Madhavi Latha, Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate from Hyderabad, exercised her franchise at the Amrita Vidyalayam polling station in Hyderabad for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, emphasizing the party’s slogan, “Sabka Sath mai hi Sabka Vikas Hai.”
Speaking to reporters after casting her vote, Latha urged citizens to participate in the electoral process, highlighting the transformative power of voting.
“I only have to tell all the voters that it is the responsibility of every citizen that they need to go out to vote because the vote brings two changes: 1) a new change and development towards themselves and their families, and 2) it gives an opportunity to change the lives of the downtrodden, Dalits, poor and the lives of every elderly people who have been abandoned. Voting is the most precious social work, along with a selfish desire to move towards development. So I would say you may not have money but you have vote, then you have contributed to the nation to go towards ‘Viksit Bharat’. And the best thing you all have to understand is ‘
, Alag Alag jeene mai vikas nhi hai’,” Latha stated.
Latha faces a formidable opponent in four-time Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, along with BRS’ Gaddam Srinivas Yadav. Notably, this marks the first time that the BJP has nominated a female candidate from the Hyderabad constituency.
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Asaduddin Owaisi has held the Hyderabad seat since 2004 and has previously served as an MLA twice in undivided Andhra Pradesh.
The fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections covers 96 Parliamentary Constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory. Simultaneous voting for all 175 seats of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and 28 seats of the Odisha Legislative Assembly is also underway.
Key contests are observed in various constituencies during this phase, featuring prominent leaders such as Asaduddin Owaisi, Akhilesh Yadav, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Mahua Moitra, Giriraj Singh, Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh), Shatrughan Sinha, Yusuf Pathan, Arjun Munda, Madhavi Latha, and YS Sharmila.
So far, the polling process has concluded smoothly and peacefully in 283 Lok Sabha seats until phase 3 of the elections, according to the Election Commission.
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