Congress candidate Naveen Yadav won the Jubilee Hills by-poll with a 24,711 vote margin after ten rounds of counting. BRS candidate Maganti Sunitha put up strong resistance in earlier rounds. The Returning Officer issued the election certificate at Yousufguda on Friday.
The Jubilee Hills bypoll, though statistically minor, has become a high-stakes political contest in Telangana. With Congress, BRS, BJP and AIMIM all deeply invested, the outcome is seen as a prestige battle and a litmus test for Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
The Jana Sena Party, led by Pawan Kalyan, has extended unconditional support to the BJP in the Jubilee Hills by-election, strengthening the NDA alliance in Telangana. JSP Telangana president Shankar Goud met BJP leaders and confirmed the party’s backing.
Sections of the BJP are reportedly favouring the Congress in the Jubilee Hills by-election by maintaining a low-profile campaign. The strategy, seen as a bid to weaken the BRS, has left many leaders quietly supporting the Congress to split opposition votes
The BJP has intensified its Jubilee Hills by-election campaign with Union Minister G Kishan Reddy leading door-to-door outreach. He criticised the BRS and Congress for alleged failures and urged voters to support BJP candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy for overall development
BJP candidate Lankala Deepak Reddy intensified campaigning in Jubilee Hills, visiting Yousufguda and conducting door-to-door outreach, accompanied by cultural troops. Union Minister G Kishan Reddy and State BJP president N Ramchander remain the key senior party leaders active in the constituency
With nomination filings complete, political parties have intensified their campaigns for the Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election. Congress leaders joined BRS in a show of support for Maganti Sunitha, while Naveen Yadav led Congress efforts in Borabanda. Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy rallied BJP workers to back Lankala Deepak Reddy, signalling a high-stakes contest.
The Republican Party of India (Athawale) has nominated Dr Divya Chandana, a social worker, as its candidate for the Jubilee Hills constituency in the upcoming elections. The B-form was formally handed over by Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, in the presence of state convener Peram Siva Nageshwara Rao.
The BJP has named Lankala Deepak Reddy as its candidate for the upcoming Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election in Telangana. The central leadership approved his nomination, with the B Form to be issued by the State president on Wednesday.
The Jubilee Hills by-election, necessitated by the death of MLA Maganti Gopinath, is shaping up as a prestige contest. BRS is set to field his wife, Maganti Sunitha, while Congress eyes a BC candidate and BJP explores limited options.
