Key candidates in this bypoll include Anugula Rakesh Reddy from the BRS; Chintapandu Naveen alias Teenmaar Mallanna from the Congress; and Gujjula Premender Reddy from the BJP.
BRS working president KT Rama Rao criticised the Congress government for halting the construction of the new 24-floor building for MGM Hospital, which was meant to be a state-of-the-art facility.
