Palla Rajeshwar retains seat – The Hindu

TRS MLC Palla Rajeshwar Reddy, whose term ends on 31 March, who retained his seat in the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduate Constituency, given the need for the current election.

He won by a majority of 12806 votes in his first contender counting war, mixing his first contender votes, eliminating 69 other candidates, and second preference votes.

Returning Officer Prashant J Patil, 69th candidate M. of Telangana Jan Samiti. After nearly five hours of process to end Kodandaram, the results were declared at around 11 am on Saturday and voted on two competing candidates of their final preference.

Shri Rajeshwar Reddy started the first day and collected 1,10,840 first preference votes in seven batches of counting. His immediate contenders were Mr. Mallanna (83,290) and M.J. of TJS. While Kodandaram (70,072) remained a threat during all phases, the already established 27,550 votes of the current MLC gave him the throne.

While Mr. Rajeshwar Reddy’s margin remained largely unchanged, from the end of first preference votes to the 69th round of termination and counting of second preference votes, his immediate runners-up Mr. Mallanna and Mr. Kodandaram had an expected majority of 24,579 votes. Proved to be correct from He collected 24,814 and 32,812 additional votes by the same stage.

But the final and the 70th round ended the conflict. Mr. Rajeshwar Reddy got 29,128 votes and Mr. Mallana got 40,901 second preference votes from Mr. Kodandaram’s ballot. Mr. Mallanna’s tally stayed at 1,49,005 votes and the former won by a total of 1,61,811 votes.

Even before the result was announced, Mr. Mallanna addressed a press conference at around 10 am, and said that the graduates of the overall constituency did their job well, but fake votes and spending 100 crores left Palla Rajeshwar Reddy Won. Election.”

Stating that no political party was in favor of the people in Telangana, Mr. Mallanna also said that he along with his team would undertake a 6,000-km trek across the state in the coming days. He has given Dr. Cited the words of BR Ambedkar as a guiding mantra: “Political power is the master key (to open the doors of progress and self-respect).”