In Karnataka, 317 candidates have filed 457 nominations for the third phase of elections on April 23 in 14 constituencies of the state. Out of 317 candidates, 188 are Independents. <br />''<br />''The highest number of 66 candidates have filed nominations from Belgaum and lowest of eight from Raichur reserved constituency. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The number of male candidates is 181 and female candidates are six. Prominent among those who filed nominations in this phase are Mallikarjuna Kharge and Prakash Hukkeri from Congress, Prahlad Joshi, Ramesh Jigajinagi, Ananth Kumar Hegde and B Y Raghavendra from BJP.</span><br />