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EC won’t notify Khairatabad bypoll until election petition resolved
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, 1 October 2026, told the Telangana High Court that it will not issue a notification for a by-election to the Khairatabad Assembly constituency until a pending election petition is adjudicated. ECI standing counsel Avinash Desai assured the court that the seat would not be treated as a casual vacancy.
The seat fell vacant after the High Court disqualified MLA Danam Nagender. Congress leader P Vijaya Reddy, who lost to Nagender in the 2023 election, had filed the election petition seeking to have his election declared void and to be declared the winner herself. The court directed the ECI to file an affidavit and adjourned the case to Tuesday, 29 September (The Hindu) or 6 October (Times of India).
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Hindu and Times of India both report the ECI's submission to the High Court neutrally, leading with the same key assurance: no bypoll notification until the election petition is settled. Both attribute the core argument to senior counsel Vedula Venkataramana and the ECI's concurring stand to standing counsel Avinash Desai. The coverage is uniform straight reporting, the only discrepancy is the adjourned date, The Hindu says Tuesday, 29 September, while the Times of India says 6 October. The disagreement likely stems from a reporting error or a later revision of the date in court. The bench has directed the ECI to file a formal affidavit confirming its stand.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): thehindu.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
