Telangana HC dismisses Vanama Venkateshwar Rao’s petition for stay of disqualification from Assembly
On Wednesday, telangana high court Dr. Justice Radha rani invalidated Venkateshwar Rao's election and proclaimed petitioner Jalagam venkat rao as the assembly's new member as of december 12, 2018. Venkateshwar Rao was additionally fined Rs. 5 lakhs by the court for failing to provide the election commission with all of his and his wife's property information on Form 26.
Vanama Venkateshwar Rao, a candidate for the Congress, defeated Jalagam venkat rao in the kothagudem assembly district while running for the telangana rashtra samithi (TRS) at the time. Later, Venkageshwar Rao joined the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), formerly known as the telangana rashtra samithi (TRS). Stay tuned.