Telangana Ministers Deliver as Congress Sweeps Constituencies
HYDERABAD: Ministers put up a strong show in the municipal elections, delivering decisive victories for the Congress in their constituencies.
Entrusted with overseeing polls across parliamentary segments, ministers simultaneously focused on their home constituencies. The strategy helped the party secure comfortable wins in most segments, with results largely favouring the Congress.
In the constituency of Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, the Congress alliance won 21 of 22 wards in Madhira, including 18 secured directly by the Congress.
In Dharmapuri constituency, represented by minister Adluri Lakshman Kumar, the Congress won all 15 wards, recording a 100% strike rate.
Ministers Uttam Kumar Reddy, Sridhar Babu, Jupally Krishna Rao, Vakiti Srihari, Ponnam Prabhakar and Damodar Rajanarsimha also posted strong performances in their respective constituencies.
Elections were not held in the constituencies of ministers Tummala Nageswara Rao (Khammam) and Konda Surekha (Warangal East).
Ward-wise performance in ministers’ constituencies
Komatireddy Venkat Reddy – Nalgonda Corporation: 27 of 48 wards
Bhatti Vikramarka – Madhira: 21 of 22 wards
Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy – Yedulapuram: 24 of 32 wards
Uttam Kumar Reddy – Huzurnagar: 19 of 28 wards
Sridhar Babu – Kollapur: 16 of 19 wards
Ponnam Prabhakar – Manthani: 11 of 13 wards
Adluri Lakshman Kumar – Husnabad: 20 wards (all)
Vakiti Srihari – Makthal: 13 of 16 wards
Adluri Lakshman Kumar – Dharmapuri: 15 of 15 wards
Damodar Rajanarsimha – Andole: 16 of 20 wards
Seethakka – Mulugu: 12 of 20 wards
Vivek Venkataswamy – Chennur: 11 of 18 wards
Jupally Krishna Rao – 16 wards
The results underline the Congress’s organisational control in constituencies represented by its ministers.
