Campaigning Ends For Andhra By Polls 2012
posted on Jun 10, 2012 @ 6:08PM
Andhra By Polls 2012: A bitter campaign came to an end Sunday in the Nellore Lok Sabha and 18 Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly constituencies for Tuesday's by-poll, which are being seen as a semifinal before the 2014 general elections. At the stroke of 5 p.m., all the political parties and candidates stopped canvassing while the Election Commission ordered all non-locals to leave the constituencies.
State Chief Electoral Officer Bhanwarlal has directed police to search all hotels, lodges, guest houses, function halls and residential schools in the constituencies spread over 12 districts to ensure that no non-local stays there.
The election authorities have banned distribution of voter slips by political parties, sending of bulk SMSes, publication or broadcast of opinion or exit polls.
The by-elections are witnessing a keen contest among ruling Congress, main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP).
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are major contenders in Parkala, the only assembly segment going to polls in Telangana region.