight candidates filed their nomination papers for various Assembly constituencies in Kalaburagi district on Thursday.
As per info offered by the District Election Officer, nomination papers had been filed for 4 of the 9 Assembly constituencies, Afzalpur, Sedam, Gulbarga Dakshin and Aland.
In Afzalpur, Malikayya Guttedar filed nomination papers as BJP candidate and his youthful brother, Nitin Guttedar, filed nomination papers as an Independent candidate.
Shivakumar Malakappa Natikar filed nomination papers as Janata Dal (Secular) candidate.
Balaraja Ashok Guttedar filed his nomination papers as Janata Dal(S) candidate in Sedam constituency, whereas Dattatreya Patil Revoor submitted them as BJP candidate in Gulbarga Dakshin.
In the Aland phase, Bojaraj Ramachandra Patil (B.R. Patil) and Subhash Rukmayya Guttedar (Subhash Guttedar) filed their nomination papers as candidates of the Congress and the BJP, respectively.
Polling in these Assembly constituencies will probably be held on May 10 and vote counting will probably be taken up on May 13.
