Seven YSRCP candidates file nomination for MLC polls in Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati : Seven YSR Congress Party candidates on Thursday filed nomination for equal number of MLC seats under MLA quota, which will fall vacant in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council by the end of March, an official said.
Jayamangala Venkataramana, Marri Rajasekhar, C H Yesuratnam, Bommi Israel, Kola Guruvulu, Pothula Sunita and Penmetsa Varaha Venkata Suryanarayana Raju are the seven candidates from the ruling party.
The candidates submitted their nomination to returning officer P V Subba Reddy in the Assembly Bhavan located at Velagapudi.
Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, advisor (political) to the State government, Irrigation Minister Ambati Rambabu and other representatives from the ruling party accompanied the candidates.
Before filing their nomination, the candidates called on YSRCP founder and Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, who personally handed them the B Forms.
The notification for the MLC polls was issued on Monday.