In Telangana, 47 candidates remained in the fray for bye-election to Munugode Assembly constituency after the withdrawal of nominations. The bye-election is slated to be held on 3rd next month.<br />''<br />''By the end of the closure of the deadline, 36 candidates withdrew their nominations yesterday. The resignation of K. Rajagopal Reddy, who left the Congress party necessitated the bye-election. This time, he is contesting on a BJP ticket.<br />''<br />''The ruling TRS fielded K Prabhakar Reddy while the Congress fielded P. Sravanthi. Besides the major political parties, candidates from about 10 registered parties and a considerable number of independents are also in the fray.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The independents include unemployed and people who have been displaced by the Cherlagudem reservoir.</span><br />