{
  "id": 10439685,
  "title": "Telangana’s Khairatabad seat now officially vacant as Assembly Secretriat notifies Danam Nagender’s disqualification",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/telanganas-khairatabad-seat-now-officially-vacant-as-assembly",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T12:22:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telanganas-khairatabad-seat-falls-vacant-as-assembly-secretriat-notifies-danam-nagenders-disqualification/article71519699.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Telangana Legislative Assembly Secretariat has officially notified the disqualification of Danam Nagender as the member representing the Khairatabad Assembly constituency. This development, announced on Monday, September 28, 2026, stems from the Telangana High Court's decision on September 18 to invalidate Mr. Nagender's membership under anti-defection provisions. The court ruled that Nagender's disqualification became effective from April 23, 2024, the day he filed his nomination for the Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat as a Congress candidate, despite being an MLA from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS). Despite appealing the High Court's ruling to the Supreme Court, Nagender's disqualification remained intact. With the notification, the Khairatabad constituency is now officially vacant, necessitating a fresh election. The timing and schedule for the by-election will be determined by the Election Commission.",
  "summary": "Schedule for by-election for Khairatabad Assembly seat will be announced by Election Commission",
  "key_points": [
    "Telangana Assembly Secretariat notified Danam Nagender's disqualification on September 28, 2026.",
    "High Court invalidated Nagender's membership under anti-defection provisions on September 18, 2026.",
    "Khairatabad constituency became officially vacant, requiring a fresh election."
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}