Overview

• Police registered a case at Madhura Nagar Police Station against Jubilee Hills Congress leader Naveen Yadav after a complaint from Electoral Registration Officer G. Rajinikanth Reddy.
• Yadav is accused of distributing voter ID cards and attempting to influence voters, which authorities say constitutes inducement under election law.
• The case cites sections of the penal code and the Representation of the People Act, including BNS Sections 170, 171 and 174 and RPA Sections 123(1) and 123(2) on corrupt practices.
• Investigators acted after a Telugu daily carried photographs of a Madhura Nagar event where voter ID cards were handed out, and the probe remains ongoing.
• The by-election for Jubilee Hills is scheduled for November 11 with counting on November 14, the Model Code of Conduct is in force, and BRS has named Maganti Sunitha while Congress has yet to finalize its nominee with Yadav seen as a frontrunner.