Hyderabad, TELANGANA :

Uppugada, Hyderabad :

Fahad Bin Abdul Samad from Uppuguda set a record on Thursday when he became the youngest municipal councillor in the country to take oath.

At 21, Mr. Fahad beat his nearest rival by 4,000 votes on AIMIM ticket to get elected to GHMC’s Council of 150 corproators. He attributes his entrance into politics and early electoral success to his father, a former corporator of the ward, and his party leaders. The minimum age to contest in a local election is 21 years.

“The party was keen on promoting educated youngsters. Doctors, pharmacists and engineers are today among those elected from AIMIM,” said Mr. Fahad, who is pursuing his final year of civil engineering. Entry into politics was a pleasant surprise for the youngster who said he had to drop his plans for education abroad.

“I had planned to pursue masters abroad. But I will now pursue education here,” he said, quickly adding that politics and education will not clash. “Nearly a third of my ward comprises people under poverty line. Besides discharging regular duties of a corporator to ensure civic infrastructure, I want to help the poor get education,” he said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Rohit P.S / Hyderabad – February 12th, 2016