Fifteen candidates are in the fray for the byelection to the Atmakur Assembly constituency slated for on June 23 as the nomination papers of 13 candidates were rejected by SPSR Joint Collector and Returning Officer M.N. Harendra Prasad during the scrutiny on Tuesday. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is June 9.
A contest is expected to be between YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) nominee Mekapati Vikram Reddy and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Gundlapalli Bharat Kumar Yadav. Bahujana Samaj Party nominee N. Obulesu and Indian Muslim League candidate Sk. Moinudeen are also testing their electoral fortunes.