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Bengaluru Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Janata Dal-Secular state President HD Kumaraswamy were among those who filed their nominations on Friday for the May 12 Assembly elections, taking the total nominations so far to 708.
Siddaramaiah filed his nomination from Chamundeshwari in Mysuru district. Former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy filed his papers from both Channapatna and Ramanagara segments in Ramanagara district, about 50km southwest from here. Siddaramaiah, along with his son Yathindra, visited Chamundeshwari temple atop the Chamundi Hills in Mysuru before filing his nomination. The 69-year-old veteran leader has contested the Chamundeshwari seat seven times since 1983 and won five times. (IANS)
