TRS candidate Meena Upender Reddy was declared elected with a majority of 782 votes over her nearest rival Prasanna Naidu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi in an exclusive conversation with India TV after Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) results said that he salutes to the people of the old city who stood by the composite culture of the city and did not fall for Hindu-Muslim divide. In the GHMC polls, TRS emerged as the single largest party with 55 seats, BJP saw a huge jump in its seats from 4 to 48 while AIMIM bagged 44 seats.
The ruling TRS in Telangana has emerged as the single largest party in the GHMC polls, but it may need the support of others to retain the Mayor's post, notwithstanding its strength of ex-officio members, who can participate in voting.
GHMC is a part of Telangana but mainland Telangana has a regional aspiration with a different political demography, says Asaduddin Owaisi.
Expressing satisfaction over his party's performance in GHMC polls, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi refused to admit any wave in the favour of the BJP. He said AIMIM's strike rate was best among all the parties as it won 44 of 51 wards.
The massive efforts put in by the Bhartiya Janata Party in galvanising its vote base with the dazzle of senior leaders, has paid rich dividends. Even though the BJP manages to become the third largest party in the civic polls, the fact that its seat tally is less than 10% (3 - 4 seat) of the AIMIM, it's clear that BJP will emerge as the major opposition party in Telangana Assembly polls in due course.
GHMC Results Full list of winning candidates: Ex-AIMIM mayor Mohammed Majid Hussain has registered his victory in Mehdipatnam ward.
GHMC Results: The election was held in 150 wards, and results for 146 wards were announced by late Friday evening. The ruling TRS's tally fell below the majority mark as it won 56 seats and the AIMIM 44.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipality Corporation (GHMC) election on Tuesday concluded at 6 pm with a voter turnout nearly 36 per cent till 5 pm.
The voting for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) concluded on Tuesday, December 1. The political fate of 1,122 candidates in 150 divisions in GHMC have now been sealed in balot boxes.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Monday staged a protest at the office of Telangana State Election Commission (SEC), alleging that it is working to favour ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in Tuesday's municipal elections in Greater Hyderabad.
Elections to the GHMC will be held on December 1. The counting of votes for the poll would be taken up on December 4. There are 150 wards in all in the corporation, and the mayor’s post is reserved for a woman this time.
Elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation will be held on December 1. The counting of votes for the poll would be taken up on December 4. There are 150 wards in all in the corporation, and the mayor’s post is reserved for a woman this time.
Elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will be held on December 1. The counting of votes for the poll would be taken up on December 4. There are 150 wards in all in the corporation, and the mayor’s post is reserved for a woman this time.
The Bhagyalakshmi temple located adjacent to the historic Charminar here became the cynosure during the December 1 Greater Hyderabad MunicipalCorporation (GHMC) elections with Union Minister Amit Shah offering prayers after he landed here for the poll campaign.
The high decibel and acrimonious campaign by political parties for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation ended on Sunday at 6 PM, setting the stage for the December 1 "Battle for Hyderabad".
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will free Hyderabad from the "Nawab, Nizam culture" and create a "mini-India" here.
Hyderabad has the potential to become an IT hub. Infrastructure development has to be done by the municipal corporation even though funds are given by State & Centre. The current corporation under TRS & Congress is the biggest impediment to this: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
Asserting that the people of Telangana are angry and upset with the ruling TRS in Telangana and Owaisi's "alliance", Union Home Minister and top BJPleader Amit Shah on Sunday predicted this time Hyderabad will elect a BJP Mayor in the city's civic polls.
In this regard, Rama Rao said the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers were not individuals but institutions, and they need to be respected by each other, adding Chandrashekhar Rao should have been invited to receive Modi.
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