Forty-nine candidates submitted their nomination papers on Friday in the district. With this, the total number of nominations filed in the district went up to 98.
While 12 candidates filed their papers in Aroor, 9 persons each filed nominations in Cherthala, Mavelikara and Alappuzha.
Twelve persons each filed nominations in Ambalappuzha and Kuttanad; 16 in Haripad; 11 in Kayamkulam; and 8 in Chengannur.
Among those who submitted papers on Friday were Ramesh Chennithala (Congress) in Haripad, M. Liju (Congress) in Kayamkulam and Shaikh P. Harris (Janata Dal United) in Ambalappuzha.
49 candidates file nomination papers for Assembly polls in the district on Friday.