Summary:
Following his election to Lok Sabha from Nalgonda constituency, Uttam Kumar Reddy resigned from Assembly, necessitating the by-election for Huzurnagar. Leading the party campaign, he sought votes on the basis of development works undertaken by him in the constituency during last decade. The Congress party then had alliance with TDP, Communist Party of India (CPI) and Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS). Huzurnagar is one of the segments of Nalgonda Lok Sabha seat and in the Lok Sabha elections held in April, Congress had increased its majority to 12,993 votes. TRS campaign also suffered set back as the Chief Minister and TRS president’s only election rally was cancelled due to rains..