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]
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All 99 elected seats in the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad 50 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 53%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
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 Coalitions | Seats | |||
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| Won | +/- | |||
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 34 |  4
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| Telugu Desam Party (TDP) | 22 | 2
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| Indian National Congress (INC) | 19 | 5
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| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 18 |  6
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| Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) | 2 | 2
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| Majlis Bachao Tehreek (MBT) | 2 | 2
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| Telangana Sadhana Samithi (TSS) | 1 | 1
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| Others | 1 | 
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| Total | 99 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,104,076 | |||
| Invalid votes | 54,837 | |||
| Votes cast | 1,158,913 | |||
| Turnout | 53% | |||
References edit
- ^ "Low turnout in city polls". The Times of India. 23 January 2002. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "TDP occupies Hyderabad Municipal Corporation". The Times of India. 25 January 2002. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "MCH gets its numbers wrong". The Times of India. 27 February 2002. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 July 2023.