After scrutiny of the nomination papers filed for gram panchayat elections, the number of candidates in fray in Chamarajanagar has come down to 6,925, with nominations filed by 57 persons having been rejected.
There are 130 gram panchayats in Chamarajanagar district. According to sources, nomination papers filed for six seats in Chamarajanagar taluk, 45 in kollegal taluk, three each in Gundlupet and Yelandur taluks were rejected on Wednesday.
As a result, 2,308 candidates in Chamarajanagar taluk, 2,430 in Kollegal, 2,525 in Gundlupet and 662 Yelandur taluk are in the election fray. Thursday is the last day for withdrawing the nomination papers. However, brisk political activities were reported from rural areas as most political parties appear to have taken the gram panchayat polls very seriously, although no political party is supposed to directly involve in these elections.
