Overview
- Returning Officer P. Sairam said 130 candidatures were rejected and 81 accepted from a record 211 people who filed 321 sets of papers.
- The nominations of BRS's Maganti Sunitha, Congress's V. Naveen Yadav and BJP's Lankala Deepak Reddy were cleared to contest.
- Filings continued past midnight on October 21 after officials allowed all who queued before the 3 p.m. cutoff to submit documents.
- Many entrants filed as protests over Regional Ring Road land acquisition, the proposed Pharma City and Lagacherla projects, alleged HYDRAA demolitions, unemployment and delayed pensions.
- The withdrawal deadline is October 24, polling is set for November 11 with counting on November 14, and officials say EVMs can accommodate the field with added units and enhanced monitoring.