As expected the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has retained the Tirupati assembly seat in Andhra Pradesh. M. Suguna of the ruling party won the by-election, defeating her nearest rival R. Sreedevi of the Congress party by over 1.16 lakh votes.
She won by a staggering 1,16,524 votes over Congress candidate Sridevi, who managed just 9628 votes. All the candidates, including the Congress candidate, have lost their security deposits.The bypoll was necessiated due to the death of sitting TDP MLA M Venkataramana. The main contest is between Venkataramana's widow M Suguna and Congress nominee R Sridevi.
The opposition YSR Congress did not field its candidate, as per a tradition of letting a family member of the sitting MLA get elected unanimously in the event of the legislator's death. They even offered support to TDP. With ruling party and Opposition joined its hands, Congress bitten the dust in the elections and Sugunamma thanked the voters of Tirupati for reposing their faith in her.
She won by a staggering 1,16,524 votes over Congress candidate Sridevi, who managed just 9628 votes. All the candidates, including the Congress candidate, have lost their security deposits.The bypoll was necessiated due to the death of sitting TDP MLA M Venkataramana. The main contest is between Venkataramana's widow M Suguna and Congress nominee R Sridevi.
The opposition YSR Congress did not field its candidate, as per a tradition of letting a family member of the sitting MLA get elected unanimously in the event of the legislator's death. They even offered support to TDP. With ruling party and Opposition joined its hands, Congress bitten the dust in the elections and Sugunamma thanked the voters of Tirupati for reposing their faith in her.