HYDERABAD: It will be an all-men contest in Huzurabad by-poll on October 31. In all, there are 30 candidates in the fray, after the last date of withdrawal of nominations.
Four women had filed their nominations giving hopes of breaking the monotony of the men’s contest in the constituency. Women have never contested from this seat after the formation of Telangana in 2014.
Of the four women, nominations of two were rejected due to documentation not being proper. The other two too backed out on Wednesday, the last date for withdrawal of nominations.
One of them was Eatala Jamuna, who had filed her nomination as Rajender believes it as a back-up for him, in case something goes wrong with his nomination. She withdrew her nomination on Wednesday.
Another independent candidate Noor Jahan Begum (40), a social worker, too withdrew from the race. This was not the first time that Noor Jahan had entered the electoral fray.
Political analysts said while women should definitely contest from unreserved seats, they said it was not rare in Telangana that only men were in the electoral fray.
