2022 Atmakur by-election

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2022 Andhra Pradesh Assembly by-election
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Atmakur Assembly Constituency
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderMekapati Vikram ReddyGundlapalli Bharath Kumar
Party YSRCP BJP
Leader since20222022

Background

The death of Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy on 21 February 2022 warranted the assembly by election to his Atmakur constituency. [1] The Election Commission of India released the by poll schedule on 25 May 2022 along with 6 other assembly and 3 parliamentary constituencies. [2] [3]

Contents

Schedule

The gazette notification was released with schedule for the election on 30 May 2022. [4]

Poll EventScheduleDay
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification30 May 2022Monday
Last Date of Nominations6 June 2022Monday
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations7 June 2022Tuesday
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures9 June 2022Thursday
Date of Poll23 June 2022Thursday
Date of Counting26 June 2022Sunday
Date before which election shall be completed28 June 2022Tuesday

Candidates

YSRCP decided to field Gowtham Reddy's brother Mekapati Vikram Reddy as candidate. [5] [6] BJP fielded Gundlapalli Bharat Kumar as their candidate. [7] A total of 15 candidates are contesting the election after Returning Officer rejected 13 nominations. [8]

Results

Counting was held on 26 June and results were declared on the same day. Mekapati Vikram Reddy of YSRCP won by a maj0irty of 82,888 votes. [9] [10]

2022 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Atmakur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCP Mekapati Vikram Reddy1,02,24174.47%+21.25%
BJP Gundlapalli Bharath Kumar19,35314.1%+12.77%
Majority 82,88860.37%+47.6%
Turnout 1,37,28964.35%−19.03%
YSRCP hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Andhra minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy dies at 50 after cardiac arrest". The News Minute. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Andhra News: ఆత్మకూరు ఉప ఎన్నికకు షెడ్యూల్‌ విడుదల". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Schedule for Bye-election in Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies of various States". 25 May 2022.
  4. ↑ MUKESH KUMAR, MEENA (30 May 2022). "The Andhra Pradesh Gazette" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ↑ sumanth.k. "Andhra News: మేకపాటి కుటుంబం కీలక నిర్ణయం.. గౌతమ్ రెడ్డి రాజకీయ వారసుడిగా విక్రమ్ రెడ్డి". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Telugu). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Bandari, Pavan Kumar (29 April 2022). "Mekapati Goutham Reddy's brother Vikram Reddy meets YS Jagan, likely to contest from Atmakur by-election". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  7. ↑ Murali, S. (7 June 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: 15 candidates in fray for Atmakur bypoll". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Returning Officer rejects 13 nominations for Atmakur bypoll". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Andhra bypoll: Construction magnate Mekapati Vikram Reddy retains Atmakur for YSRCP". The Indian Express. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Atmakur ByElection: ఆత్మకూరు ఉపఎన్నిక.. వైకాపా ఏకపక్ష విజయం". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
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