HYDERABAD: A
couple
has got elected in the GHMC polls – for the second time. V Jagadeeshwar Goud won from
Madhapur division
and his wife Poojitha from Hafeezpet.
For Jagadeeshwar, this is a third win. He had got elected from Hafeezpet as a Congress candidate in 2009 and won from Madhapur division in 2016 from TRS. Poojitha won from Hafeezpet in 2016. “We thank the people for having trust in us. We will continue to serve them,” Goud said. On Saturday, they met
Serilingampally MLA Arekapudi Gandhi
to share their victory.
Meanwhile, the kin of some leaders were not as lucky. A relative of animal husbandry minister
Talasani Srinivas Yadav suffered a setback in Ramgopalpet. A Aruna, who was seeking a re-election, didn’t win. Secunderabad Cantonment MLA G Sayanna of TRS could not ensure his daughter Lasya Nandita’s won from Kavadiguda. Uppal TRS MLA Bethi Subhash Reddy’s wife Bethi Swapna Reddy suffered a defeat too. Swapna Reddy was seeking a re-election from Habsiguda division, but lost.
Sushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyde...
Read MoreSushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.
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