At the end of the deadline of the withdrawal of nominations on Monday, 31 candidates remained in the fray for the Telangana Legislative Council seat of the Mahabubnagar - Ranga Reddy- Hyderabad graduates' constituency.
The candidates include G Devi Prasad Rao (TRS), Agiru Ravikumar Gupta (Congress) and N Ramachandra Rao (BJP) from the recognised national/state political parties.
While three other candidates represent registered political parties, the remaining 25 candidates are contesting as independents.
The polling for the graduates constituencies will be held on March 22, and the results will be declared on March 25. (INN)