In Telangana BRS and in Andhra Pradesh, YSRCP and Congress did not contest in the MLC elections.
Published Mar 06, 2025 | 11:26 AM ⚊ Updated Mar 06, 2025 | 11:26 AM
BJP candidate C Anji Reddy wins the Karimnagar-Nizamabad-Medak-Adilabad graduates' constituency. (X)
Synopsis: The BJP in Telangana and NDA in Andhra Pradesh secured victories in recent MLC elections. Telangana saw BJP’s C Anji Reddy and Mulka Komaiarh win. In Andhra Pradesh, NDA’s Alapati Rajendra Prasad and Perabattula Rajashekharam won. In Telangana BRS and in Andhra Pradesh, YSRCP and Congress did not contest.
The BJP in Telangana and the ruling NDA coalition in Andhra Pradesh are walking on clouds. In Telangana, the BJP secured two out of three MLC seats, while in Andhra Pradesh, the NDA won two out of three MLC seats.
The counting of votes began on 3 March, followed by polling held on 27 February in both states.
In a closely contested election in Telangana, BJP candidate C Anji Reddy emerged victorious from the Karimnagar-Nizamabad-Medak-Adilabad graduates’ constituency.
The counting process, which took a record three days, saw Anji Reddy edge out his nearest rival, Congress nominee V Narender Reddy, by a margin of about 5,000 votes. Anji Reddy secured 97,880 votes compared to Narender Reddy’s 92,880.
The BJP also celebrated another win as its candidate, Mulka Komaiarh, triumphed in the Karimnagar-Nizamabad-Medak-Adilabad teachers’ constituency. Komaiarh polled over 5,700 first preference votes more than his closest rival, Vanga Mahender Reddy of the PRTU (TS).
Meanwhile, PRTU candidate Sripal Reddy won the MLC seat from the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda teachers’ constituency, defeating sitting MLC Narsi Reddy by a margin of 3,000 votes. The contest saw 19 candidates, with the main contest being among Sripal Reddy (backed by PRTU), Narsi Reddy (supported by UTF), Gali Harshavardhan Reddy (backed by PRTU-TS), Puli Sarotham Reddy (BJP), and Pula Ravinder, a former MLC.
Of the 23,641 valid votes, Sripal Reddy secured 9,021 votes, followed by Narsi Reddy with 6,448 votes and Gali Harshavardhan Reddy with 6,034 votes. Notably, the BRS did not field candidates for any of the three MLC seats.
In Andhra Pradesh, the NDA celebrated two victories. Alapati Rajendra Prasad won the Guntur-Krishna graduates’ constituency, securing the required majority of 82,320 votes even before the counting of the final two rounds of votes. His nearest rival, sitting MLC KS Lakshmana Rao, who was backed by the PDF, lost the election. A total of 2,41,873 votes were cast in this constituency.
NDA-backed candidate Perabattula Rajashekharam emerged victorious in the East Godavari-West Godavari graduates’ constituency, defeating PDF candidate Veera Raghavulu by a significant margin of over 77,000 votes. Rajashekharam polled more than 1.24 lakh votes.
In the North Andhra teachers’ constituency, PRTU candidate Gade Srinivasulu Naidu won the election, defeating APTF candidate Pakalapati Raghuvarma, who had covert support from the TDP and Jana Sena. Srinivasulu Naidu secured 12,035 votes, while Raghuvarma garnered 8,527 votes in the elimination process.
Interestingly, neither the YSRCP nor the Congress contested in the Andhra Pradesh MLC elections.
(Edited by Sumavarsha)
