Hunsur: The filing of nomination papers for the by-polls to 15 Assembly constituencies across the State, including Hunsur in Mysuru district and K.R. Pet in Mandya district, began today. The last day for filing of nomination papers is Sept.30.
Briefing media at the Hunsur Assistant Commissioner’s (AC) office here on Sunday, Mysuru DC Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer, said that M3 model EVMs are being used for the first time in Hunsur. The older M2 model EVMs could accommodate only the names of 60 candidates, but the new M3 model can accommodate 280 names.
