Congress declares 218 candidates for Karnataka assembly elections

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Sun, Apr 15, 2018, 11:42 PM

Congress declares 218 candidates for Karnataka assembly elections

New Delhi, April 15: The Congress on Sunday declared 218 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections to be held on May 12 with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contesting from Chamundeshwari constituency.

Siddaramaiah returned to his old constituency in Mysuru, instead of neighbouring Varuna, from where he is the sitting MLA.

The result for the state's 224 constituencies will be out on May 15.

Fake list of Congress candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka was circulated on social media on Tuesday. However, the party clarified that it was a "fake press release".