2002 Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election explained

Election Name:2002 Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election
Country:India
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1986 Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election
Previous Year:1986
Next Election:2009 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election
Next Year:2009
Seats For Election:All 99 elected seats in the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad
Majority Seats:50
Turnout:53%[1]
Leader1:Mir Zulfiqar Ali
Party1:All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
Alliance1:None
Seats1:34
Swing1: 4
Leader2:Teegala Krishna Reddy
Party2:Telugu Desam Party
Alliance2:National Democratic Alliance
Seats2:22
Swing2: 2
Leader4:Danam Nagender
Party4:Indian National Congress
Alliance4:None
Seats4:19
Swing4: 5
Leader5:Bandaru Dattatreya
Party5:Bharatiya Janata Party
Alliance5:National Democratic Alliance
Seats5:18
Swing5: 6
Election Date:22 January 2002
Mayor
Before Election:Mir Zulfiqar Ali
Before Party:AIMIM
After Election:Teegala Krishna Reddy
After Party:TDP

The 2002 Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election was conducted on 22 January 2002 to elect members to all 99 wards of the municipal corporation. These were the first elections to the corporation in 16 years. Direct elections were held for mayor along with wards. The Telugu Desam Party emerged as victor in the mayoral election with its candidate T. Krishna Reddy defeating runner-up Mir Zulfiqar Ali of AIMIM by 16,000 votes, whereas AIMIM became the single largest party in the corporation.[2]

Results

A total of 1,158,913 votes were polled out of which 1,104,076 were valid and 54,837 were invalid. There were 57 candidates competing for mayor.[3]

Parties and CoalitionsSeats
Won+/-
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)34 4
Telugu Desam Party (TDP)22 2
Indian National Congress (INC)19 5
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)18 6
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)2 2
Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT)2 2
Telangana Sadhana Samithi (TSS)1 1
Others1
Total99
Valid votes1,104,076
Invalid votes54,837
Votes cast1,158,913
Turnout53%

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2002-01-23 . Low turnout in city polls . The Times of India . 2023-07-19 . 0971-8257.
  2. News: 2002-01-25 . TDP occupies Hyderabad Municipal Corporation . The Times of India . 2023-07-22 . 0971-8257.
  3. News: 2002-02-27 . MCH gets its numbers wrong . The Times of India . 2023-07-22 . 0971-8257.