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A.P. byelections on May 29

J. Venkatesan

Model Code of Conduct to come into force with immediate effect

— Photo: Satish. H

In poll mode: Telugu Desam workers buy a portrait of their party founder N.T. Rama Rao in Hyderabad on Wednesday, as they gear up for the bypolls slated to be held on May 29.

NEW DELHI: Byelections to four Lok Sabha and 18 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh will be held on May 29, according to an announcement made by the Election Commission here on Wednesday. The vacancies were caused by the resignation of members of Telangana Rashtra Samiti in March in support of their demand for a separate Telengana state.

The four Lok Sabha seats are: Adilabad, Karimnagar, Hanamkonda and Warangal. The 18 Assembly seats are: Therlam, Khairatabad, Jadcherla, Vikarabad (SC), Musheerabad, Secunderabad, Siddipet, Dommat, Ramayampet, Yellareddey, Dichpalli, Khanapur (ST), Myadaram (SC), Huzurabad, Kamalapur, Cheriyal, Ghanpur (SC) and Alair (SC).

Scrutiny of papers

The poll notifications would be issued on May 5. The last date for filing of nominations would be May 12; scrutiny of nomination papers May 13; last date for withdrawal of nominations May 15, poll on May 29 and counting of votes on June 1.

The model Code of Conduct will come into force with immediate effect in the districts in which the whole or any part of the parliamentary/Assembly constituencies going for byelections is included. It shall be applicable to all candidates, political parties, State government and Centre.

Electronic Voting Machines will be used in all the polling stations. Adequate number of EVMs will be made available.

In consonance with the past practice, the Commission has decided that the voter’s identification shall be mandatory at the time of poll. In order to ensure that no voter is deprived of his/her franchise, if his/her name figures in the electoral rolls, separate instructions will be issued to allow additional documents for identification of voters.

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