Munugode

For, the by-election in this backward constituency in Nalgonda district is crucial for all the three major parties in the state - the ruling TRS, opposition BJP and the Congress. The TRS, recently renamed as Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), aims to demonstrate its dominance in state politics and go national with a big win here. The message the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led party would like to send at the national level - it can take on the BJP and win. A loss in the bypoll would hamper not only its national plans but also embolden the opposition ahead of the Assembly polls. The BJP, meanwhile, hopes to give a push to its plans to emerge as the alternative to BJP with a victory in Munugode. The party is on a high following its victories in Dubbak and Huzurabad Assembly bypolls and also the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election during the last two years. Even if it ends up as the runner-up behind the TRS, it can still claim to be the main opposition, leaving the Congress to the third spot. For the beleaguered grand old party, it is almost a do or die battle in view of its below par performances in the 2014 and 2018 Assembly elections and the subsequent bypolls. If Congress loses, it would be a double whammy for the party as Munugode was its sitting seat. There is a Left aspect to the contest as well, with the CPI and CPI (M) announcing support to the TRS and actively campaigning for the ruling party's victory. The total number of eligible voters in the predominantly-...

Telangana is all set to witness the high-voltage by-poll to the Munugode Assembly constituency on November 3, 2022. All eyes are on the upcoming by-election as it is being described as the semifinals for the 2023 Telangana Assembly polls. Over two lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the crucial by-poll that will determine the fate of three main political party contenders — BJP, Congress, and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). All about Munugode by-polls & big faces By-poll to the Munugode Assembly constituency in the Nalgonda district of Telangana will be held on November 3 from 7 am to 6 pm. The campaigning for the constituency came to an end on November 1. There are a total of 298 polling stations and webcasting would be done from all of them. Of the total, 105 booths have been identified as 'critical'. Why Munugode by-polls were necessitated? The by-poll to the Munugode Assembly constituency was necessitated after Congress' senior leader Komatireddy Rajagopala Reddy tendered his resignation from his post and the party. He then joined BJP in August 2022, which has now led to the constituency's re-election. In 2009, Reddy was elected as a member of Parliament from Congress. He was then re-elected as an MLA from Munugode in the 2018 assembly elections. READ | Big push for BJP in Telangana BJP opened its political gateway into Telangana by winning four Parliament seats in the 2019 general elections. Out of four seats, three are in the northern Telangana regio...

As per exit polls, with over 40 percent votes, TRS will win the seat whereas, BJP and Congress will be in second and third position respectively. Munugode exit polls SAS Group, HMR, Third Vision Research and Services, and Trishul Consulting Services have predicted that BJP and Congress will be confined to second and third positions respectively. Parties Percentage TRS 42.13 BJP 31.98 Congress 21.06 Third Vision Research and Services Parties Percentage TRS 48-51 BJP 31-35 Congress 13-15 Trishul Consulting Services Parties Percentage TRS 47 BJP 31 Congress 18 Candidates in the fray There are a total of 47 candidates in the fray but the main contest is among three major players, TRS, BJP and Congress. Congress leader has fielded Palvai Sravanthi Reddy, daughter of former MP Palvai Goverdhan Reddy. Why is Munugode bypoll considered crucial? The Munugode byelection has assumed significance as its outcome would give an edge to the winner ahead of next year’s legislative assembly elections. During the poll campaign, leaders from three parties, TRS, BJP, and Congress were seen leveling allegations against each other. Political parties left no stone unturned to win the seat. They were even seen promising gold to voters. The counting of votes will be taken up on November 6.

By Express News Service HYDERABAD: Probably with the 2023 Assembly elections in mind, Chief Minister and TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday appealed to the Communist Party of India (CPI) and other progressive forces to join him in not just the Munugode byelection but also in future battles to defeat the BJP at all levels. “This fight will not end in one day. Our unity should continue from Munugode to Delhi. Until the lives of the poor and farmers get better, progressive forces like the CPI, CPM and others should work together,” Rao said in a clear appeal to the Left parties. Possibly to counter former Munugode MLA Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy’s claims that the Chief Minister would release funds to the poll-bound constituency, Rao did not make any new announcement and neither did he announce the party candidate for the by-election. The Munugode byelection preparation meeting -- Praja Deevena Sabha -- was more like a precursor to the next general election campaign as the TRS supremo appealed to the people to send a strong message to the BJP-led Union government by once again electing TRS candidate in the byelection to take the TRS count to 104 in the Legislative Assembly. Addressing the well-attended gathering, the TRS chief devoted a major part of his speech to criticising the Central government on its failures and misgovernance. Decisions by the BJP will lead to the enslavement of farmers, says KCR During his speech in Munugode, TRS supremo K Chandrasekhar Rao on S...

In all seven mandals, the TRS maintained the lead, but only in Choutuppal Mandal BJP had shown the lead in the second rounds of the third rounds. Congress stood a distant third, losing the sitting seat and deposits. Congress candidate Palvayi Sravanti got 23,906 votes which fell short of one-sixth of the polled votes, due to which she lost security deposits with the Election Commission of India. TRS has got 43 per cent, BJP 38.3 per cent and Congress 10.5 per cent of total valid polled votes. The difference of vote percentage between TRS and BJP is 4.5 per cent. Political analysts believe the TRS has won due to intense micro and macro poll management, chief minister KCR's welfare schemes like Rythu Bandhu, Aasara Pensions and alliance with Communist Parties CPI and CPM. However, BJP candidate Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy's image helped him put up a tough fight in addition to the strength of the BJP in youth voters. The BJP failed to get as many votes as anticipated in Choutuppal and Chandur municipal areas. Munugode went for bypolls on November 3 following the resignation of MLA K Rajagopal Reddy, who quit Congress and joined BJP. Around 93.1 per cent of voting has been recorded in Munugode, of 2.4 lakh electors, which is an unprecedented voter turn-out in Telangana. Of five byelections in Telangana after the 2018 general polls, the TRS won three and BJP won two. On the other hand, Congress lost all the elections and lost deposits in three bypolls. Munugode witnessed huge c...

The by-election to Munugode assembly seat in Telangana, necessitated by the resignation of senior Congress lawmaker Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy is going to be a big test for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove its strength, as it aims to win the assembly elections scheduled next year. The by-election to Munugode assembly seat in Telangana, necessitated by the resignation of senior Congress lawmaker Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy is going to be a big test for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove its strength, as it aims to win the assembly elections scheduled next year. (HT) Rajagopal Reddy, who quit the Congress on last Thursday, resigned from his assembly membership on Monday. He submitted his resignation to state assembly speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, which the latter accepted immediately. Within an hour, the speaker’s office notified the vacancy for Munugode assembly seat and forwarded it to the Election Commission to conduct the by-election at the earliest. Later in the day Rajagopal Reddy said he will join the Bharatiya Janata Party on August 21 and contest the by-elections, whenever they are held. “It is going to be a battle between dharma and adharma,” he said, adding that the people of the constituency had already made up their mind whom they will vote for. The by-election to Munugode seat is said to be part of the BJP’s strategy to expand its footprints in the districts where it has little presence till now. In December 2018 assembly elections held in N...

Munugode Bypoll Result 2022 Updates: K Chandrashekar Rao's party TRS wins by over 10,000 votes Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party won key bypoll in Telangana's Munugode after high-voltage contest with BJP on Sunday. TRS won with a majority of 11,666 votes. Over 93 per cent polling was reported in the bypoll held on November 3, which was necessitated by the resignation of sitting Congress MLA Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy from the party in August. He had joined BJP and is seeking re-election. Stay with TOI for all updates Read Less

The by-election to Munugode assembly seat in Telangana, necessitated by the resignation of senior Congress lawmaker Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy is going to be a big test for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove its strength, as it aims to win the assembly elections scheduled next year. The by-election to Munugode assembly seat in Telangana, necessitated by the resignation of senior Congress lawmaker Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy is going to be a big test for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove its strength, as it aims to win the assembly elections scheduled next year. (HT) Rajagopal Reddy, who quit the Congress on last Thursday, resigned from his assembly membership on Monday. He submitted his resignation to state assembly speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, which the latter accepted immediately. Within an hour, the speaker’s office notified the vacancy for Munugode assembly seat and forwarded it to the Election Commission to conduct the by-election at the earliest. Later in the day Rajagopal Reddy said he will join the Bharatiya Janata Party on August 21 and contest the by-elections, whenever they are held. “It is going to be a battle between dharma and adharma,” he said, adding that the people of the constituency had already made up their mind whom they will vote for. The by-election to Munugode seat is said to be part of the BJP’s strategy to expand its footprints in the districts where it has little presence till now. In December 2018 assembly elections held in N...

As per exit polls, with over 40 percent votes, TRS will win the seat whereas, BJP and Congress will be in second and third position respectively. Munugode exit polls SAS Group, HMR, Third Vision Research and Services, and Trishul Consulting Services have predicted that BJP and Congress will be confined to second and third positions respectively. Parties Percentage TRS 42.13 BJP 31.98 Congress 21.06 Third Vision Research and Services Parties Percentage TRS 48-51 BJP 31-35 Congress 13-15 Trishul Consulting Services Parties Percentage TRS 47 BJP 31 Congress 18 Candidates in the fray There are a total of 47 candidates in the fray but the main contest is among three major players, TRS, BJP and Congress. Congress leader has fielded Palvai Sravanthi Reddy, daughter of former MP Palvai Goverdhan Reddy. Why is Munugode bypoll considered crucial? The Munugode byelection has assumed significance as its outcome would give an edge to the winner ahead of next year’s legislative assembly elections. During the poll campaign, leaders from three parties, TRS, BJP, and Congress were seen leveling allegations against each other. Political parties left no stone unturned to win the seat. They were even seen promising gold to voters. The counting of votes will be taken up on November 6.

For, the by-election in this backward constituency in Nalgonda district is crucial for all the three major parties in the state - the ruling TRS, opposition BJP and the Congress. The TRS, recently renamed as Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), aims to demonstrate its dominance in state politics and go national with a big win here. The message the K Chandrasekhar Rao-led party would like to send at the national level - it can take on the BJP and win. A loss in the bypoll would hamper not only its national plans but also embolden the opposition ahead of the Assembly polls. The BJP, meanwhile, hopes to give a push to its plans to emerge as the alternative to BJP with a victory in Munugode. The party is on a high following its victories in Dubbak and Huzurabad Assembly bypolls and also the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election during the last two years. Even if it ends up as the runner-up behind the TRS, it can still claim to be the main opposition, leaving the Congress to the third spot. For the beleaguered grand old party, it is almost a do or die battle in view of its below par performances in the 2014 and 2018 Assembly elections and the subsequent bypolls. If Congress loses, it would be a double whammy for the party as Munugode was its sitting seat. There is a Left aspect to the contest as well, with the CPI and CPI (M) announcing support to the TRS and actively campaigning for the ruling party's victory. The total number of eligible voters in the predominantly-...