Huzurnagar assembly byelection result: Counting of votes under way

HYDERABAD: The counting of votes polled in the byelection to Huzurnagar assembly constituency in Telangana is under way.The polling held on October 21 was incident-free and a good 84.76% electors turned up for voting.Byelection results live coverageThe bypoll, the first after last year's assembly elections in the state, was necessitated due to the resignation of Telangana Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy following his election to Lok Sabha.His wife N Padmavati, a former MLA, is the Congress candidate, while TRS has again fielded S Saidi Reddy, who lost to the PCC president in the assembly polls.Kota Rama Rao, a medical doctor by profession, and Chava Kiranmayi are the candidates of BJP and TDP respectively.(With inputs from PTI)