Nizamabad MLC bypoll on April 7

The bye-election for the MLC seat from Nizamabad under the Local Authorities Constituency will be held on April 7, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursday. The seat fell vacant after the disqualification of R Bhoopathi Reddy on January 16, 2019.

According the schedule, the notification will be issued on March 12, the last date for filing nominations is March 19, the deadline for withdrawal of nominations March 23, polling is on April 7 from 8 am to 4 pm, and counting is on April 9 . The election process must be completed by April 13. The Model



Code of Conduct will come into force with immediate effect in the constituency.

On January 16 last year, three MLCs — Bhoopathi Reddy, Yadav Reddy (under MLA quota), and Ramulu Naik (under Governor’s quota) who defected from TRS to Congress before the December 7 Assembly elections without resigning from their Council posts — were disqualified. Bhoopathi moved the High Court challenging his disqualification by Council chairman. In July 2019, the court upheld the decision of the Chairman to disqualify the three MLCs.