Telangana election results: Owaisi-led AIMIM retains seven seats in Hyderabad2Photo© hindustantimes.com

Telangana election results: Owaisi-led AIMIM retains seven seats in Hyderabad

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Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen retained seven seats held by it in its bastion of Old City of Hyderabad. The party, which has held on to these seven segments in the outgoing assembly, has been winning from these seats since 2009.

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi (Mohammed Aleemuddin)

Asaduddin Owaisi's younger brother Akbaruddin Owaisi won from his stronghold Chanadrayangutta seat, defeating the Bharat Rashtra Samithi's Muppi Seetharam Reddy by 81,660 votes.

AIMIM had fielded candidates in nine of the 119 assembly segments, while supporting the BRS elsewhere. It lost in Rajendranagar and Jubilee Hills.