Mangaluru(PTI): AAP’s Dakshina Kannada unit on Tuesday said three candidates had been nominated for Mangaluru South, Mulki-Moodbidri and Sullia in the district for the forthcoming assembly elections in Karnataka.

The Aam Aadmi Party, which is attempting to gain entry into state politics, had on Monday released its first list of 80 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections.

Santhosh Kamath will fight the poll from Mangaluru South, Vijayanath Vithal Shetty from Mulki-Moodbidri and Sumana Bellarkar from Sullia, AAP Dakshina Kannada unit president Ashok Adamale told reporters here on Tuesday.

Adamale said the party had decided to field candidates in all 224 assembly constituencies of Karnataka. The next list of 100 candidates will be released on March 27, he added.