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Jubilee Hills Bye-Election kicks off - Nominations open today, Polling on Nov 11

Jubilee Hills Bye-Election kicks off - Nominations open today, Polling on Nov 11

Saikiran Y
October 13, 2025

The official update from @IPRTelangana, posted on October 12, 2025, provides a detailed overview of the bye-election for the 61-Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency in Telangana, announced by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and the District Election Officer.

The election schedule begins with the issuance of the gazette notification on October 13, 2025 (Monday), followed by the last date for nominations on October 21, 2025 (Tuesday), scrutiny of nominations on October 22, 2025 (Wednesday), and the final withdrawal date on October 24, 2025 (Friday). Polling is set for November 11, 2025 (Tuesday), with vote counting on November 14, 2025 (Friday), and the entire process must be completed by November 16, 2025 (Sunday).

The electoral roll comprises 3,98,982 general electors, alongside 18 service electors, 95 overseas (NRI) electors, 1,891 persons with disabilities (PwD), and 6,052 voters aged 80 and above, with a gender ratio of 924 females per 1,000 males and an elector population (EP) ratio of 824, averaging 980 voters per polling station. Administratively, Shri Sanjiv Kumar Lal, IRS (2014 batch), serves as the expenditure observer, while the Returning Officer’s office in Shaikpet is fully prepared, with the District Election Officer (@CommissionrGHMC) having reviewed arrangements.

This bye-election, triggered by the death of former BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath on June 8, 2025, due to a heart attack, is a prestige battle among Congress, BRS, and BJP, with BRS potentially leveraging sympathy, Congress aiming to consolidate power, and BJP seeking urban growth ahead of GHMC elections. The Election Commission of India (ECI) ensures transparency through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and VVPATs, as detailed in the Telangana Gazette, while candidate dynamics suggest intense competition, with figures like Mohd. Azharuddin possibly entered the fray.

As nominations open tomorrow, October 13, 2025, with the current date being October 12, 2025, at 09:18 PM IST, political parties are likely finalizing strategies, making this a critical event to watch in Telangana’s political landscape.