Six candidates withdrew their nominations filed for the April 26 elections to Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency, which leaves a total of 18 candidates in the fray.
According to a note from the Election Officer, Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency, the candidates, who withdrew their nominations on Monday, which was the last date for withdrawal of nominations, included R. Mahesh, S. Doreswamy Nayak, Rajanna, Shivananjaiah, Srinivas Bogadi, and Sannanayaka, all independents.
It may be mentioned here that a total of 28 candidates had filed their nomination papers by April 4, which was the last date for filing nominations. Out of them, the nominations papers of four candidates were rejected during scrutiny.
