Owaisi's AIMIM Wins Hyderabad Local Body MLC Polls

The campaign for Hyderabad Local Body MLC polls period saw heightened political tensions, with the BJP accusing both the Congress and BRS of indirectly supporting AIMIM by not fielding candidates.

According to official figures, 88 votes were cast in the poll with Effendi securing a commanding 63 votes against Rao’s 25.

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Mirza Riyaz Ul Hassan Effendi of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) emerged victorious in the election for the Hyderabad Local Authorities' seat in Telangana Legislative Council, defeating BJP candidate N Goutham Rao. The election, held on April 23, saw a direct contest between the AIMIM and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as the ruling Congress and the main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) opted to stay out of the race.

Effendi Secures Second Term As MLC

According to official figures, 88 votes were cast in the poll with Effendi securing a commanding 63 votes against Rao’s 25, as per a report on PTI. A total of 112 individuals were eligible to vote, including 81 corporators from the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and 31 ex-officio members such as MLAs, MPs, and sitting MLCs.

Effendi has now secured a second term as MLC with his previous six-year tenure ending last month alongside four other MLCs, reported IANS. In the recent elections through the MLAs’ quota, Congress secured three seats, while its ally CPI won one. The remaining seat went to BRS—all elected unopposed.

AIMIM's latest win holds strategic importance ahead of the upcoming Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, scheduled for early next year. The party has either governed or played a pivotal role in GHMC leadership for over 40 years.

Vote counting began at 8 a.m. on Friday at the GHMC headquarters. Party president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi, along with his brother Akbaruddin Owaisi, who leads the party in the Telangana Assembly, cast their votes along with the rest of the electoral body.

Meanwhile, The campaign period saw heightened political tensions, with the BJP accusing both the Congress and BRS of indirectly supporting AIMIM by not fielding candidates. The BJP further criticised the two parties for enabling what it called a "communal" party to win unchallenged.