Announcing the schedule for the bypolls, the Commission, after taking into account various factors like, festivals and electoral rolls, decided to issue the notification for the same on May 18, setting the poll process in motion.
While the last date of filing nominations is May 25, the scrutiny is billed for the next day and the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is May 28.
The counting of votes will be held on June 15.
Besides Nellore Parliamentary Constituency in Andhra Pradesh, the bypolls would also be held in 18 assembly constituencies, 17 of which are in Rayalseema and coastal Andhra and just one in Telangana.
The 18 assembly constituencies are: Tirupati, Allagadda, Rajampet, Rayachoti, Parkal, Ongole, Narsamapeta, Payakaraopet (SC), Anantapur Urban, Yemmiganur, Rayadurg, Kodur (SC), Udayagiri, Narasapuram, Prathipadu (SC), Ramachandra puram, Macherla and Polavaram (ST) in Andhra Pradesh. Only Parkal is in Telangana region.
Bypolls would also be held for the assembly constituencies of Maheswar (SC) in Madhya Pradesh, Nalchar (SC) in Tripura, Daspur and Bankura in West Bengal, Mant in Uttar Pradesh, Pudukkottai in Tamil Nadu, Kaij in Maharashtra and Hatia in Jharkhand,
The electoral rolls for these seats where bypolls are being held have been revised with reference to January 1, 2012, as the cut-off date and the same have been published. (MORE) PTI SKC
