Karnataka West Graduates' Constituency polls on October 23, 18 candidates in race

What happened

Nomination filing closed with 36 papers from 18 candidates for the West Graduates' Constituency, which votes on October 23. The BJP has held the seat since 2008 and its candidate is S V Sankanur.

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