GHMC polls: TRS sweeps IT corridor, Chandrababu Naidu’s pride

TRS’ sweep has been attributed to the two-bedroom scheme, water supply, fewer power cuts and better law and order.

Hyderabad: The TRS swept all 10 divisions in the IT corridor, the apple in the eye of TD president and AP Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Voters from divisions like Miyapur, Chandanagar, Vivekanandanagar and Allwyn Colony voted for the TRS. IT professionals welcomed the results. IT employee S. Vijay Kumar said that the initiatives taken by IT minister K.T. Rama Rao had attracted the voters.

“Hitech City gave IT students an opportunity in software companies whereas T-Hub is encouraging them to establish their own IT companies. The government is fulfilling their dreams by providing incubators,” he said.

TS IT Association president Sundeep Kumar Maktala said the initiatives taken up by the government on security and women’s protection had led to the TRS victory. “We are travelling in cabs which have ‘My car is safe’ stickers. The Society for Cyberabad Security Council in the IT corridor, SHE teams to prevent eve-teasing and special security for the IT corridor have reassured IT employees,” he said.

No votes from native wards Most of the defeated candidates from the 10 divisions in the IT corridor could not swing the votes in their native wards. Gachibowli division was bagged by TRS’ K. Saibaba, a native of Khajaguda.

His opponent Ch Rama Rao of the BJP got got less than 15 per cent votes at his native Rayadurgam.

Gachibowli recorded 47.21 per cent voting but the native places of the two contenders topped 60 per cent. Voters from Congress strongholds including Anjaiah Nagar, Siddiq Nagar, Rajivnagar Vaddera Basti voted for the TRS.

In Kondapur, TRS winner Shaik Hameed Patel is a native of Kondapur located near the UoH. His rival, Telugu Desam ex-corporator Neelam Ravinder Mudiraj, is a native of Kothaguda. Mr Mudiraj got just 25 per cent of votes in his native booths.

Madhapur, the heart of the IT corridor, had three contenders: Locals V. Jagadeeswar Goud (TRS) and E. Srinivas Yadav (TD) and Mr G. Narasimha Yadav (Congress) from Izzathnagar near Hitech.

Mr Narsimha Yadav, who was a key leader of Serilingampally constituency, got less than 15 per cent votes at his native place. The Telugu Desam gained more votes with the help of Mr Yadav’s cousin G. Jangaiah Yadav.

Mr Srinivas Yadav of the TD got fewer votes in his native polling booths. In Hafeezpet division, TD candidate Shahanaz Begum’s husband and senior local leader Mohammad Akther played key role in Telugu Desam winning the erstwhile Serilingampally municipality.

Although Hafeezpet is a Telugu Desam stronghold where the party has a Muslim votebank, Ms Shahanaz Begum got less than 20 per cent votes at her native polling booths. TRS winner Pujitha Jagadeeswar got 45 per cent of votes from the division.