Summary:
Even after 4 years of separation residents of the seven mandals of Telangana state continue to be voters in three Assembly and two Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana state. The issue has been raised several times in the past in the state Assembly but was brushed aside. Even though they voted for Telangana MLAs and MPs, they are now in Andhra Pradesh. This is an anomaly that needs to be corrected immediately so that elections could be conducted in a proper and fair manner. Marri Shashidhar Reddy, Congress leader in his letter to the Election Commission has said: “The people residing in the seven mandals, which is now in AP, comprised electors in three Assembly constituencies and two Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana during the 2014 elections..