New Delhi: In a major victory against the saffron, India National Congress candidate B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan won the constituency against BJP's Bhaskar Rao in the latest election results announced on Saturday.
Among 31 districts, Chamrajpet is a crucial constituency as it neighbours Bangalore-- a key city of the state.
Here is the list of top contenders for the upcoming elections
Congress-- B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan
BJP-- Bhaskar Rao
JD-S-- Goivd Raju
AAP-- Jagadish Chandra C
BJP to fight Congress's Ahmed Khan
In Chamrajpet, a total of 2,16,900 including non-Indian residents are eligible to exercise their rights. Amongst the general voters, there are 1,12,728 males, while 1,04,150 are females. The electorate literacy rate is nearly 83 per cent.
Meanwhile, Congress has fielded B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan against BJP's Bhaskar Rao. Earlier, it was speculated that M Lakshminarayana would fight on BJP's ticket but he was denied at the last moment. The JD (S) has fielded Govind Raju.
Earlier in 2018, Khan, who has a strong support Muslim community, won the constituency with a margin of 33,137 votes, despite the voting rate was 54.35%. Besides, M Lakshminarayana secured 32,202 votes against the JD (S) candidate.
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