Overview
- Election Commission figures show V. Naveen Yadav secured 98,988 votes to Maganti Sunitha’s 74,259, sealing a 24,729-vote margin.
- Turnout was 48.49% with 1,94,631 votes cast, and counting ran 10 rounds at 42 tables under tight security at Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy Stadium.
- AIMIM did not field a candidate and backed the Congress nominee, as the Congress also inducted Mohammed Azharuddin into the state cabinet shortly before the poll.
- Congress leaders framed the win as validation of the government’s welfare agenda and a boost heading into GHMC and other local body contests.
- BRS leaders vowed to continue as the principal opposition and sought scrutiny by alleging irregularities, while the BJP finished a distant third and lost its deposit.