Hubbali: Around 19 candidates have expressed their desire to contest the Kundagol Assembly by-elections from the Congress party, here on Wednesday, April 24.
The constituency is left vacant because of State Municipal Administration Minister C S Shivalli’s untimely demise. Earlier, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) had sent out a notification asking aspirants to file their applications.
Dharwad Zilla Panchayat members Sureshgowda Patil and Shivanand Chintoor, former MLA Erappa Kubiyal’s son Vishwanath Kubiyal, former MLA Govindappa Juttal’s son Chandrashekhar Juttal, former MLA M S Katagi’s son Aravind Katagi, and others are in the race.
The final names will be announced on Thursday, April 24.