Thirty-six candidates in the district submitted their nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday, the last day for filing nominations.
Twenty-two candidates filed the nomination papers in the Thiruvananthapuram parliamentary constituency while 14 submitted their nominations in the Attingal constituency.
In Thiruvananthapuram constituency, those who submitted their papers to District Collector Geromic George, who is the returning officer, included Rajeev Chandrasekhar and V.V. Rajesh of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Vinod S.V. of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Rajendran S. of the Bahujan Samaj Party, and many independents.
