By-elections for 4 Lok Sabha and 18 Assembly seats in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh will be held on May 29. Results of these by-polls will give significant direction to the Telangana movement. These elections are “do or die battle” for Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party. Model code of conduct will immediately come into effect for all political parties and governments.
Bye-Election schedule for Telangana polls:
Issue of election notification: May 5.
Last date for Nominations: May 12.
Last date for withdrawal: May 15.
Polling date: May 29.
Counting of votes: June 1.
4 Loksabha seats:
1. Adilabad.
2. Karimnagar.
3. Hanamkonda.
4. Warangal.
18 Assembly seats:
Hyderabad District: Khairatabad, Musheerabad and Secunderabad. Congress will easily retain Khairatabad while TRS may lose Secunderabad assembly constituency.
Vizayanagaram district: Therlam - Major fight is between TDP and Congress Party and Telugu Desam is ahead due to sympathy factor.
Mahaboobnagar district: Jadcherla. TDP and Congress are ahead of TRS in this constituency.
Rangareddy: Vikarabad (Chndrasekhar of TRS may not able to retain this seat).
Medak: Siddipet, Dommat and Ramayampet. Harish Rao will retain Siddipet assembly seat with increase in margin of victory. TDP is ahead in Dommat and Ramyampet Assembly seats.
Nalgonda: Alair. TDP’s M. Narsimhulu will win this seat if Communist parties support TDP.
Karimnagar: Kamalapur, Huzurabad and Myadaram. KCR factor may help TRS candidates in these seats.
Adilabad: Khanapur. TRS may find it difficult to retain this ST seat due to antiincumbency.
Warangal: Cheriyal and Station Ghanpur. TRS legislative leader will lock horns with TDP senior leader Kadiyam Srihari in Station Ghanpur but Vijayaramarao is slighly ahead in this seat.
Nizamabad: Yellareddy and Dichpalli. TRS is ahead in both seats but TDP is fielding strong candidates.
Major battle in these bypolls is between TRS and TDP as all these seats are traditional strongholds for Telugu Desam Party. According to current status, TRS is ahead in 3 Loksabha and 8 Assembly seats due to strong Telangana sentiment.
TDP is ahead in 5-6 Assembly seats while Congress can easily win the Khairatabad Assembly constituency. TRS is looking weak in Secunderabad, Musheerabad, Vikarabad, Khairatabad, Ramayampet and Alair.
If Telangana Rashtra Samithi can able to build “Telangana” tempo in these elections, no one may able to stop TRS train.
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