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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be contesting from Badami seat from where the party had earlier given ticket to Dr Devraj Patil. Siddaramaiah is also contesting the May 12 elections from Chamundeshwari seat.
The polling to elect a new Karnataka Assembly will be held on May 12 while the counting of votes will take place on May 15.
Karnataka will go to polls on May 12. The counting of votes will take place on May 15. The term of the current 224-member legislative Assembly ends on May 28.
Earlier, Siddaramaiah had said that he would soon take a final call for the Badami seat after consulting Congress President Rahul Gandhi.
Siddaramaiah, who has been fielded from Chamundeshwari constituency in Mysuru, said he was under pressure from Congress leaders from Bagalkote and Bijapur districts to contest from Badami.
With announcement of 59 more candidates, the BJP has declared its nominees for 213 seats for the elections to the 224-member state assembly.
Yeddyurappa will be contesting from his hometown Shikaripura in Shivamogga district, about 300 km northwest of Bengaluru, for the eighth time since 1983.
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