Maganti Sunitha challenges Jubilee Hills bypoll result in Telangana HC

An election petition challenging the result of the by-election to the Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency has been filed before the Telangana High Court, and is expected to be listed shortly before a single judge.

The petition has been filed by Maganti Sunitha, who contested on behalf of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi and the wife of late MLA Maganti Gopinath, seeking to set aside the election of the returned candidate from the Jubilee Hills constituency. 

The petitioner has also sought a declaration that she be declared as the duly elected candidate.

According to the petition, the Election Commission of India issued the



notification for the by-election in October 2025. Polling was conducted on November 11, 2025, and counting of votes took place on November 14, 2025. As many as 58 candidates contested the election. Naveen Yadav of the Indian National Congress was declared elected with a margin of 24,729 votes.

The petitioner has alleged that the election process was vitiated due to serious violations of the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961. 

A major ground raised in the petition relates to alleged non-compliance with mandatory requirements concerning disclosure and publication of criminal antecedents of candidates.