Overview

• The Election Commission has scheduled the bypoll for November 11, with nominations due October 21, scrutiny on October 22, withdrawals by October 24, and counting on November 14.
• BRS leaders claim roughly 19,000–20,000 questionable entries, citing about 12,000 deletions and around 7,000 alleged illicit additions, with patterns like duplicate IDs and dozens of registrations at single addresses.
• The representation to the Telangana CEO seeks a probe, immediate removal of disputed entries before nominations, and action or transfers for field officials alleged to have colluded; the CEO has acknowledged receipt, according to the party.
• K.T. Rama Rao says the party will escalate the complaint to the Chief Election Commissioner and move court if corrective steps are not taken promptly.
• Campaigning has intensified as BRS backs Maganti Sunita Gopinath, KTR frames the contest as ‘car vs bulldozer’ while accusing Congress of demolitions and vote-buying, and local BJP leaders from Shaikpet have joined BRS.