Justice Prevails : EC asked to hold by-elections in Sircilla and Vemulawada
The Andhra Pradesh High Court Wednesday asked the Election Commission to hold by-elections to two assembly seats in Telangana along with 10 other seats going to polls July 27.
The court passed the orders on a petition by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) challenging the decision of the Election Commission not to hold by-polls to Sircilla and Vemulawada assembly constituencies in view of some election petitions pending in the court.
The Election Commission June 21 announced an election schedule for 10 assembly seats but not in these two seats.
TRS general secretary K. Yadagiri Reddy said in his petition that the Election Commission had no power to defer the by-elections.
The petition pointed out to the court that the elections can be put off only if the situation is not conducive to holding them or if the general elections were scheduled within a year.
He argued that once the speaker of an assembly declares a seat as vacant and conveys this to the Election Commission, it becomes the statutory duty of the election panel to conduct the polls within six months.
The seats fell vacant in February after all 10 legislators of TRS and one each of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Telugu Desam Party resigned over the demand for separate statehood to Telangana region.
TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao’s son K. Tarakarama Rao was elected from Sircilla constituency in last year’s elections by a thin majority of 171 votes. A petitioner has claimed that the votes were not counted properly.
In Vemulawada, Ch. Ramesh of TDP was elected but a contestant filed a petition contending that Ramesh was not a citizen of India.
Bharath
Jul 01, 2010 @ 00:15:03
this time there is something really behind with T movement. No matter how strong the distractor is and what they say, JUSTICE pravaild one more time…
Amara veerula aatmalu goshistunnai…1969 – 2009
AbdulMuqtadir Syed
Jul 01, 2010 @ 00:24:24
Come on Telanganites, this is one more opportunity in addition to the 10 earlier announced constituencies, show your power to the traitors by electing those resigned for T. No single vote should go anywhere outside, PLEASE ACCEPT any gift, money, madira or any other sort of offers from the congress and tdp but when you go to vote just VOTE for TRS. Consider for a short while TRS is Telangana and Telangana is TRS and vote for the party.
suresh reddy
Jul 01, 2010 @ 00:42:43
Still congress will win. They have the capability to change the EVMs.
suresh reddy
Jul 01, 2010 @ 00:48:20
Intelligence reports indicate that DS might not win in Nizamabad.
Poor guy. Last time YS defeated him this time his own people.
sree
Jul 01, 2010 @ 06:02:54
TRS is going to win all seats..No doubt about that. T-people are aware of all traits exhibited by all T cong,tdp leaders after dec 9th. They definately not in a mood to trust any of these idiots. This election will be an eye opener to everyone, local, non local,state level,national level..everywhere. So, T-people, let's go and vote. Every vote to TRS will get us closer to our dream. i.e our own state ruled by our own people.
Jai KCR, Jai TRS, Jai telangana.
Javed Khan
Jul 01, 2010 @ 15:44:56
Good news, even EC has approved this, elections will be held for 12 seats now.
Shame on Anti Telangana jokers.
RamanRao
Jul 01, 2010 @ 19:01:58
News from a eminent Telangana leader (Ponnam) is that "Harish Rao was behind this conspiracy". He wants to safeguard his position in the party by putting a check to KTR and Kavitha.
a telanganite
Jul 01, 2010 @ 19:17:05
ponnam is supplied with good "ponnus" at Delhi to sing in that tune.
sangam
Jul 01, 2010 @ 19:37:38
this is another victory for trs and talanganites. now the victories by winning all the by elctions. final getting TELANGANA SOON.
a telanganite
Jul 01, 2010 @ 20:09:05
suresh reddy,
similarly last time tdp/congress resorted to match fixing and defeated trs,just as ysr colluded with bjp fellows to defeat DS.This time DS will be defeated by the ppl and similarly all tdp/congress fellows will loose their deposits.
a telanganite
Jul 01, 2010 @ 20:52:13
A reliable news from a prominent coastal congress leader,is lagadapati and kavuri plus some of the builders of hyderabad collected 500 crores and gave to ponnam and gang to spread false propaganda and weaken trs,becz this bypoll is real testor to the realestate field and all those hoping on skc that it will give report favouring UAP.
Telanganaforever
Jul 01, 2010 @ 22:28:49
"eminent Telangana leader (Ponnam)"
Ponnam is a joker just like chiru. He is not eminent telangana leader.
Krishna
Jul 02, 2010 @ 00:56:03
I am voting for Congress and I recommend voting for Cong/BJP as vote for TRS is waste of taxpayer money. They will resign again to prove 'SOMETHING' and does NOT change anything. There will be NO focus on development and every day will be used to create division and hatred among people. Only cong and BJP can stop TRS's civil war.
Gautam reddy
Jul 02, 2010 @ 00:58:37
Dear Admin
Telanganaforever is insulting the Telangana leaders. Please give him a warning
AbdulMuqtadir Syed
Jul 02, 2010 @ 02:04:45
@Suresh, Gautam and others who oppose T.
Brothers, See the comment of Suresh how it is liked by the people of T. This is the stand of every Telanganaite we DO NOT TOLERATE anti T remarks at the same time WE ACCEPT and COMMEND anything / anybody favouring T irrespective of his past present and future.
This is the real honest of the people of T towards the state. This is what I have said repeatedly, I admire anybody who supports T nothing else nothing more.
Thomassheep
Jul 03, 2010 @ 04:25:28
Parties (Congress and TDP) who collude to defeat Telangana voice, will loose their deposits is the prime objective of this elections and a stern caveat to anti-telanganites or SA rulers.
Jai TELANGANA
Jai Telangana
Jul 03, 2010 @ 04:57:08
@Krishna
What changes we can except if we vote Congress? corruption is the only one I can feel.
Everytime only KCR is proactive for telangana, like now going to court for two assembly seats. Here we should understand EC listen to corrupted congress party.
EC and police departments never dare to take an action on MIM leaders, today a FIR has been booked on Vijayasanthi's statement.