Ministers for Major Industries J. Geeta Reddy who is contesting from the Zaheerabad (SC) Assembly seat has been testing her luck for the first time from this constituency. Earlier, she represented Gajwel Assembly constituency which was de-reserved during delimitation.
With more than 30 per cent Muslim voters, Zaheerabad was a Congress stronghold ever since 1957 when the constituency was formed. Except in 1994 when Ch. Baganna was elected as the TDP candidate, the Congress has won this seat in ten elections. Former Minister late M. Bagareddy created a record of sorts by getting elected from here seven times consecutively. In the last two elections, Cooperation Minister Mohd. Fariduddin represented the constituency.
Ms. Geeta Reddy will face Y. Narottam of TDP and D. Vasanth Kumar of Praja Rajyam besides BSP (AP) president Nalla Suryaprakash and P. Rajakumar of BJP. Being a non-local in the constituency, she is facing a tough time and the Opposition parties have been exploiting this to their advantage.
“Geeta Reddy never stays here even if we get her elected. She is not accessible also. If we have to meet her we need to go to Hyderabad. It will be useful for us if we elect a local person,” says Bucahaiah, who runs a photo studio. His argument was supported by Basheer and others who stood nearby.
On the other hand, Mr. Narottam, who was earlier a divisional engineer in the Irrigation Department, did some groundwork in the constituency even while in service. This, according to locals, has made people trust him as someone who would be more accessible.
Praja Rajyam’s Vasanth Kumar had been championing the farmers’ cause and even undertook a padayatra till New Delhi to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister to highlight farmers’ problems.
With more than 30 per cent Muslim voters, Zaheerabad was a Congress stronghold ever since 1957 when the constituency was formed. Except in 1994 when Ch. Baganna was elected as the TDP candidate, the Congress has won this seat in ten elections. Former Minister late M. Bagareddy created a record of sorts by getting elected from here seven times consecutively. In the last two elections, Cooperation Minister Mohd. Fariduddin represented the constituency.
Ms. Geeta Reddy will face Y. Narottam of TDP and D. Vasanth Kumar of Praja Rajyam besides BSP (AP) president Nalla Suryaprakash and P. Rajakumar of BJP. Being a non-local in the constituency, she is facing a tough time and the Opposition parties have been exploiting this to their advantage.
“Geeta Reddy never stays here even if we get her elected. She is not accessible also. If we have to meet her we need to go to Hyderabad. It will be useful for us if we elect a local person,” says Bucahaiah, who runs a photo studio. His argument was supported by Basheer and others who stood nearby.
On the other hand, Mr. Narottam, who was earlier a divisional engineer in the Irrigation Department, did some groundwork in the constituency even while in service. This, according to locals, has made people trust him as someone who would be more accessible.
Praja Rajyam’s Vasanth Kumar had been championing the farmers’ cause and even undertook a padayatra till New Delhi to submit a memorandum to the Prime Minister to highlight farmers’ problems.
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