Hyderabad: The Indian National Congress, on Saturday, April 6, declared Narayan Sri Ganesh as its candidate for the Secunderabad Cantonment by-polls which fell vacant after the tragic death of its former legislator BRS leader G Lasya Nanditha.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge made the announcement. “Narayanan Sri Ganesh is the Congress candidate for the ensuing bye-election to the Legislative Assembly of Telangana from Secunderabad Cantt. – SC Constituency,” read the statement.
The Secunderabad Cantonment by-polls are scheduled for May 13, coinciding with the Lok Sabha eelctions in Telangana.
On March 16, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi announced to field Nanditha’s sister G Nivedita for the by-poll.
G Lasya Nanditha died in a road accident on the Outer Ring Road in Patancheru on February 23. She was travelling with her driver and a gunman. Ironically, 37-year-old had entered politics after the demise of her father, Sayaanna, a popular leader in the Secunderabad Cantonment.
