- Congress names V Naveen Yadav as candidate for Jubilee Hills assembly constituency in Hyderabad on November 11
- Yadav previously contested 2014 polls with AIMIM and 2018 as an Independent
- A police case was filed against Yadav for distributing e-EPICs without holograms
The ruling Congress in Telangana on Wednesday announced V Naveen Yadav as its candidate for the November 11 bypoll to Jubilee Hills assembly constituency in Hyderabad.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal issued a statement announcing Naveen Yadav's candidature.
Yadav, 41, had contested the 2014 Telangana assembly polls on a ticket from the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM and as an Independent in the 2018 elections. He joined the Congress in 2023.
Significantly, a police case was registered against Yadav recently for allegedly distributing printed e-EPICs (Electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card) without holograms at an event in the city.
The bypoll was necessitated by the death of BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath following a heart attack in June this year.
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