Hyderabad, Nov. 25 -- Ahead of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, the residents of Talabchanchalam ward under the Talabkatta division (falling under the Yakutpura Assembly constituency) keep their faith in the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Hyderabad Lok Sabha member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi.

Talabchanchalam is one of the oldest slums that had grown into a major locality spread over 2.5 sq. km with a majority of Muslims in the division, at about 80,000. This division covers areas like Siddiq Nagar, Bibi Bazar, Chacha Garage, Bhavani Nagar, Salam Chowk and Shahjahan lane. It is essentiallya backward area, and many live in slums, often dangerously close to nalas.

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