Archive · 7 Oct 2026
ECI Says Khairatabad Byelection Waits for Petition Disposal
The Election Commission of India has told the Telangana High Court that it will wait before taking steps toward a byelection in Khairatabad.
A court case about the 2023 election in that area is still pending.
P. Vijaya Reddy filed that case to challenge Danam Nagender’s election.
She says information about the property of his family members was not properly disclosed.
The court asked the Election Commission to put its position in writing.
The commission submitted an affidavit saying it would wait until the case is decided.
It also pointed to a 2010 Supreme Court judgment about similar situations.
The byelection will not proceed while the petition remains unresolved, according to the affidavit.
The Election Commission of India filed an affidavit in the Telangana High Court saying it would not take further steps to conduct the Khairatabad Assembly byelection until a pending election petition is disposed of.
The petition was filed by P. Vijaya Reddy, who challenged Danam Nagender’s election in the 2023 Assembly polls.
Reddy argued that Nagender had insufficiently disclosed property details about his kin.
The High Court directed the ECI’s counsel on October 1 to submit the commission’s position in an affidavit by October 6.
The ECI also cited a 2010 Supreme Court judgment concerning byelections in constituencies where an earlier election’s validity is under challenge.
- Who
- The Election Commission of India, P. Vijaya Reddy, and Danam Nagender.
- What
- The ECI told the Telangana High Court it would take no further steps to conduct the Khairatabad byelection until Reddy’s election petition is disposed of.
- When
- The affidavit was submitted on Tuesday, after the High Court’s October 1 direction; the court had set October 6 as the deadline.
- Where
- The Telangana High Court; the byelection concerns the Khairatabad Assembly segment in Hyderabad.
- Why
- Reddy’s petition challenging Nagender’s 2023 election remains pending and alleges insufficient disclosure of his kin’s property details.
- Constituency
- Khairatabad Assembly segment
- Petitioner
- P. Vijaya Reddy
- Election challenged
- Danam Nagender’s election in the 2023 Assembly polls
- Petition claim
- Insufficient disclosure about the property details of Nagender’s kin
- Court direction
- On October 1, the High Court directed the ECI’s counsel to file an affidavit by October 6
- ECI position
- It will not take further steps to conduct the byelection until the petition is disposed of
- Judgment cited
- A 2010 Supreme Court judgment, identified in the article as ECI v. TRS