58 contestants in the arena for Jubilee Hills bypoll

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The fig of candidates who are successful the fray for the Jubilee Hills assembly spot has travel down to 58 aft withdrawal by 23 candidates who had filed nominations successfully connected Friday.

On Thursday, the candidature of 81 persons received the stamp of support retired of a full of 211 candidates who filed their nominations.

Sharing the details done a media league connected Friday, Hyderabad District Election Officer R.V. Karnan informed that the 58 candidates volition beryllium seeking votes from 4,01,365 voters of the Jubilee Hills constituency — 2,08,561 men, 1,92,779 women and 25 others.

When compared with the erstwhile elections, determination has been 1.61% summation successful the fig of voters successful the constituency. Among those supra 80 years of age, a full of 3,280 are men and 2,771 are women. Young voters astatine 18-19 years of property fig astatine 6,106 and voters with disabilities astatine 1,891. A full of 95 are NRI voters.

The polling volition beryllium conducted with 4 ballot units and a VVPAT successful each polling booth. Mr. Karnan has informed that each arrangements person been completed successful the 407 polling stations astatine 139 locations successful the constituency. Every polling presumption volition person a voters’ assistance booth and a mobile telephone antagonistic wherever voters whitethorn deposit their mobile phones earlier entering the station. No mobiles volition beryllium allowed wrong the polling station.

For casual recognition, the ballot units volition person photos of the candidates successful colour, and elector slips volition person the serial fig and portion fig successful larger print.

Static surveillance teams and flying squads, 15 each, person been continuously monitoring the tally up to the elections. So far, ₹2.83 crore has been seized successful currency and 512 litres of liquor worthy ₹3.69 lakh has been confiscated. A full of 11 cases person been registered for violating the exemplary codification of conduct. Social media accounts person been kept nether surveillance.

Mr. Karnan warned that ineligible enactment volition beryllium taken if governmental enactment representatives administer the elector slips. Instead, booth level officers are tasked with the job.

Additional Commissioner of Police Tafseer Iqbal, addressing the meet, said paramilitary forces are arriving connected October 27 for enhanced information successful presumption of elections. Eight companies of paramilitary forces volition beryllium deployed astatine the 65 captious polling stations successful the constituency.

Published - October 24, 2025 08:49 p.m. IST

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