Hyderabad: Malkajgiri, which is the biggest parliament constituency in the country, accounts for the highest number of candidates filing their nominations in Telangana. As many as 177 nominations were filed by 114 candidates in the constituency on the periphery of Hyderabad.
According to the Election Commission, a total of 895 candidates filed their nominations in all 17 constituencies in the state. On Thursday, which was the last day for filing of nominations, 348 candidates, mostly independents, filed their papers. A total of 1,488 nominations were filed in all the constituencies with many candidates filing multiple sets.
Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj said the scrutiny of nominations was taken up on Friday. April 29 is the last date for withdrawal of candidatures while voting will take place on May 13. In Malkajgiri, the last day saw 63 aspirants filing their nominations, taking the total number of candidates to 114.