Mysore/Mysuru, June 19 -- With the deadline for filing of nomination ending yesterday, 37 candidates have filed a total of 48 nomination papers for the MCDCC (Mysuru-Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central) Bank polls scheduled to take place on June 26.

On the last day yesterday (June 18), as many as 28 candidates filed their nomination papers, resulting in a rush of candidates and their supporters at the Assistant Commissioner's Office located in the District Offices complex at Siddarthanagar in the city.

Those who filed their nomination papers on Wednesday included H.D. Kote Congress MLA Anil Chikkamadu, who is also the State-run Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR) Chairman, Hunsur MLA G.D. Harish Gowda, who is also a former MCDCC Ba...