Hyderabad: Receiving a total of 57 nominations, the Secunderabad constituency saw the highest number of candidates file their affidavits for the assembly elections. Closely following is Nampally with 56 nominations.
With only 20 persons registering their candidacy, the upscale Jubilee Hills constituency recorded the least, while the total number of nominations received in all of the 15 constituencies in the Hyderabad district stands at 617.
Starting on November 3, Returning Officers in the district received affidavits from candidates for seven days till November 10. As per usual, the flow of nominations remained slow in the first four days. After receiving 86 nominations on November 8, the majority of the candidates filed their papers in the last three days.
All the nominations received will be scrutinized by the election officials on November 13, with the last date of candidate withdrawal being November 15.
Nominations for 13 assembly constituencies of Hyderabad district:
Constituency No. of nominations
Secunderabad 57
Nampally 56
Yakuthpura 54
Goshamahal 54
Musheerabad 52
Malakpet 47
Khairatabad 44
Amberpet 40
Sanathnagar 37
Karwan 35
Sec’bad Cantonment 33
Chandrayangutta 33
Charminar 31
Bahadurpura 24
Jubilee Hills 20
Total 617
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