Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 24 April 2025
Mr. S Sahul Hameed, Councillor of Ward No. 1, has been elected because the Chairperson of the Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council (SVPMC) for the fourth 12 months of the council’s time period. The election was held on twenty fourth April 2025.
Contesting because the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) nominee, Mr. Hameed acquired assist from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had publicly declared its endorsement of the TDP candidate for the Chairperson publish.
In the 24-member council, Mr. Hameed secured 15 votes, comfortably surpassing the bulk mark. His victory, nevertheless, has raised eyebrows inside political circles because of the arithmetic of party-wise energy within the council.
The BJP and TDP collectively maintain 12 seats—10 and a pair of respectively—whereas the Congress has 10 Councillors, and the DMK and an Independent every have one. The tally means that a minimum of one Congress Councillor might have cross-voted in favour of Mr. Hameed, pointing to doable inside dissent or shifting loyalties inside the opposition.
Mr. Hameed’s election is being seen as a strategic win for the TDP-BJP alliance and a mirrored image of his potential to navigate the advanced political panorama of the municipal physique.
