Seven candidates have filed their nomination papers for the by-elections for the Tirupati Assembly constituency.
The prominent among them was Telugu Desam Party candidate M Suguna. The other candidates are N Subramanyam Achari (Akhila Bharathiya Jana Sangh), Kalluri Bala Subramanyam (Loksatta Party), Nallanjala Mohan Reddy (Janata Dal - United), Ravu Subramanyam (Navataram Party), and D Seshu Yadav and Katari Kesavulu Chetty, both independents.
The last date for the filing of nominations will be January 27. The polling will be on February 13, and the counting of votes will take place on February 16.
By-elections for the Tirupati seat got necessitated due to the death of the sitting MLA M Venkataramana of the TDP on December 15. (INN)