In all, 290 candidates have filed nomination papers for the April 26 Lok Sabha elections in Kerala, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjay Kaul said on April 4.
The deadline for filing nominations ended on April 4. The scrutiny of the papers will be held on April 5. Altogether, 499 nomination papers have been filed with many candidates filing multiple sets.
More candidates filed nominations in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency than in any other. Thiruvananthapiram tops the list with 22 candidates. Alathur has the lowest number of eight. Nonetheless, a clear picture of the final list of candidates in the fray will be clear only by April 8, the last day for withdrawal of the nominations.