TDP retains Nandigama assembly seat in AP

T. Soumya defeated Babu Rao of Congress by over 70,000 votes.

September 16, 2014 11:32 am | Updated April 20, 2016 04:57 am IST - Hyderabad

The ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Andhra Pradesh has retained Nandigama assembly seat.

TDP candidate T. Soumya defeated Babu Rao of Congress party by over 70,000 votes.

Ms. Soumya is daughter of T. Prabhakar Rao, whose death caused the by-election.

In the by-poll held on September 13, 70 percent of 1.84 lakh votes had cast votes in the constituency located in Krishna district in coastal Andhra.

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