Phase 4 tomorrow: Can BJP's Madhavi Latha dislodge 4-time MP Asaduddin Owaisi in AIMIM bastion Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat?

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Asaduddin Owaisi is up against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Madhavi Latha from the seat. The saffron party has for the first time fielded a women candidate from the Hyderabad seat. The Congress has fielded Mohammad Waliullah Sameer while the BRS has fielded Gaddam Srinivas Yadav from the Hyderabad seat in 2024.

The seat has been an All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) stronghold for last four decades. Owaisi has won the seat for four straight terms since 2004. Before him, Owaisi’s father Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi represented Hyderabad seat in the Lok Sabha for six straight terms since 1984.

Also Read: Telangana News: Unpacking the three-cornered contest for 17 Lok Sabha seats in Phase 4 Owaisi won the seat by a margin of over 2.80 lakh votes in 2019 elections polling about 64 per cent of the total votes. This time, however, Asaduddin Owaisi is facing quite a challenger in BJP’s Madhavi Latha, a debutant. Latha, 49, was not known much in political circles until March 2, when her name featured in the BJP's candidate list for Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

She is a cultural activist with a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration from Nizam College and a Master's degree in Political Science from Osmania University. On April 7, Prime Minister Modi praised lauded Latha for making solid points with logic and passion in a TV interview. “Madhavi Latha Ji, your ‘Aap Ki Adalat’ episode is exceptional.

You’ve made very solid points and also done so with logic and passion. My best wishes to you," the Prime Minister posted on X. She was at the fore front of campaign against instant triple talaq that was criminalised by Parliament in 2019.