Following the demise of MLA Raja Venkatappa Naik, Surpur Assembly constituency is now gearing up to hold byelections along with the Lok Sabha polls and steps are being taken by authorities to ensure elections are conducted in a free and fair manner.
Surpur Assembly constituency falls under Raichur Lok Sabha constituency and as the bypoll will be held along with Lok Sabha elections, the authorities are taking all precautions to conduct smooth, fair, and peaceful elections. Both Surpur Assembly and Raichur Lok Sabha Constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. G. Kumar Naik and Raja Amareshwar Naik are nominated candidates for Congress and BJP in Raichur Lok Sabha constituency. For the Assembly bypoll, Raja Venugopal Naik, the elder son of late Raja Venkatappa Naik and former Minister Narasimha Naik from BJP have been chosen to contest.
