All set for Tirupati bypoll tomorrow Updated: Updated: 28 candidates in fray and 2,470 polling stations set up, says Chief Electoral Officer Share Article 28 candidates in fray and 2,470 polling stations set up, says Chief Electoral Officer Andhra Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer K. Vijayanand has called upon the electorate in the Tirupati (SC) Lok Sabha constituency to exercise their franchise without any fear from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on April 17. Addressing the media along with additional DGP (law and order) Ravi Shankar Ayyanar at the Secretariat on Thursday, Mr. Vijayanand said that arrangements were been to ensure a peaceful byelection. Stating that 28 candidates were in the fray, he said there were 17,11,195 voters in the constituency spread over Chittoor and Nellore districts. In all, 2,470 polling stations were set up, he added.