Amid much expectations and speculations, the Congress high command has finally announced candidates for the bypolls in Andhra Pradesh. Former Union Minister T Subbirami Reddy will be the Congress candidate for the bypoll to the Nellore Parliamentary seat. The candidature of Reddy, a sitting member of the Rajya Sabha, was announced by AICC General Secretary Oscar Fernandes in New Delhi on Friday.

Congress also announced candidates for the bye-election to the 18 assembly constituencies. Sambari Samma Rao will be in the fray from Parakal, Dharmana Ramdas from Narasannapeta, Gantela Sumana from Payakaraopeta, Thota Thrimurthulu from Ramachandrapuram, Kothapalli Subbarayadu from Narasapuram, Nupa Parvathi from Polavaram and T J R Sudhakar from Prathipadu. Other candudates are Pinnelli Laxma Reddy (Matcherla), Magunta Parvathamma (Ongole), K Vijayarami Reddy (Udaygiri), Meda Mallikarjuna Reddy (Rajampet), K Eshwariah (Rly. Kodur), M Ram Prasad Reddy (Rayachoti), Gangula Pratap Reddy (Allagadda), Y Rudra Goud (Yemmiganur), Patil Venugopal Reddy (Rayadurga), Mursheed Begum (Anantpur) and M Venkataramana (Tirupati).