Why AIMIM/Owaisi Dominate Hyderabad Politics?

  • Historical turf in a district under an area once ruled by a Muslim leader
  • Mir Osman Ali Khan – Hyderabad’s last Nizam –  29 August 1911 to 17 September 1948
  • 1920 – AIMIM came into existence
  • Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat – Asaduddin Owaisi  – since 1994
  • 7 AEs in the district – 2009/2014/2018
  • In the old city of Hyderabad

Hyderabad District

2 Lok Sabha Constituencies

  • Hyderabad Lok Sabha Constituency – 65% minorities (Muslims mainly) – 18.22 lakh voters
  • Secunderabad Lok Sabha Constituency

15 Assembly Constituencies

Hyderabad Lok Sabha Constituency – 7 AEs

  • Bahadurpura/Chandrayanagutta/Charminar/Goshamahal/Karwan/Malakpet/Yakatpura

Secunderabad Lok Sabha Constituency – 8 AEs

  • Amberpet/JubileeHills/Khairatabad/Musheerabad/Nampally/Sanathnagar/Secunderabad/

Secuderabad Cantonment

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC)

  • 150 Corporate Wards
  • AIMIM – 44 wards – in 2016 and 2020 polls

Hyderabad District – Demographics/Religious Population

  • Total population – 39,79,372
  • SCs – 4,39,097 (11%)
  • STs – 80,025 (2%)
  • BCs – 14,10,626 (35%)
  • Others – 20,49,624 (52%)
  • Minorities (mainly Muslims) – 18,45,620 (46.37%) – included in “Others”
  • Source – Telangana Samagra Kutumba Survey (SKS) 2014

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