Congress's Naveen Yadav sweeps all rounds, sets record winning margin in Jubilee Hills bypoll
In the Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency bypoll, a total of 101 postal ballot votes were cast. Of these, 96 were deemed valid while 5 were rejected.
By - Sistla Dakshina Murthy
Naveen Yadav of Congress wins Jubilee Hills bypoll; victory certificate handed over by Returning Officer P Sai Ram at Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium.
Hyderabad: Congress candidate V Naveen Yadav has won the Jubilee Hills bypoll with a majority of 24,729 votes by defeating his close rivals Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath and Bharat Janata Party (BJP) candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy.
This is the highest winning margin in the history of the Jubilee Hills constituency.
Election context
The by-election was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA Maganti Gopinath (BRS) on June 8 due to severe illness. Polling was held on November 11, and exit polls had indicated a strong likelihood of a Congress victory.
In the Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency, there are a total of 4,01,365 registered voters, including 2,08,561 male voters, 1,92,779 female voters and 25 voters registered under the ‘Other’ category.
Jubilee Hills bypoll sees nearly 1.95 lakh votes cast
The Jubilee Hills by-election on November 11 recorded a total of 1,94,631 votes (48.43 per cent). Male voters accounted for 99,771, female voters cast 94,855 ballots, and 5 votes came from voters in the ‘Other’ category, out of a total 4.01 lakh eligible voters.
Postal ballot results favour Congress
In the Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency bypoll, a total of 101 postal ballot votes were cast. Of these, 96 were deemed valid while 5 were rejected.
Among the valid votes, Congress candidate Naveen Yadav led with 43 votes, followed by BRS’s Maganti Sunitha Gopinath with 25 votes and BJP’s Deepak Lankala securing 20 votes.
Independent candidates Ambhoju Buddaiah, Racha Subhadra Reddy, Asma Begum, A Sudarshan and Ou Kashinath received 1, 2, 1, 1, and 1 votes respectively, while 2 votes were marked as NOTA.
Early lead consolidated through all rounds
Congress candidate Naveen Yadav took an early lead in the Jubilee Hills by-election and consolidated his advantage through each counting round.
Starting with a slim margin of just 47 votes in the first round, Yadav steadily widened the gap over BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha Gopinath. By the third round, the Congress lead grew to 6,012, and after five rounds, Naveen Yadav was ahead by 12,857 votes.
The momentum continued, with Congress pulling further away in each round until the final tenth round, which saw the lead peak at 24,729 votes, making it a record for the constituency.
The final tally showed Congress with 98,988 votes, BRS with 74,259 votes and BJP with 17,061, as the BJP candidate also lost his deposit. The comprehensive round-wise ascent highlighted strong voter support for Congress throughout the counting process.
Naveen Yadav wins big, promises inclusive development
Following his victory, Naveen Yadav thanked the voters of Jubilee Hills for their support and expressed gratitude to Congress leaders, including the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, ministers, senior leaders and party workers.
He stated, “The elections are now over. Let us all work together for the development of our constituency. BRS leaders made false allegations against me, spreading negativity, but the people rejected all these through their votes. I will work to bring the constituency’s issues to the Chief Minister’s attention and resolve them.”
Maganti Sunitha slams Congress win, claims moral victory
On the other hand, BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha alleged that the by-election was conducted under intimidation and described it as undemocratic.
She criticised Congress leaders for coercing voters and claimed the election was marred by rigging. She maintained that Congress did not win fairly in her view, asserting that her loss was moral rather than electoral.
