Jittery over his namesake, BJP nominee moves HC for ‘shield’

HYDERABAD: BJP’s Konda Vishweshwar Reddy petitioned Telangana HC Thursday for a directive to EC to eliminate the “unfair” possibility of voters getting “confused” by the presence of a namesake from Forward Bloc among his 42 rivals in the polls to the Chevella LS seat, reports Sagarkumar Mutha.

The ex-MP, among the richest politicians with total declared family assets of Rs 4,568 crore, is No. 2 on the list of candidates that voters will see. The other Konda Vishveshwar Reddy, a resident of Karmanghat in Hyderabad, is No. 5.

The petition urges the court to direct EC to arrange the list in such a way that there are at least 10 other names between the two Kondas. “My email representation to EC in this regard still hasn’t received a response,” the BJP member said.

He said that since BJP, BRS and Congress were vying for the seat, the victory margin could be small. “Even if I lose a few votes on account of this confusion about two people with the exact same name, my chances of winning could be affected.” "It is EC's duty to arrange the ballot in a manner that is easy to understand and eliminates the possibility of confusion," he said.Appearing for EC, counsel Avinash Desai said norms don’t permit EC to make changes to the ballot at this stage. HC directed EC to take a decision on the BJP candidate’s representation soon.

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