Nomination withdrawal deadline ends in Uttara Kannada; Here's the list of final candidates for LS polls

Karwar: Following the withdrawal deadline on Monday, April 22, the Uttara Kannada (UK) Lok Sabha (LS) constituency is left with a total of 13 candidates vying for the upcoming election. The field includes representatives from two national political parties, three regional parties, and eight independent candidates.

According to Gangubai Mankar, the Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada, no candidates withdrew on Monday, finalizing the 13 candidates who will proceed to the final contest in the LS election scheduled for May 7.

The main battle is anticipated to be between the Indian National Congress's Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar and the BJP's Visveshwar Hegde Kageri. Other contenders in the race include Ganapati Hegde from the Socialist Unity Center of India (Communist), Vinayak Mangesh Naik from the Karnataka Rashtra Samithi (KRS), and Sunil Pawar from the Uttam Prajakiya Party (UPP).

The constituency will also witness eight independent candidates. These candidates are Krishnaji Patil, Chidananda Hanumantappa Harijan, Niranjan Uday Sinha Sardesai, Nagraj Ananth Shirali, Arvind Gowda, Avinash Narayan Patil, Krishna Hanumantappa Balegar, and Rajshekhar Shankar Hindalagi.