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Dubbak Bypoll in Telangana Set to Witness Triangular Contest Among TRS, Cong and BJP

Hyderabad:The bypoll to Dubbak Assembly constituency in Telangana, scheduled to be held on November 3, wouldwitness a three-cornered contest among the ruling TRS, opposition Congress and the BJP. The by-election was necessitated due to the death of sitting TRS MLA Solipeta Ramalinga Reddy in August owing to ill-health following which the ruling party announced his widow, Solipeta Sujatha as its candidate. The Congress has fielded Cheruku Srinivas Reddy, a TRS leader who defected to the party two days ago, in the constituency. State Congress president N Uttam Kumar Reddy has been camping in Dubbak constituency, alleging that the TRS was trying to win the by-election through money power and misuse of official machinery.

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