# Khairatabad seat vacant after Danam Nagender disqualification notified

2026-09-28T15:47:44+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

The Telangana Legislative Assembly Secretariat has formally notified the disqualification of Danam Nagender as MLA from the Khairatabad constituency, making the seat vacant and paving the way for a by-election. The notification was published in the Telangana Gazette on September 26, following a Telangana High Court order on September 18 that disqualified Nagender under the anti-defection law. The High Court held that Nagender, elected on a BRS ticket in 2023, had defected by contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Secunderabad as a Congress candidate. The court set aside the Assembly Speaker's earlier decision in his favour. The Supreme Court upheld the disqualification and refused relief. Nagender's disqualification is effective from April 23, 2024, the date he filed his Lok Sabha nomination. The by-election must be held within six months. BRS working president K T Rama Rao welcomed the verdict and said other MLAs who crossed over would also face disqualification. Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao called it a victory for democracy and demanded that MLAs who joined Congress resign. Congress, BRS and BJP have begun preliminary preparations for the bypoll. The Election Commission will announce the poll schedule.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Coverage is uniform straight reporting across all sources. The story is driven by the formal gazette notification, with outlets attributing facts to the High Court judgment, Supreme Court order, and political reactions. The bypoll deadline, now between February and March 2027, is the concrete next step. The High Court is yet to rule on defection cases involving nine other BRS MLAs who switched to Congress, with hearings likely in early October 2026.

## Coverage

- thehindu.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telanganas-khairatabad-seat-falls-vacant-as-assembly-secretriat-notifies-danam-nagenders-disqualification/article71519699.ece>
  Straight factual report on disqualification notification
- siasat.com (neutral report) <https://www.siasat.com/khairatabad-assembly-seat-officially-declared-vacant-3549507/>
  Factual report with background on Speaker's ruling
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/danam-nagender-disqualified-as-telangana-mla-khairatabad-seat-declared-vacant-from-april-2024/articleshow/134544098.cms>
  Detailed report on bypoll implications and political preparations
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/khairatabad-seat-declared-vacant-bypoll-battle-set-to-begin/articleshow/134548979.cms>
  Detailed report on bypoll implications and political preparations

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