New Delhi, April 24: The Election Commission of India on Tuesday announced the schedule for conducting by-elections in 18 Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat in the State.
According
to the Commission, the by-election for Nellore Lok Sabha constituency and 18
other Assembly segments in the State would be conducted on June 12.
The 18
Assembly constituencies for which the elections will be held are Tirupati,
Parakala, Rayadurgam, Rayachoti, Ongole, Narasannapeta, Macherla,
Ramachandrapuram, Anantapur, Pattipadu, Rajampeta , Udayagiri,
Payakaraopeta, Narsapuram, Allagadda,
Polavaram, Emmiganur and Railway Kodur. Of them, by-elections for 16
constituencies was necessitated following disqualification of Congress MLAs,
who switched loyalties to YSR Congress party. While erstwhile PRP MLA B Shoba
Nagi Reddy resigned from Allagadda seat after joining YSR Congress, Tirupati
seat fell vacant due to Chiranjeevi's resignation after his election to the
Rajya Sabha.
As per
the schedule, the notification for conducting by-elections would be issued on
May 18. The last date for filing of nominations is May 25. The nominations will
be scrutinised on May 26 and last date for withdrawal of nominations will be
May 28. The counting of votes and announcement of results would be on June 15.
The
Election Commission said that the Model Code of Conduct would come into force
with immediate effect in 12 districts in the State.
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