Election Commission announced the schedule of bye-elections in various States including to Tirupati Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh on Monday.
The bye-election to be held on February 13 is necessitated due to the death of Tirupati MLA Venkata Ramana.
According to the schedule released by the CEC, bye-election notification will be issued on January 19 and the last date for filing nominations is January 27. Scrutiny of nominations will be done on January 28 and last date for withdrawal of candidature in January 30. Counting of votes will be taken up on February 16. The model code of conduct will come into force with immediate effect in the district in which the whole or any part of the Parliamentary or Assembly Constituency going for bye-election is included, according to a release.
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