Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has sought a response from the Command Election Commission on a writ petition inviting the election of a municipal councillor in Ibrahimpatnam of Rangareddy district.
The petition modified into filed by Eegala Ramulu, who alleged that the elected councillor, Chilkala Bugga Ramulu, possessed three separate voter identity cards and worn them to vote and contest elections in both gram panchayat and municipal polls. The petitioner contended that the alleged multiple registrations violated the belief of one elector photo identity card (EPIC) per voter.
In accordance with the plea, a representation dated January 31, 2026, modified into submitted to the commissioner of Municipal Administration and Urban Constructing, the Chief Election Commissioner of Telangana, the district collector and district election officer of Ranga Reddy district, and the returning officer of Ibrahimpatnam Municipality. The petitioner said that no action had been taken on the complaint.
The writ petition cited alleged violations of provisions of the Representation of the Of us Act, 1951, including Sections 17, 18, 33-A, 100(1)(d)(iv) and 125A. It extra contended that the inactivity of authorities infringed Articles 14 and 21 of the Structure.
Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar directed the standing counsel for the Command Election Commission to hang instructions in the matter and accredited the petitioner to implead a actually mighty parties.
The case has been posted for extra hearing on March 5, 2026.
