Politics
Telangana notifies Khairatabad seat vacant after disqualification
The Hindu··28 Sept
The Telangana Assembly Secretariat notified Danam Nagender's disqualification from the Khairatabad seat on Monday, clearing the way for a by-election. The step follows a September 18 High Court order under anti-defection rules. Nagender, elected as a BRS MLA, had contested the Secunderabad Lok Sabha poll as a Congress candidate. The Supreme Court refused him interim relief.
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What It Means For You
- Khairatabad is now formally vacant and goes to a fresh election.
- The Election Commission will announce the by-election schedule.
- The High Court tied the disqualification start to April 23, 2024, when he filed the Lok Sabha nomination.
What's Happening
- The Secretariat issued the formal notification on September 28, 2026.
- The High Court order of September 18 stood after the Supreme Court denied relief.
- The anti-defection finding rested on contesting Secunderabad for Congress while elected on a BRS ticket.
The defection timeline
- Nagender was elected from Khairatabad for Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
- He filed a Congress nomination for Secunderabad Lok Sabha, which the High Court treated as the defection trigger date.
- After the Supreme Court left the High Court order in force, the Assembly notified the vacancy.
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