Shri Etala Rajender said that the victory in the Council election had proved that the Telangana statehood movement was spreading across the region

Satyanarayana secures a lead of 9,985 votes in Council election

TRS candidate elected from graduates constituency


JUBILANT: TRS candidate and journalist R Satyanarayana surrounded by his supporters after his election to the Legislative Council from the Karimnagar graduates constituency on Monday. — Photo: R.Raju

KARIMNAGAR: TRS candidate and journalist R Satyanarayana has been declared elected as the Legislative Council member from the Karimnagar Graduates Constituency (Karimnagar, Adilabad, Nizamabad and Medak districts) on Monday evening.

The counting for the Karimnagar Graduates Constituency began on Sunday morning and continued till Monday evening. Mr Satyanarayana secured a total of 32,007 and his nearest rival Congress candidate Komatireddy Mohan Reddy secured 22,022 votes. Mr Satyanarayana secured a lead of 9,985 votes in the elections. Former MLC V Jagapathi Rao secured 12,873 votes, while BJP candidate P Venkatanarayana Reddy secured 8937 votes.

Invalid votes

Against a total of 67,965 votes polled, about 2418 votes were invalid. A total of 26 candidates remained in the fray. In the total valid votes of 65,547 the TRS candidate secured 32,007 votes and the quota required was 32,774 votes. But the candidate who secured highest votes in the elections was declared as elected following the directions of the Election Commission.

Speaking on the occasion, the TRS candidate termed the victory as Telangana people's victory. He said that the people of Telangana had once again expressed their demand for Statehood in this election. He demanded the UPA Government to take measures for the formation of Telangana.

TRS district president and Kamalapur MLA Etala Rajender also said that the victory in the Council election had proved that the Telangana statehood movement was spreading across the entire region.

Later, the TRS leaders took out a massive victory rally from the Ambedkar stadium to the Telangana Martyrs Memorial in the town with pomp and gaiety. Mr Satyanarayana and others paid floral tributes at the Martyrs' Memorial.

Local journalists, who expressed their solidarity, also participated in the victory procession.