Hyderabad : Telangana is headed for another assembly by-election after the assembly secretariat formally declared the Khairatabad constituency vacant following the disqualification of Danam Nagender as its MLA. The vacancy was notified after the high court’s order, which was recently upheld by the Supreme Court , paving the way for a bypoll in the constituency.
This will be the third assembly by-election since the Congress came to power in Telangana in Dec 2023. The declaration of vacancy clears the way for a by-election, which must be conducted within six months. Khairatabad, however, will mark the first assembly by-election in the state arising from the disqualification of an MLA.
Earlier bypolls were held in the Secunderabad Cantonment and Jubilee Hills constituencies following the deaths of the sitting MLAs, with the ruling Congress retaining both seats.
With a by-election now imminent, the Congress, BRS and BJP have begun preliminary preparations for the contest. Aspirants in all three parties have already stepped up efforts to secure nominations, though a clearer picture on candidates is expected only after the Election Commission of India announces the poll schedule for the Khairatabad by-election.