TRS Candidates File Nominations For GHMC Polls

A day ahead of closure of nominations 16 members of the ruling TRS party filed their nominations for civic polls here on Saturday. Though the last date of filing nominations is Sunday (January 17), the main political parties are yet to announce their candidates. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted on January 21.
According to the information, the Telugu Desam and the BJP have to share 90 and 60 seats respectively in the combine. The MIM is yet to announce its candidates. Elated over the continuous influx of leaders and workers from other parties into its fold, the TRS was busy with campaigning spree. Having announced 80 candidates in two phases to contest from various areas under GHMC purview, the TRS is yet to announce another 70 members.
Those who filed nominations for corporator posts include Gadwal Vijayalakshmi, daughter of TRS secretary-general K Kesava Rao from Banjara Hills, Vijayashanthi from Malkajgiri (daughter of MLA Kanaka Reddy), Suryanarayana from Jubilee Hills, Bangaru Prakash – Gudimalkapur, Shashakumari – Ameerpet, Dhanunjaya Dayananda Goud – Bouddha Nagar, Hemalatha – Bansilalpet, Aruna Goud – Ramgopalpet, Jagadish Goud -Madhapur, Sanjay Goud – Yusufguda, Akula Rupa Harikrishna – Monda Market, Vijayakumari -Addagutta, Saraswathi -Tarnaka, A Vijayalakshmi -Somajiguda, M A Shafi – Rahmathnagar and Sindhu Adarsh Reddy from Bharathinagar. (NSS)