This Article is From May 25, 2012

431 nominations filed for Andhra Pradesh by-polls

Hyderabad: As many as 431 nominations were filed for June 12 by-polls to one Lok Sabha and 18 Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh as the nomination process ended.

For the 18 Assembly seats, 412 candidates filed their nominations while for the Nellore Lok Sabha seat 19 nominations were filed, according to Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwar Lal.

Today alone 212 nominations were filed for all the seats. The highest number of nominations (45) were filed for the Tirupati seat while the lowest number of nominations (10) were filed for the Narsannapeta seat.

Scrutiny of the nominations will take place on Saturday and the last date for withdrawal is May 28.

The Chief Election Officer (CEO) said that Rs 22 crore have been seized so far in the 12 districts going to by-polls.

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