The nomination phase for the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh ended with a last-minute rush of candidates filing their papers before the returning officers on April 25 (Thursday).
The Election Commission officials reported a total of 731 nominations filed for the 25 parliamentary seats in Andhra Pradesh and 547 nominations for the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana. Meanwhile, a significant number of 4,210 candidates submitted their nominations for the 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh.
The scrutiny of these nominations is scheduled for Friday, with the deadline for withdrawal set for April 29. Both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana will see elections for their respective Lok Sabha seats on May 13, alongside simultaneous elections for 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh.
Notable candidates who filed their nominations in Andhra Pradesh include YSR Congress party president and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, former Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy from the BJP, Paritala Sunitha from the TDP, and VV Laxminarayana, a former joint director of the CBI.
In Telangana, candidates such as R Raghurami Reddy from Congress, Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy, Bandi Sanjay from the BJP, M Raghunandan Rao, and P Bharat Prasad also submitted their nominations for various constituencies.
