Hyderabad, July 10: A total of 713 candidates are in fray for the July 27-bypoll to the 12 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh.
After scrutiny today, there were 713 candidates whose nomination papers were found valid, state Chief Electoral Officer I B Subba Rao told reporters here.
The last date for withdrawal of nominations is July 12.
Among the political bigwigs contesting the polls is Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President D Srinivas.
He is contesting from Nizamabad Urban Assembly constituency.
The by-poll to 12 Assembly seats is necessitated as the sitting MLAs — 10 from TRS and one each from TDP and BJP — had resigned their posts in support of separate Telangana.
–Agencies