High poll promises ahead of Jubilee Hills: 4000 free houses, Free rice, welfare

Hyderabad: It is a neck-to-neck battle in Jubilee Hills as 3.99 lakh voters have become the center of attention for the ruling Congress party and the Opposition BRS party.

The polling date is on November 11.

Jubilee Hills in data

The Jubilee Hills constituency has an estimated 1.3 lakh Muslim voters, 35,000 Yadavs, 27,000 Kamma voters, 23,500 Mudiraj voters, 23,000 Madiga voters, 19,000 Goud voters, 15,000 Reddy voters, 11,000 Kapu and Mala voters and 21,000 Christians.

A large section of the constituency lives uphill, where many of their homes are built on rocks. Many areas are uneven in height, which brings many challenges in water and power supply and drainage.

According to the electoral rolls, there are 2.07 lakh male voters who comprise 52 per cent of the constituency and 91 lakh female voters.

Poll promises made by CM Revanth and Congress leaders

In the last Assembly elections in December 2023, the voter turnout in this area was 47.58 per cent.

In the run-up to the elections, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy participated in corner meetings in the area, met Telugu film industry workers and fraternity and promised large-scale development and welfare schemes.

Here’s a look at the promises made by the ruling party for the bypoll:

- Allotment of 4,000 houses to eligible poor residents under the Indiramma Indlu scheme, soon after the bye-election.

- Issuing of new ration cards

- Guarantees of existing schemes of fine rice for the poor, 200 units of free electricity, gas cylinders for Rs 500 and interest-free loans for women

- For Tollywood, the Congress government has promised the establishment of a welfare fund with an initial contribution of Rs 10 crores.

- Producers must allot 20 per cent of funds for the welfare of workers in the future and an increase in the prices of movie tickets.

- Aarogyasri card for film workers

- Land allocation in Bharat Future City

Welfare and development of minorities

With cabinet minister Mohammed Azharuddin handling minority affairs, the issues of minorities in terms of educational scholarships, fees and welfare issues are to be addressed.

The issue of graveyards, one of the contentious issues of the constituency, also needs to be addressed after the elections.

Promises made by the candidate Naveen Yadav

- A higher educational institute in the constituency, so that students don’t have to go out of the constituency to study

- Improvement in the water supply and solution to drainage issues.

- New cement roads in the constituency

- A commitment to ensure that there is development in the constituency by providing adequate funds.

- Addressing long-pending civic issues resulting from the uneven topography of Jubilee Hills.