BJP’s first list of 52 candidates for Telangana Assembly polls is out

Telangana BJP releases 1st list of 52 candidates for Assembly polls 2023. List includes former president and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar, former Minister Eatala Rajender, Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Aravind, Adilabad MP Soyam Babu Rao, Goshamahal MLA T. Raja Singh, Dubbak MLA M. Raghunandan Rao, 19 Backward Classes, 19 forward castes, 8 SCs, 6 STs and 12 women.

Telangana Assembly election 2023

The first list of Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) candidates contesting the Assembly elections is finally out with 52 names cleared by the central election committee under the presidentship of Jagat Prakash Nadda and also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and all other members of the committee on October 22.

As was expected, former president and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar will be contesting from the Karimnagar constituency, former Minister and election campaign coordination committee chairman Eatala Rajender will be taking on Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao at Gajwel besides his own constituency of Huzurabad. Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Aravind will be contesting from Koratla and Adilabad MP Soyam Babu Rao will be contesting from Boath.

Goshamahal MLA T. Raja Singh, whose suspension was revoked a short while ago, will be contesting from the same constituency. Incidentally, he was the only MLA elected from the party in the 2018 elections. Dubbak MLA M. Raghunandan Rao who won a bye-election, will be contesting from the same constituency, while former MLA Chintala Ramchandra Reddy will be once again trying his luck from the Khairatabad constituency. Another noted candidate is the elder brother of BRS Minister Erraballi Dayakar Rao, Erraballi Pradeep Rao getting a ticket for Warangal East.

Other names cleared by the central committee are: Sirpur Dr. Palvai Harish Babu, Bellampalli (SC) Amarajula Sridevi, Khanapur (ST) Ramesh Rathod, Adilabad Payal Shankar, Nirmal Aleti Maheshwar Reddy, Mudhole Ramarao Patel, Armur Paidi Rakesh Reddy, Jukkal (SC) T. Aruna Tara, Kamareddy K. Venkata Ramana Reddy, Nizamabad Urban Dhanpal Suryanaryana Gupta, Balkonda Annapurnamma Aleti.

Jagtial Dr. Boga Sravani, Dharmapuri (SC) S. Kumar, Ramagundam Kandula Sandhya Rani, Choppadandi (SC) Bodiga Shobha, Sircilla Rani Rudrama Reddy, Manakondur (SC) Arepalli Mohan, Narsapur Erragolla Murali Yadav, Patancheru T. Nandhishwar Goud, Dubbak Madavaneni Raghunandan Rao, Quthbullapur Kuna Srisailam Goud, Ibrahimpatnam Nomula Dayanand Goud, Maheshwaram Andela Ramulu Yadav.

Karwan Amar Singh, Charminar Megha Rani, Chandrayangutta Satyanarayana Mudiraj, Yakutpura Veerender Yadav, Bahdurpura Y. Naresh Kumar, Kalwakurthy Thalloju Achary, Kollapur Shri Aelleni Sudhakar Rao, Nagarjuna Sagar Lankanala Niveditha Reddy, Suryapet Sankineni Venkateshwar Rao. Bhongir Gudur Narayana Reddy.