Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Khairatabad Bypoll Dispute Sparks Barbs Between Danam and Vijaya Reddy
Danam Nagender and P Vijaya Reddy disagree about a legal case connected to a planned election in Khairatabad.
Nagender says the Election Commission may ask a court to help if the case stops the election.
He says he has already answered claims about his election paperwork and denies being connected to the disputed assets.
He also alleges that some signatures were forged.
Vijaya Reddy says her case is not new and is still before the court.
She says the Election Commission previously told them an election could not happen while the case was pending.
She also says people should not publicly discuss matters being considered by a court.
Former Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender said the Election Commission could approach the court if Vijaya Reddy’s petition obstructed the by-election.
Nagender said his disqualification followed his decision to contest the Lok Sabha elections and that he had anticipated the development.
He said he had explained the disputed election-affidavit allegations to the court and Election Commission, and denied links to the assets.
Nagender alleged that signatures related to the disputed assets were forged.
Vijaya Reddy said her election petition was an existing case and that the Election Commission had said an election could not be held while it remained pending.
- Who
- Former Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender and Khairatabad corporator and Congress leader P Vijaya Reddy.
- What
- They exchanged comments over Reddy’s pending election petition and whether it could affect the Khairatabad Assembly by-election.
- When
- Monday; no calendar date is specified.
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Why
- The disagreement concerns the pending election petition, allegations about Nagender’s election affidavit, and the timing of the by-election.
Danam Nagender
P Vijaya Reddy
Whether the petition could obstruct the by-election
Danam Nagender
Nagender said the Election Commission could approach the court if Reddy’s petition obstructed the by-election, and said he would seek legal advice if necessary.
P Vijaya Reddy
Reddy said the Election Commission had previously informed them that an election could not be conducted while an election petition remained pending.
Status and public discussion of the case
Danam Nagender
Nagender questioned the timing of the petition and said he had addressed the allegations before the court and the Election Commission.
P Vijaya Reddy
Reddy said the petition was not fresh but the same case pending before the court, and that discussing sub judice matters publicly was inappropriate.
Allegations concerning assets and signatures
Danam Nagender
Nagender denied that he or his wife had links to the disputed assets and alleged that the signatures were forged.
P Vijaya Reddy
The article reports no response from Reddy to Nagender’s claims about the assets or signatures.
- Constituency
- Khairatabad Assembly constituency
- Petition
- Vijaya Reddy said it is the same election petition that has remained pending before the court.
- Nagender's position
- He said he had explained the affidavit allegations to the court and the Election Commission.
- Disputed assets
- Nagender denied that he or his wife had any connection to them and alleged the signatures were forged.
- Election Commission
- Reddy said the Commission had previously told them an election could not be conducted while the petition remained pending.
- Court directions
- Nagender said the Supreme Court had already directed that a Khairatabad Assembly by-election be conducted.