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In 1 of the biggest upsets successful Telangana Assembly elections, BJP campaigner from Kamareddy Katipally Venkataramana Reddy defeated BRS President and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and the TPCC main A. Revanth Reddy, who is present a superior contender for the apical post.
The BJP person is existent elephantine slayer of the Assembly elections successful Telangaana, having made his governmental debut with specified a stunning triumph implicit 2 towering governmental personalities.
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The BJP campaigner won by a borderline of 6741.
The winning BJP campaigner secured 66,652 votes, the Chief Minister adjacent with 59,911 votes, portion the TPCC main got 54,916 votes. The full polled votes were 1,90,239.
Mr. Venkataramana Reddy’s triumph reminds 1 of the giant-killing enactment of Congress person J. Chittaranjan Das, who defeated erstwhile TDP Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao successful 1989 elections from Kalwakurthy constituency successful past Mahabubnagar district.
The Chief Minister came second, portion Mr. Revanth Reddy, aft starring successful the archetypal rounds, conceded crushed towards the fag extremity of the counting.
At the opening of the predetermination run it appeared similar David taking connected the Goliaths of the politics. But, the effect has proved that helium is the Bahubali of the electoral battle.
A combatant to the core, Venkataramana Reddy successful his 2 decennary agelong governmental vocation has been with the BRS (earlier TRS) arsenic its ZP president of Nizamabad. Differing with the enactment helium came retired and joined the YSR Congress Party for sometime earlier deciding to support retired of authorities for fewer years.
In the past 3 years, helium has been with the BJP and built a cleanable rapport with the radical of the constituency taking up their issues. He archetypal came into announcement erstwhile helium took up the origin of the Anganwadi workers. A rally with 15,000 Anganwadi workers successful Kamareddy virtually shook the administration.
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His estimation and accessibility to the locals circular the timepiece is what endeared him to the electorate. Even successful his campaign, radical voluntarily attended his meetings and expressed their unfastened support.
Mr. Venkataramana Reddy minced nary words erstwhile helium took connected the BRS Government connected the contented masterplan for Kamareddy. Stating that helium would not budge an inch till the maestro program connection was withdrawn, the BJP person resorted to indefinite accelerated and besides gave a telephone for Chalo Gajwel which drew immense effect till the constabulary detained him.
As the agitation for withdrawal of maestro program gained momentum the BRS Government had to intervene and denote that the connection is kept successful acold storage. He is credited with bring the Government connected its knees connected this contented and radical person openly acknowledged it.
Speaking to The Hindu during the predetermination run past month, Mr. Venkataramana Reddy openly challenged whether KCR and Revanth Reddy would beryllium accessible to the radical of Kamareddy, if astatine each they won.
“I americium pucca local and they are non-locals,” helium had repeatedly asserted during his interaction.
This 1 assertion seemed to person gone down good with the people.
