Akbar Owaisi „les nomination as substitute candidate
Floor leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Telangana legislature Akbaruddin Owaisi led his nomination as a contender for the Hyderabad parliamentary constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Monday. Party chief and sitting MP Asaduddin Owaisi led his nomination papers for the same seat on April 19.
Akbaruddin Owaisi, the brother of Asaduddin Owaisi, is understood to have led his papers as a substitute candidate, as a precautionary measure.
His nomination, submitted in one set, assumes signicance in view of the latest developments in the Surat parliamentary constituency in Guajarat, where the BJP candidate was elected unopposed owing to the rejection of the nomination led by the Congress candidate over a purported signature mismatch.
Mr.Owaisi is among six candidates who led their nominations for Hyderabad constituency on Monday. Two nominations were led on behalf of Indian National Congress too, one by G. Kannaiah Lal and another by Syed Shah Mujahed Hussaini.
Others include M. Johnson from All India Mahila Empowerment Party, Srinivas Yadav Gaddam from Bharat Rashtra Samithi and S.Tulasi from Praja Ektha Party.
Nine nominations each were led for Secunderabad Parliamentary constituency and Secunderabad Cantonment assembly constituency too. G.Niveditha, sister of deceased MLA Lasya Nanditha, also led her nomination for Secunderabad Cantonment representing BRS. Nominations were led by substitute candidates on behalf of Congress and BJP for the same constituency.