As many as 67 candidatesremained in fray for the bypolls to be held for seven Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh as the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on Saturday evening.
By-elections to six assembly constituencies in Telangana region and one in Andhra will be held on March 18.
Kovur segment in Andhra region has the highest number of 14 contestants followed by 13 in Mahbubnagar, 11 in Nagarkurnool, nine each inKamareddy and Kollapur, six in Adilabad and five in Station Ghanpur, according to state chief electoral officer Bhanwar Lal.
As many as 22 candidates withdrew from the contest while nominations of 14 aspirants were rejected during the scrutiny, he said.
The CEO said Rs 3.6 crore in cash and 72,000 litres of liquor were seized from different locations during the searches conducted over the last few days.
By-elections to six assembly constituencies in Telangana region and one in Andhra will be held on March 18.
Kovur segment in Andhra region has the highest number of 14 contestants followed by 13 in Mahbubnagar, 11 in Nagarkurnool, nine each inKamareddy and Kollapur, six in Adilabad and five in Station Ghanpur, according to state chief electoral officer Bhanwar Lal.
As many as 22 candidates withdrew from the contest while nominations of 14 aspirants were rejected during the scrutiny, he said.
The CEO said Rs 3.6 crore in cash and 72,000 litres of liquor were seized from different locations during the searches conducted over the last few days.
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