47 nominations for Munugode by-election rejected

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In Telangana's Munugode assembly constituency, where the by-election is slated to take place on november 3, 47 candidates' nominations have been rejected. election officials discovered 83 candidates' nomination papers to be in order, including candidates from all major parties. Among them are 69 independents. 47 candidates' papers were rejected after examination by the returning officer. Vikas Raj, the chief electoral officer, reported that 41 independents and six candidates from different parties had their nominations rejected.

Candidates from 11 smaller parties have filed their papers in addition to the three major political parties, the telangana rashtra samithi (TRS), the bharatiya janata party (BJP), and the Congress. The resignation of Komatireddy Rajagopal reddy, who left the congress to join the bjp, forced a by-election. He has officially declared himself the bjp contender. K. prabhakar reddy, who came in second to Rajagopal reddy in the 2018 elections, has been nominated by the ruling TRS. In 2014, reddy -Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">prabhakar reddy was elected from the same district. Palvai Sravanthi, a candidate for the congress party, has filed.

Independents make up the majority of the competitors. They include some osmania university students who are unemployed and people who have been displaced by the Cherlagudem reservoir. Up until october 14—the deadline for filing nominations—a total of 130 candidates had been nominated for the by-election. The following day, the investigation began. The deadline for withdrawing nominations is october 17. The number of nominations submitted for the constituency is at its highest level in more than 20 years. A record 480 nominations were submitted in 1996. To raise awareness of the fluorosis issue in the area, a number of candidates have entered the race.

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