Azharuddin’s defeat in Jubilee Hills, Congress’ shock
Congress has got an overwhelming majority in the Telangana Assembly elections. The party has won 83 seats. However, even with this victory, there has been a big setback. Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin has lost the election from the Jubilee Hills seat of Telangana.
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Azharuddin had contested the elections on a Congress ticket. His rival Maganti Gopinath of BRS won by 15,939 votes. Gopinath has received 78,282 votes till the 26th round. Azharuddin has got 62,343 votes. BJP’s Lankala Deepak Reddy stood third with 25,083 votes.
Azharuddin’s defeat is being seen as a major upset. Jubilee Hills is a high-profile seat of Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana. Azharuddin’s victory in this seat was considered important for Congress.
Mohammad Azharuddin: From cricket to politics
Mohammad Azharuddin is considered one of the most successful cricket captains of India. He has left an indelible mark in cricket with his brilliant game. After cricket, Azharuddin also tried his hand in politics and 2009 reached Parliament by winning the Lok Sabha elections from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Azharuddin had contested the 2009 elections on a Congress ticket. Azharuddin also won this election. He defeated Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh of the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections.
After this victory, Azharuddin started being given a lot of importance in Congress. He was also made the working president of the party.
In 2014, Azharuddin got a chance to contest elections from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan. This time he had to face defeat. Azharuddin was defeated by BJP’s Sukhbir Singh Jaunpuria.
In 2023, Azharuddin will contest elections from Telangana’s Jubilee Hills assembly seat. Congress got a majority in this election, but Azharuddin had to face defeat. He was defeated by Maganti Gopinath of BRS.
Azharuddin’s defeat is being seen as a major upset. Jubilee Hills is a high-profile seat of Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana. Azharuddin’s victory in this seat was considered important for Congress.
Azharuddin’s political innings has had ups and downs. But he is a popular leader and still has the potential to move forward in politics.
