All set for Medak, Nandigama bypolls
Over 15.43 lakh voters will exercise their franchise in 1,817 polling stations in Medak parliamentary constituency. (Photo: PTI)
Hyderabad: Medak parliamentary constituency in Telangana and Nandigama Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh is set to go for byelections on Saturday from 7 am to 6 pm. Total 14 contesting candidates from Medak parliamentary constituency and four candidates from Nandigama Assembly constituency are in the fray this time.
Over 15.43 lakh voters will exercise their franchise in 1,817 polling stations in Medak parliamentary constituency and 1.84 lakh voters in Nandigama constituency of Krishna district.
Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwar Lal on Friday said that both the constituencies recorded more than 75 per cent voting turnout in the 2014 general elections and hoped that it would cross 90 per cent this time too as 95 per cent voter slip distribution has been completed.
So far, over Rs 1 crore unaccounted money and 4,000 litres of liqour have been seized during the checks in the two constituencies going for byelections, he added.
Meanwhile, Cyberabad police raided the Honey Berg resort at Shamirpet and seized Rs 24.1 lakh unaccounted cash on Friday. The cash was found in a Toyota car bearing number AP 23N 6699 parked on the premises. It was was registered in the name of Vijay Vardhan Reddy, son of TD Gajwel in-charge Pratap Reddy.
There were also pamphlets and other election-related material found in the car and in the room Parkal TD MLA C. Dharma Reddy.
Police said preliminary investigations revealed that the cash was planned for use in the Medak Lok Sabha byelection. Police booked cases against the MLA and others.
Police were shocked to learn that Mr Dharma Reddy, was in the resort. They were awestruck to find election material, including banners and pamphlets in the room he stayed. However they could not arrest him as he had left the spot by then. “We found the election material in the room he stayed. As we did not have any concrete evidence nor we could catch him red-handed, we could not arrest him,” said Petbasheerabad ACP M. Srinivasa Rao.
Based on the circumstantial evidence, late on Friday evening cops registered a case against Mr Dharma Reddy, Vijay Vardhan Reddy and car driver Naresh for violation of election code of conduct.
Cops arrested Naresh and teams have been sent to arrest Dharma Reddy and Vijay Vardhan Reddy.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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