Several candidates, including former Ministers, file nominations

Many candidates file nominations for Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, including BJP MP P.C. Mohan and Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy.

With just three days left before the last date of filing nominations for the April 26 Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, as many as 49 candidates submitted 55 sets of nominations on Monday (April 1).

Among them were BJP MP from Bengaluru Central P.C. Mohan and Congress candidate from Bengaluru South Sowmya Reddy, and former MLAs V. Somanna and K. Sudhakar, who served as Ministers in the previous BJP government. The last two filed nominations from Tumkuru and Chickballapur parliamentary constituencies, respectively.

Congress candidate Raksha Ramaiah, son of former Minister M.R. Seetharam, who is contesting against Dr. Sudhakar in Chikkaballapur, has declared total assets of ₹168.85 crore.

This includes assets (movable and immovable) worth ₹82.83 crore held by him, ₹17.02 crore held by by his wife Ashita Raksha Ramaiah apart from his and his son Samarr Ramaiah’s Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) share of ₹69 crore, as per the details provided in the affidavit. Movable assets under his name are worth ₹54.98 crore while immovable assets are ₹27.85 crore.

His liabilities in the form of loans from banks and financial institutions are over ₹20.93 crore while his wife’s liabilities in the form of bank loans and financial institutions ₹10.55 crore.

Incumbent Bengaluru Central MP P.C. Mohan has declared total assets of ₹81.28 crore. This includes movable and immovable assets of his family including his wife’s and his share in Hindu Undivided Family (HUF).

According to his affidavit, while he holds assets worth ₹54.68 crore, including his HUF share, his wife, Shyla Mohan, holds total assets worth ₹26.6 crore. Movable assets under his name are worth ₹10.46 crore, while immovable assets are ₹19.18 crore, with the total coming to ₹29.64 crore.