Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Khairatabad Bypoll Held Up by Pending Election Petition
The Khairatabad Assembly seat is vacant, so a new election might normally be held.
However, P. Vijaya Reddy is challenging the earlier election result in court.
She says Danam Nagender did not properly list some family assets in his election paperwork.
She wants the court to cancel his election and recognize her instead.
Nagender was later disqualified, and the Supreme Court did not overturn that decision.
The Election Commission said it will wait before announcing a new election.
The Telangana High Court is still considering Reddy’s case.
The court will hear the matter again on October 6.
The Election Commission told the Telangana High Court it will not notify the Khairatabad by-election until P. Vijaya Reddy’s election petition is decided.
Reddy’s 2024 petition challenges Danam Nagender’s 2023 election victory and seeks her declaration as the elected representative.
Reddy alleges Nagender omitted material details about his wife’s and dependents’ assets in his Form-26 affidavit.
Nagender was disqualified after a Telangana High Court judgment, and the constituency was declared vacant from April 23, 2024; the Supreme Court later dismissed his appeal.
The High Court posted Reddy’s writ petition for October 6 and directed the Election Commission to file its assurance formally.
- Who
- P. Vijaya Reddy, Danam Nagender, the Election Commission of India, and the Telangana High Court are involved.
- What
- The Election Commission will delay notifying the Khairatabad Assembly by-election while Reddy’s election petition remains pending.
- When
- Nagender’s election was held in 2023; Reddy filed her petition in 2024; the constituency was declared vacant from April 23, 2024; the next hearing is scheduled for October 6.
- Where
- The dispute concerns the Khairatabad Assembly constituency and is being heard by the Telangana High Court in Hyderabad.
- Why
- Reddy alleges that Nagender suppressed material information about his wife’s and dependents’ assets in his Form-26 affidavit.
Vijaya Reddy’s Legal Position
Election Commission’s Position
Timing of the by-election
Vijaya Reddy’s Legal Position
Reddy argues that Khairatabad should not be treated as a casual vacancy and that the Election Commission cannot conduct a by-election while her election petition is pending.
Election Commission’s Position
The Election Commission told the High Court that it will notify the vacancy and proceed with the by-election only after the election petition is disposed of.
Validity of the 2023 election
Vijaya Reddy’s Legal Position
Reddy seeks to invalidate Nagender’s election, alleging that his Form-26 affidavit omitted material information about his wife’s and dependents’ assets, and asks to be declared elected.
Election Commission’s Position
The Commission’s submission addressed the timing of the by-election; the High Court has not yet decided Reddy’s underlying election petition.
- Constituency
- Khairatabad Assembly constituency
- Challenged election
- Danam Nagender’s 2023 Assembly election
- Petitioner
- Former corporator and Congress leader P. Vijaya Reddy
- Petition filed
- 2024
- Main allegation
- Suppression of material information about the assets of Nagender’s wife and dependents
- Election Commission position
- The by-election will not be notified until the election petition is disposed of
- Next hearing
- October 6
