<p>The ruling YSR Congress has established a clear lead of over 14,000 votes after the first round of counting in the by-election to the Tirupati (SC) Lok Sabha constituency.</p>.<p>YSRC candidate M Gurumurthy polled 28,547 votes while the TDP's Panabaka Lakshmi secured 14,451 in the first round, according to the Election Commission on Sunday.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/first-edit/hanuman-s-birthplace-needless-fight-979689.html" target="_blank">Hanuman’s birthplace, needless fight </a></strong></p>.<p>BJP nominee K Ratna Prabha, a retired IAS officer, managed 2,300 votes while the Congress' Chinta Mohan got 375.</p>.<p>Bye-election for the Tirupati Lok Sabha seat, held on April 17, was necessitated by the death of the YSRC's Balli Durgaprasad in September 2020.</p>
<p>The ruling YSR Congress has established a clear lead of over 14,000 votes after the first round of counting in the by-election to the Tirupati (SC) Lok Sabha constituency.</p>.<p>YSRC candidate M Gurumurthy polled 28,547 votes while the TDP's Panabaka Lakshmi secured 14,451 in the first round, according to the Election Commission on Sunday.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/first-edit/hanuman-s-birthplace-needless-fight-979689.html" target="_blank">Hanuman’s birthplace, needless fight </a></strong></p>.<p>BJP nominee K Ratna Prabha, a retired IAS officer, managed 2,300 votes while the Congress' Chinta Mohan got 375.</p>.<p>Bye-election for the Tirupati Lok Sabha seat, held on April 17, was necessitated by the death of the YSRC's Balli Durgaprasad in September 2020.</p>