Sumalatha, the wife of late Kannada superstar Ambareesh, today announced that she will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Karnataka's Mandya as an independent candidate. It is a seat that the actor had earlier represented, and Sumalatha's decision to follow in his stead will result in a direct contest between her and Janata Dal (Secular) chief Deve Gowda's grandson Nikhil Gowda.
