89 candidates in fray for 24 ZPTC seats in Chittoor
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Their victories have reduced the number of ZPTC seats going to the polls from 27 to 24.
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89 candidates in fray for 24 ZPTC seats in Chittoor
Tirupati: As many as 89 candidates will contest 24 Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency (ZPTC) seats in Chittoor district on November 3, following the withdrawal of nominations, while the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has already secured three seats without a contest.
The TDP candidates K Yasoda, NP Suchitra Jayaprakash and M Sailaja were declared elected unopposed from Yadamari, Bangarupalem and Puthalapattu constituencies, respectively.
Their victories have reduced the number of ZPTC seats going to the polls from 27 to 24.
The final list of candidates was confirmed after the nomination withdrawal process ended at 3 pm on Tuesday.
The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has fielded 24 candidates, the highest among the parties, while the TDP is contesting 22 seats. The Congress has nominated 13 candidates, followed by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) with five and Jana Sena Party with two.
Two candidates from other parties and 21 independents are also in the fray, taking the total number of contestants to 89.
District Election Authority and Collector Sumit Kumar participated in the finalisation of the candidates’ list at the Zilla Parishad office in Chittoor.
Joint Collector Adarsh Rajendran, Returning Officer Ravikumar Naidu and District Panchayat Officer Sudhakar Babu were
also present.
