Congress list: 32 applications received from Yellandu, 1006 aspirants for Assembly elections

Hyderabad: Yellandu Assembly constituency has received the highest applicants numbering 32 for the Assembly elections of 2023.

The constituency is a scheduled tribe-reserved constituency of Telangana and is a part of the Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency.

A total of 1006 applications were received from 119 constituencies by the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee. Only one application received in Kodangal which is of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president Revanth Reddy. Jagityala also has only one application from T Jeevan Reddy.

The TPCC has charged Rs 50,000 per candidate for the general category and Rs 25,000 per candidate from scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

The amount is not refundable.

This was done as it would be easy for the TPCC to scrutinize and identify the serious candidates. Otherwise, they have in the past received thousands of applications making it a tedious task.

Race in constituencies

Constituencies which are in great demand are Chennur (13 aspirants), Bellampalli (10), Asifabad (10), Khanapur (15), Boath (18), Armoor (10), Banswada (16), Nizamabad Urban (12), Korutla (13), Karimnagar (15), Huzurabad (13), Siddipet (15), Medak (12), Qutbullapur (12), Kukatpally (16), L B Nagar (10), Rajendranagar (11), Serilingampally (14), Chevella (14), Tandur (11), Goshamahal (15), Yakutpura (10), Secunderabad (16), Secunderabad Cantonment (21), Gadwal (10), Nagarkurnool (10), Shadnagar (11), Devarakonda (10), Miryalguda (20), Bhongir (11), Nakirekal (18), Thungathurthy (23), Alair (17), Janagaon (11). Wardhanpet (18), Pinaka (17), Palair (14) Wyra (15).

Kamareddy seat

There are two aspirants who have applied from Kamareddy where the chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao is set to contest. Senior Congress leader Mohammed Ali Shabbir and Dr Kanuganti Raju.

Other seats

The other seats have a minimum of three of a maximum of seven aspirants who have applied for the Assembly elections.

Scrutiny of aspirants

These aspirants will now be scrutinized by the Telangana team and they will then send it to the central election committee. This committee chairman Muralidharan, members Baba Siddiqui from Mumbai and Jignesh Mevani from Gujarat will come to Hyderabad on September 4th to evaluate the aspirants. The most important factor will be the winning ability of the aspirants and loyalty to the party.