Secunderabad: Who are the candidates to choose from?

With the support of the AIMIM, can TRS dethrone the BJP and the INC to pull off a victory in Secunderabad? Here is a quick look at all the candidates contesting from the seat in these elections.

Secunderabad parliamentary constituency is comprised of seven assembly constituencies — Musheerabad, Amberpet, Khairatabad, Jubilee Hills, Sanathnagar, Nampally and Secunderabad.The constituency has seen both Congress and BJP MPs in the recent past, with Congress winning the seat in 2009 and BJP in 2014. With AIMIM backing the TRS, the constituency is set to see a tight three way contest this elections.

A total of 28 candidates are contesting from Hyderabad parliamentary constituency, according to the Election Commission of India website. ECI has rejected  applications to the constituency. According to the latest rolls from the Chief Electoral Officer Telangana, the constituency has 22,20,104 voters.

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2014 Lok Sabha election results

Incumbent MP: Bandaru Dattatreya

Name of the candidate Party Votes secured Vote share

(over total votes polled)

 

Bandaru Dattatreya

BJP 4,38,271 33.62
M. Anjan Kumar Yadav INC 1,83,536 18.27
Narla Mohan Rao AIMIM 1,45,120 14.44
T. Bheemsen TRS 1,43,847 14.32

Source: ECI

Know Your Candidates

Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, BJP

Pic: Facebook

The 54-year old contestant is in the fray for the Secunderabad seat for the first time, taking the place of veteran leader and incumbent Bandaru Dattatreya. He serves as the State President of the BJP in Telangana and the MLA from Amberpet constituency since 2009. He has also served as MLA of Himayathnagar.

Assets and Liabilities (INR):

Movable 68,91,193 (self) + 3,28,62,378 (spouse)+ 15,000 (HUF), 46,13,207 (daughter) + 1,60,000 (son)
Immovable Nil (self) + 1,78,50,000 (spouse) + 1,22,98,000 (HUF), 67,41,000 (daughter)
Liabilities Nil (self) + 45,00,000 (spouse)

Pending criminal cases: None

More details can be found in the affidavit here.

Anjan Kumar Yadav, INC

Pic: Facebook

Anjan Kuamr Yadav is the veteran Congress leader contesting for the third time from the Secunderabad seat. He won the elections in 2009 but lost to the BJP in 2014. His performance as the MP during that tenure can be accessed here. He is a dairy farmer and businessman by profession.

Assets and Liabilities (INR)

Movable 40,72,065 (self) + 8,83,000 (spouse)
Immovable 64,00,000 (self) + 1,33,00,000 (spouse)
Liabilities 24,00,000 (self)

Pending criminal cases: None

More details can be found in the affidavit here.

Talasani Sai Kiran Yadav, Telangana Rashtriya Samiti

Pic: Facebook

Sai Kiran Yadav of the resurgent TRS is considered a dark horse in the elections, up against the BJP and Congress which have enjoyed great success in the constituency as a result of the strong performance of the TRS in the assembly elections last year. The 32-year old comes from a political family, with his father the veteran TRs leader and MLA Talasani  Srinivas Yadav. He holds and MBA from Australia.

Assets and Liabilities (INR)

Movable 7,07,53,289 (self) + 24,77,930 (spouse)
Immovable 12,43,80,000 (self) + 10,34,00,000 (spouse)
Liabilities 6,84,89,543 (self)

Pending criminal cases

  • Total cases: 6
  • Charges framed: None
  • Convictions: None

More details can be found in the affidavit here.

Full list of contestants from Secunderabad constituency

Candidate Name Party
1 K VENKATANARAYANA Independent
2 ANJAN KUMAR YADAV .M Indian National Congress
3 BATHULA RAVI Others
4 S. SATYAVATHI Others
5 MUNEER PASHA Independent
6 G.KISHAN REDDY Bharatiya Janata Party
7 M.G.SAI BABA Independent
8 J.MALLESH Others
9 TALASANI SAI KIRAN YADAV Telangana Rastra Samithi
10 ANDUKURI VIJAYA BHASKAR Others
11 R.LAXMAN RAO GANGAPUTRA Independent
12 ABDUL AZEEM Independent
13 SRIRAMA NAIK MUNAVATH Independent
14 JUNAID ANAM SIDDIQUI Independent
15 DORNALA JAYA PRAKASH Others
16 G.LAXMINARSIMHA RAO Others
17 N . SHANKAR GOUD Others
18 M . ASHOK KUMAR Others
19 CHALLA RAM KALYAN Others
20 RAVI KUMAR VODELA Independent
21 AKHIL CHIRRAVURI Independent
22 J.N.RAO Others
23 NANDIPATI VINOD KUMAR Others
24 ANDRAPU SUDHARSHAN GANGAPUTRA Others
25 FARHA NAAZ KHAN Independent
26 BODDU SATISH Independent
27 M.D. NAZEERUDDIN QUADRI Others
28 ABDALLAH IBRAHIM Independent

 

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