An electorate of 17.97 lakh will decide the fate of 28 candidates in the fray for the Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat in the election slated to be held on May 13.
The main contestants include the incumbent MP and the BJP candidate Bandi Sanjay Kumar, the BRS candidate and former MP B. Vinod Kumar and the Congress party candidate V. Rajender Rao.
The stakes are high for the three parties in the battle of ballots from the prestigious Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat — a key constituency in north Telangana. The contest has become more intense as the ruling Congress and the main Opposition BRS are keen on wresting the seat from the BJP.