Nandyal bypoll results LIVE Updates: Telugu Desam Party candidate Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy wins by-elections

Nandyal bypoll Live Updates:
2:01 pm: People have again shown confidence and trust in development and good governance, says Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu after the result.

1:41 pm: TDP candidate has won the Nandyal bypoll 96,185 votes, YSRCP is in the second position with 69,156 and Congress is in the third position lagging behind with a huge margin 1153 votes.

1:29 pm: TDP’s candidate Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy has won the Nandyal bypolls with a huge margin of 27,456 votes. The results of the byelection are eveident of the fact that CM Chandrababu Naidu’s work speaks for himself, according to local website.

1:12 pm: At this juncture, TDP is leading with 91,439 and YSRCP has 65,446 votes. Congress seems to be nowhere near the race with only 975 votes.

12:54 pm: Surprisingly after the 16th round, YSCRP takes lead over TDP. With 654 votes YSCRP takes the lead in the 16th round though TDP is leading with 25,078 votes.
12:40 pm: Currently Telugu Desam Party is at 81,713 votes whereas YSRCP is at 55,666 votes. TDP candidate is leading over YSRCP with a margin of over 20,000 votes.

12:38 pm: According to Indian Express the reason why TDP candidate Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy can still lose the bypolls because his total poll campaign expenditure exceeding the limit set by the Election Commission.

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12:19 pm: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) candidate Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy could still lose the Nandyal bye-election despite leading by over 20,000 votes after 12 rounds of counting, according to Indian Express.

12:17 am: According to the latest updates, TDP is at 65,081 whereas YSRCP is at 43,240.

12:02 pm: Counting continues as TDP keeps the lead against YSRCP.

11:54 am: Meanwhile, TDP supporters are seen celebrating the lead over YSRCP.

11:53 am: TDP candidate leading in the Nandyal bypolls, watch video for more information:

11:30 am: Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal by-poll: TDP’s Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy leading over YSRCP with a margin of 19,706 votes in 10th round of counting.

11:09 am: As the counting began this morning, Reddy established a lead against his main rival Silpa Chandra Mohan Reddy of the YSR Congress right from the first round.

11:00 am: TDP workers celebrate as the party candidate Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy leads over YSRCP with a margin of 17,440 votes.

10:55 am: The by-election in the constituency was held following the death of sitting MLA Bhuma Nagi Reddy in March. According to the latest update TDP candidate is leading with over 13,000 votes.

10:51 am: First, rural votes is being counted and then the urban votes of Nandyal will be calculated.

10:50 am: LED screens had been arranged to show counting outside the counting centre. It has also been made compulsory to carry a pass allotted by the Election Commission to enter into counting centre.

10:44 am: A total of 19 rounds of counting will be conducted at Nandyal.

10:35 am: The total votes received were 2,18,858, while 1,73,189 people voted – 84,549 were male and 88,639 were female voters.

10:18 am: Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal by-poll: TDP’s Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy leading with a margin of 13,162 votes after 5th round of counting.

10:06 am: TDP’s Brahmananda Reddy leading by 6000 votes after three rounds of counting in Nandyal Assembly by-election.

9:41 am: TDP’s Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy (17,695 votes) leading after 3rd round counting, YSRCP 11,624, Congress 142 in Nandyal bypolls.

9:39 am: TDP is leading with 5477 votes after first round of counting, closely followed by YSRCP with 4279 votes.

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9:37 am: Out of the 250 postal ballot votes, 39 have been declared invalid and 211 NOTA which means TDP and YSRCP did not poll a single vote in the postal ballots, according to Indian Express.

9:19 am: Nandyal By poll counting underway: Telugu Desam Party leading by a margin of 2832 votes in the second round.

9:05 AM: Out of 250 postal ballots, 39 invalid and 211 NOTA

8:53 AM: Out of 250 postal ballot votes, 39 votes invalid, no votes for YSRCP or TDP in postal ballots

8:50 AM: Telugu Desam Party leading with 5474 votes in first round, YSR Congress Party gets 4179

8:30 AM: Counting is taking place at Government Polytechnic College.

8:25 AM: According to reports, counting of votes has started for Nandyal Assembly constituency by-poll.

8:20 AM: A high voter turnout of about 80 per cent was recorded on August 23 in the by-election to Nandyal Assembly constituency in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, where the ruling TDP and opposition YSR Congress (YSRC) are locked in a fierce battle.

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8:15 AM: Heavy turnout of voters was witnessed in Nandyal rural and Gospadu mandals in the segment with women outnumbering men, sources said.
In Nandyal town, about 70 per cent polling was reported.

8:10 AM: Barring a face-off between supporters of the TDP and YSRC at a couple of places, the by-election passed off peacefully, a senior police official said.
The counting of votes will be taken up on August 28.

8:05 AM: The Nandyal result will be widely seen as a trend setter for the general and assembly elections in the state in 2019 and may also alter the political equations.
For the first time, Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) was used in the by-election.

8:00 AM: VVPAT is a machine which dispenses a slip with the symbol of the party for which a person has voted for. The slip drops in a box but the voter cannot take it home.

7:55 AM: The by-election was held following the death of sitting MLA Bhuma Nagi Reddy in March. Reddy had won the seat in 2014 as YSR Congress candidate, but jumped over to the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 2016.

7:50 AM: Reddy’s nephew Brahmananda Reddy is now the TDP candidate, while the YSRC fielded former minister Silpa Chandra Mohan Reddy who switched sides to the opposition party just days ahead of the bypoll.

7:45 AM: Though there are 15 candidates in the fray, the main fight is between the TDP and the YSRC.

Nandyal bypoll results LIVE Updates: Counting for the crucial Nandyal bypolls has begun. TDP’s Bhuma Brahmananda Reddy leading with a margin of 13,162 votes after 5th round of counting.The bypoll was necessitated due to the demise of sitting MLA Bhuma Nagi Reddy. The TDP has pinned hopes on Reddy’s nephew Brahmananda Reddy. While YSRC has fielded Mohan Reddy. Notably, TDP didn’t win the Nandyal seat in the 2004, 2009 and 2014 general elections. A total of 15 candidates, including Congress’ Gaddam Abdul Khadar, are in the fray for the seat. However, the principal fight is between the TDP and the YSRC candidates.