1333 candidates in fray for GHMC elections

As many as 1,333 candidates are in fray from 150 wards of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, as per the final list released by the GHMC on Friday evening.

TRS is the only party which has fielded candidates from all 150 divisions. Except Chawni division, Congress too is contesting from remaining 149 wards. TDP is cnotesting from 95, BJP – 66, MIM – 60, BSP – 55, Lok Satta – 26, CPM – 22, CPI – 21, MBT – 20, Other Registered parties – 29 and as many as 640 independents are in fray.

Ward 45-Jangammet has maximum of 28 candidates followed by, 129-Suraram (21), 139 – East Anand Bagh (18), 9- Ramanthapur (17), 120 -Balanagar (17), 22-Chaitanyapuri and 119 – Old Bowenpally (16 each), 8-Lingojiguda, 130-Subash Nagar and 140 – Malkajgiri (15 each), 5- Mallapur, 81- Nallakunta and 87- Ramnagar (14 each) and 99-Vengalrao Nagar, 117-Moosapet, 136 – Neredmet and 138 – Moula Ali (13 each).

Eight wards have least number of four candidates in the fray. They are 29-Chawani, 47-Nawab Sahab Kunta, 57-Sulemannagar, 64-Dattatreya Nagar, 67-Golconda, 69-Nanal Nagar, 74-Ahmed Nagar and 110 – Chandanagar. (INN)