Hyderabad, November 28: Chandramukhi, a trans woman who is contesting in Telangana Assembly elections, from the Goshamahal constituency in Hyderabad on a Bahujan Left Front ticket, has gone missing. She had been reported missing since Tuesday morning, following which a missing case has been registered. Telangana Assembly Elections 2018: Transgender Files Nomination Papers for December 7 Polls.

Chandramukhi, who is pitted against BJP leader T Raja Singh and Congress leader Mukesh Goud, went missing from her home. The complaint was filed after her friends and followers arrived at her residence to help her in campaigning were unable to locate her all day, said police. Following the complaint, an FIR was registered.  TRS List of Candidates Released by KCR For Telangana Assembly Elections.

"She has been unreachable and her mother has been in a state of extreme despair. She is feared to be kidnapped," the complaint filed by Chandramukhi's followers with the Banjara Hills Police Station, said. Telangana Assembly Elections 2018: ‘Family-Ruled’ TRS and Congress Playing ‘Friendly Match’, Says Narendra Modi.

"We fear for her safety and condemn the lack of safety measures organised for her and for other women and transgender candidates, which acts as a strong force that dissuades transgender people and women from joining politics," they said.

Chandramukhi is an activist with 'Telangana Hijra Intersex Transgender Samiti' had always protested against the atrocities on members of the transgender and hijra communities. Chandramukhi is the first and only transgender candidate out of 3,584 candidates in the upcoming state assembly election.

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