New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Parliament House complex during Budget Session, in New Delhi, Thursday, March 16, 2023. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)(PTI03_16_2023_000097B)
Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah today expressed his happiness at the victory of BJP-supported Hyderabad- Mahbubnagar and Ranga Reddy teachers MLC candidate AVN Reddy in the just concluded MLC elections.
In a tweet, he congratulated AVN Reddy and state BJP leaders and workers, who worked hard for the victory of the MLC candidate. He said that the victory of the MLC was an indication that the people of Telangana were ‘vexed’ with the ‘corrupt’ rule of the BRS party-led state government and added that they aspired to see the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Congratulations to Shri AVN Reddy,@bandisanjay_bjp and @BJP4Telangana for the historic victory in Mahbubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyd Teachers’ MLC polls.
This victory shows that Telangana people are fed up with corruption and want a pro-poor, transparent govt under Modi Ji’s leadership.
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-backed candidate AVN Reddy on Friday won the Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Teachers’ Member of Legislative Council (MLC) seat in Telangana.
After 21 rounds of counting, AVN Reddy secured 13,436 votes, crossing the required quota of 12,709 votes to emerge victorious.
Earlier, GHMC additional commissioner (Legal) and returning officer Priyanka Ala explaining the process stated that a total of 25,868 votes were polled, and a candidate needs to secure 12,709 votes to be declared the winner. Elimination of candidates will take place until one of them reaches the derived quota, she said.
Until 8 pm on the day of the counting, AVN Reddy was leading by 943 votes over PRTU candidate Chennakesava Reddy. The BJP-backed candidate received 7,584 votes, followed by G Chenna Keshava Reddy with 6,641 votes and Papannagari Manik Reddy with 4,644 votes.
Polling for Telangana Teachers’ MLC seat
The polling for the Telangana Teachers’ MLC seat was held on March 13, with around 29,720 enrolled voters spread over nine districts in the constituency. The polling recorded a high percentage of voter turnout of 90.40 percent.
Meanwhile, in the MLA quota, three BRS candidates, namely Challa Venkatarami Reddy, Despathi Srinivas, and K Naveen Kumar, won unanimously.
AVN Reddy’s win in the Telangana Teachers’ MLC seat is significant for the BJP, which is leaving no stone unturned to strengthen its presence in the state.
The victory can boost the saffron party’s confidence ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
