Hyderabad:

Deceased YSR Congress spokesperson, B. Shobha Nagi Reddy, became the first posthumously elected member to a Legislative Assembly in the country.

Ms Reddy won with a huge majority of more than 47,000 votes in an electorate of about 2 lakhs where there are more women voters than men.

Her majority this time is about 10,000 votes more than that she secured when she successfully contested the last time in the by-elections. A re-poll in the segment will now be held in the next few months to elect the next MLA. But, it is unclear as to who would contest on behalf of YSRC.
Riding on the sympathy wave, Ms Reddy’s husband and former MP, Bhuma Nagi Reddy, won from Nandyal, while her brother too tasted victory in Kurnool.

Ms Reddy had died in a road accident in April while coming back to the city, but the EC allowed her to remain in fray.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Nation> Politics / by DC Correspondent / May 17th, 2014