EC accepts 503 nominations for LS, 2,705 for Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena on Saturday said 503 nominations for 25 Lok Sabha seats and 2,705 papers for 175 Assembly segments in the state have been accepted after scrutiny for the May 13 polls. Of the 686 nominations received for the general elections, 183 were rejected, he said.

As many as 939 nominations out of 3,644 papers received for Assembly elections were also rejected following scrutiny, he added.

"For Parliament constituencies, Nandyala Lok Sabha segment saw the highest number of accepted nominations at 36 after scrutiny, while Rajahmundry saw the lowest number at 12, " said Meena in a release.


Tirupati emerged as the Assembly constituency which witnessed the highest number of accepted nominations after scrutiny at 48 and Chodavaram the lowest at six.

The Election Commission scrutinised the nominations on Friday, which were received between April 18 and 25.

April 29 is the last date for withdrawal of nominations.

The simultaneous elections for the Assembly and Lok Sabha in Andhra Pradesh will be held on 13 May. The results of the entire nation's votes will be put out on June 4.