Hyderabad: Unemployment, lack of education institutions, and elderly pension are some of the key issues that voters in the Nampally Assembly constituency want political parties to address.
The Nampally constituency, which is represented by AIMIM’s Jaffar Hussain, is a microcosm of Hyderabad, having both the rich and poor, posh localities and slums, Hindus and Muslims. It is spread across Gudimalkapur, Saifabad, Nampally, Mehdipatnam, Masab Tank and Asifnagar, a part of Chintalbasti.
Unemployment is the chief concern for people living in Habeebnagar, Mallapally, Bazarghat, Mehdipatnam and surrounding localities and jobless youth are seen playing cricket and football in Fami Grounds at Bazarghat.
Unable to secure a government job, several graduates opted to turn gig workers for Zomato, Uber, Swiggy and Rapido to earn their livelihood and play cricket during their free time.
According to Mohammed Shoaib, students are leaving their family members and the country for a job in a foreign country, which is a serious issue, and the state government should think about solving this issue.
- Nampally is witnessing a tough fight between AIMIM’s Jaffar Hussain, who represented the constituency twice, and Congress’s Feroz Khan who remained the main challenger to the AIMIM for 15 years.
- The Nampally constituency has 3,21,159 voters in 2023 compared to 2,73,079 voters in 2014. In 2023, male voters are 57 per cent, and female voters are 33 per cent.
- In 2009, Mohammed Visarat Rasool Khan (MIM), who PRP’s Mohammed Feroz Khan.
- In 2014, AIMIM’s debutant Jaffar Hussain got 64,066 votes, beating his nearest rival and Telugu Desam candidate Feroz Khan, who secured 46,356 votes.
- In 2018, Hussain defeated Feroz Khan, who had shifted to the Congress, by 9,675 votes.
