Mangaluru, Mar 30: Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district, Sasikanth Senthil, addressing a press meet here on Friday, March 29, revealed that out of 15 persons who submitted their nomination papers in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, one nomination was rejected, while one person withdrew his nomination. Therefore, 13 candidates have remained in the fray, he stated.

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The candidates and their symbols are as below:

1. Nalin Kumar Kateel (BJP-Lotus)

2. Mithun Rai (Congress-Hand)

3. S Sathish Salian (BSP-Elephant)

4. Mohammed Ilyas (SDPI-Gas cylinder)

5. Vijay Srinivas C (Uttama Prajakeeya Party–Auto Rickshaw)

6. Supreeth Kumar Poojary (Hindustan Janata Party–Cauliflower)

7. Abdul Hameed (Independent-Key)

8. Alexander (Independent-Diamond)

9. Deepak Rajesh (Independent-Diesel Pump)

10. Mohammed Khalid (Independent-Pressure Cooker)

11. Maxim Pinto (Independent-Pot)

12. Venkatesh Bende (Independent-A man with blowing horn)

13. S Suresh Poojary (Independent-Bat)

Senthil also informed about the stringent action against those who violate the guidelines. Any incident of misbehavior inside the polling booth or forcing the officials to stall the voting process citing any reason would be taken seriously and cases will be filed against such people under the Representation of People Act's (RPA) Section 131 (Penalty for disorderly conduct in or near polling stations).

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