NEW DELHI: Over 3.17 crore voters will be eligible to vote in the fourth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in all 17 constituencies of Telangana with voting to take place on May 13.
The constituencies in the fray are Adilabad, Peddapalle, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevela, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Bhongir, Warangal, Mahabubabad and Khammam.
The Lok Sabha elections in Telangana are a three-way contest between the ruling Congress, the opposition BRS and the Bharatiya Janata Party, with a total of 525 candidates in the fray.
In 2019, the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) won 9 out of 17 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won four seats and three Assembly seats, making Asaduddin Owaisi the only AIMIM candidate to win from the Hyderabad constituency.
In 2019, the BRS got 41.7% of the vote, while the votes of the BJP, Congress and AIMIM were 19.7%, 29.8% and 2.8% respectively.
In the 2023 parliamentary elections, Congress won 64 seats, BRS 39 seats, BJP 8 seats and AIMIM 7 seats. CPI won one seat.
The most important electoral races in Telangana include Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Karim Nagar and Chevela.
In Hyderabad, BJP candidate Madhavi Latha, a classical dancer and entrepreneur, is challenging incumbent MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who is seeking a fifth term from the constituency. Hyderabad is AIMIM’s stronghold and Owaisi has won the seat for four consecutive terms since 2004. Before 2004, Owaisi’s father, Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, represented Hyderabad in Parliament for six consecutive terms.
Moreover, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy is seeking a third term from Secunderabad constituency, where the Congress has fielded Dhanam Nagender as its opponent. T Padmara Ogude is fighting on his BRS ticket from this constituency.
In Karimnagar, the Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated former national leader and current MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar. Kumar will face B. Vinod Kumar of BRS and Velichara Rajender Rao of Congress. In the 2019 elections, Mr. Bandi won the Karimnagar seat with a margin of nearly 90,000 votes.
There will be a total of 35,809 polling stations in the state and 2.94 lakh people will be deployed for polling duties. Telangana recorded 62% voter turnout in the 2019 assembly elections. Voter turnout in 2014 was 70.77% and in 2009 it was 68.87%.
Secunderabad constituency has the highest number of candidates with 45 candidates, followed by Medak with 44 candidates, Chevela with 43 candidates, and Peddapalle (SC) and Warangal (SC) constituencies with 42 candidates each. Adilabad (ST) constituency has the least number of candidates at 12.
Voting hours in the state were recently extended by one hour, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., due to the heat wave. However, in 13 Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected segments under five constituencies in Lok Sabha, voting is scheduled to end early at 4 pm.
Additionally, voting will also be held for the by-election to the Secunderabad Assembly constituency in Hyderabad following the death of incumbent MLA G. Rasha Nandita, who secured victory in the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections.
The constituencies in the fray are Adilabad, Peddapalle, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevela, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Bhongir, Warangal, Mahabubabad and Khammam.
The Lok Sabha elections in Telangana are a three-way contest between the ruling Congress, the opposition BRS and the Bharatiya Janata Party, with a total of 525 candidates in the fray.
In 2019, the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) won 9 out of 17 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won four seats and three Assembly seats, making Asaduddin Owaisi the only AIMIM candidate to win from the Hyderabad constituency.
In 2019, the BRS got 41.7% of the vote, while the votes of the BJP, Congress and AIMIM were 19.7%, 29.8% and 2.8% respectively.
In the 2023 parliamentary elections, Congress won 64 seats, BRS 39 seats, BJP 8 seats and AIMIM 7 seats. CPI won one seat.
The most important electoral races in Telangana include Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Karim Nagar and Chevela.
In Hyderabad, BJP candidate Madhavi Latha, a classical dancer and entrepreneur, is challenging incumbent MP and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, who is seeking a fifth term from the constituency. Hyderabad is AIMIM’s stronghold and Owaisi has won the seat for four consecutive terms since 2004. Before 2004, Owaisi’s father, Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi, represented Hyderabad in Parliament for six consecutive terms.
Moreover, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy is seeking a third term from Secunderabad constituency, where the Congress has fielded Dhanam Nagender as its opponent. T Padmara Ogude is fighting on his BRS ticket from this constituency.
In Karimnagar, the Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated former national leader and current MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar. Kumar will face B. Vinod Kumar of BRS and Velichara Rajender Rao of Congress. In the 2019 elections, Mr. Bandi won the Karimnagar seat with a margin of nearly 90,000 votes.
There will be a total of 35,809 polling stations in the state and 2.94 lakh people will be deployed for polling duties. Telangana recorded 62% voter turnout in the 2019 assembly elections. Voter turnout in 2014 was 70.77% and in 2009 it was 68.87%.
Secunderabad constituency has the highest number of candidates with 45 candidates, followed by Medak with 44 candidates, Chevela with 43 candidates, and Peddapalle (SC) and Warangal (SC) constituencies with 42 candidates each. Adilabad (ST) constituency has the least number of candidates at 12.
Voting hours in the state were recently extended by one hour, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., due to the heat wave. However, in 13 Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected segments under five constituencies in Lok Sabha, voting is scheduled to end early at 4 pm.
Additionally, voting will also be held for the by-election to the Secunderabad Assembly constituency in Hyderabad following the death of incumbent MLA G. Rasha Nandita, who secured victory in the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections.
