A case has been registered against him at Malakpet police station under sections 17C (undue influence on elections), 186 (obstructing public servant in the discharge of public functions), 505 (1) C (act with intent to provoke, or which is likely to provoke) The case was registered under Section 132 of the Indian Penal Code and Representation of the People Act.

After a video of a BJP candidate checking the identity cards of Muslim women and asking them to show their faces went viral on social media, Hyderabad District Collector and District Magistrate Anudeep Durishetty, who is also the returning officer of the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency, Said. A case was registered against him.

Madhavi Lata is in direct competition with AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi who is contesting the elections for the fifth consecutive time.