The counting of votes for the Telangana Legislative Council by-election for the Warangal, Khammam, and Nalgonda constituencies is still ongoing. The outcome of the election is uncertain as no candidate has won a clear victory based on first preference votes. The battle for second preference votes will determine the final result.
The main contenders in the by-election are Tinmar Mallanna from Congress, Premender Reddy from BJP, and Rakesh Reddy from BRS. There are a total of 52 candidates, including independent candidates. Currently, Congress candidate Theinmar Mallanna is leading with 18,962 votes and second preference votes. However, he still needs 31,885 votes to reach the required quota of 1,55,095 votes to win. Rakesh Reddy needs 50,581 votes to win.
In the second preference votes, Congress received 397 votes and BRS received 266 votes. This has added suspense to the final outcome of the by-election. The results are yet to be finalized, causing tension and anticipation among the citizens as they wait for the final verdict.
