Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Residents and MP Push for Secunderabad Cantonment Polls
People living in Secunderabad Cantonment in Hyderabad are asking for local elections to be held.
These elections have been delayed since 2015, and the residents feel that without elected leaders, their area is not being taken care of properly.
They also want better housing for workers who have lived there for a long time.
Some residents are worried about a plan to merge their area with the city's municipal corporation, but they say elections should still be held while this plan is being decided.
A local leader, MP Etala Rajendar, is helping them by talking to the government officials to make these changes happen.
Residents and MP Etala Rajendar demand urgent action on delayed local elections in Secunderabad Cantonment.
Last elections were held in 2015, leaving residents without elected representation for nearly 12 years.
Residents cite breakdown in civic accountability and administrative stagnation due to lack of elections.
Concerns raised over proposed merger of Cantonment civilian areas with municipal corporations.
MP Rajendar also highlights housing concerns for long-serving Cantonment employees.
- Who
- Residents of Secunderabad Cantonment and MP Etala Rajendar
- What
- Demands for local elections, civic governance, and housing rights
- When
- Meetings held on Tuesday, last elections in 2015
- Where
- Secunderabad Cantonment, Hyderabad
- Why
- To address administrative vacuum, civic issues, and housing concerns
- Location
- Secunderabad Cantonment, Hyderabad
- Last Elections
- January 11, 2015
- Residents Affected
- 4.5 lakh
- MP Involved
- Etala Rajendar
- Defence Ministry Official
- Rakesh Mittal
- Key Issues
- Delayed elections, civic governance, housing rights
- Proposed Merger
- Cantonment civilian areas with municipal corporations
- Employee Concerns
- Dilapidated housing for long-serving employees
