Congress selects candidates for two Telangana Graduates’ constituencies
India’s Congress party has finalised candidates for two forthcoming biennial elections to the Legislative Council from Graduates’ constituencies. AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge approved Sama Rammohan Reddy for Mahabubnagar–Ranga Reddy–Hyderabad and Ramreddy Sarvotham Reddy for Nalgonda–Khammam–Warangal.
The Congress party has finalised its candidates for two forthcoming biennial elections to the Legislative Council from Graduates’ constituencies in Telangana. A press release issued by All India Congress Committee general secretary K.C. Venugopal said AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge had approved the nominations.
Sama Rammohan Reddy will contest from the Mahabubnagar–Ranga Reddy–Hyderabad Graduates’ constituency, while Ramreddy Sarvotham Reddy has been selected for the Nalgonda–Khammam–Warangal Graduates’ constituency. The announcement identifies the party’s nominees for the two seats but the supplied material does not provide further details about the election timetable, the candidates’ backgrounds or the number of other contestants. The biennial elections will be held to fill seats representing graduates in the Legislative Council.
Such constituencies are made up of eligible graduates registered to vote in the relevant areas. The nominations were announced in a release dated Tuesday, with the publication recording the announcement at 11:52 p.m. on September 29, 2026.
The Congress decision gives the party named candidates in both constituencies ahead of the poll process. The source material does not state whether the party has announced candidates for any other Graduates’ constituencies or describe its campaign plans. It also does not include a response from the candidates, rival parties or election authorities.
Further information on nominations, polling arrangements and the final list of contestants was not provided in the material supplied.
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