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Background edit
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]
Schedule edit
The gazette notification was released with schedule for the election on 30 May 2022.[4]
| Poll Event | Schedule | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 30 May 2022 | Monday |
| Last Date of Nominations | 6 June 2022 | Monday |
| Date for Scrutiny of Nominations | 7 June 2022 | Tuesday |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures | 9 June 2022 | Thursday |
| Date of Poll | 23 June 2022 | Thursday |
| Date of Counting | 26 June 2022 | Sunday |
| Date before which election shall be completed | 28 June 2022 | Tuesday |
Candidates edit
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 edit
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Mekapati Vikram Reddy | 1,02,241 | 74.47% | +21.25% | |
| BJP | Gundlapalli Bharath Kumar | 19,353 | 14.1% | +12.77% | |
| Majority | 82,888 | 60.37% | +47.6% | ||
| Turnout | 1,37,289 | 64.35% | -19.03% | ||
| Swing | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Andhra minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy dies at 50 after cardiac arrest". The News Minute. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Andhra News: ఆత్మకూరు ఉప ఎన్నికకు షెడ్యూల్ విడుదల". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Schedule for Bye-election in Parliamentary/Assembly Constituencies of various States". 25 May 2022.
- ^ MUKESH KUMAR, MEENA (30 May 2022). "The Andhra Pradesh Gazette" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Murali, S. (7 June 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: 15 candidates in fray for Atmakur bypoll". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Returning Officer rejects 13 nominations for Atmakur bypoll". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Andhra bypoll: Construction magnate Mekapati Vikram Reddy retains Atmakur for YSRCP". The Indian Express. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Atmakur ByElection: ఆత్మకూరు ఉపఎన్నిక.. వైకాపా ఏకపక్ష విజయం". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 26 June 2022.