2026 Telangana local elections

Elections to 2,996 wards across 123 urban local bodies, that is, 414 wards across 7 municipal corporations and 2,582 wards across 116 municipalities in the state of Telangana were held on 11 February 2026. Telangana State Election Commission notified the election as the 2nd Ordinary elections to municipalities and municipal corporations.

Elected ward members and corporators were administered the oath of office on 16 February 2026, and a special meeting for the election of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of municipalities, as well as mayors and deputy mayors of corporations was held.

Elections for 3 municipal corporations (Greater Hyderabad, Greater Warangal, Khammam) and 6 municipalities (Manuguru, Mandamarri, Achampet, Nakrekal, Kothur, Siddipet) were not scheduled in this election phase.

Schedule The election schedule was announced by the Telangana State Election Commission on 27 January 2026. +EventDateNotification and start date for nominations28 January 2026Last date for filing nominations30 January 2026Date for scrutiny of nominations31 January 2026Date of publication of validly nominated candidates31 January 2026Date for appeal against rejection of nomination1 February 2026Date for disposal of appeal2 February 2026Last date for withdrawal of candidature3 February 2026Date for publication of final list of contesting candidates3 February 2026Date of Poll11 February 2026Date of Re-poll, if any12 February 2026Date of counting of votes and declaration of results13 February 2026Election of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Municipal Chairperson and Vice-chairperson16 February 2026

Election statistics There were a total of 52,17,413 voters out of which 26,67,025 were women, 25,49,750 were men and 638 were transgender voters. 16,301 ballot boxes were used across 8,207 polling stations. There were a total of 136 counting centres.

Following the withdrawal of 6,701 candidates, there were 12,993 members in the final list contesting candidates. 2,225 candidates were in contest for 414 wards across 7 municipal corporations and 10,719 candidates were in contest for 2,582 wards across 116 municipalities. Prior to the elections, candidates were elected without opposition in 14 wards throughout the state.

73.01% of the total registered voters, that is, 38,09,406 people participated in the election. Of these, 19,57,226 were women, 18,51, 829 were men and 351 were others. The final total voter turnout in municipalities is 75.88% (28,04,274), whereas it is 66.05% (10,05,132) in municipal corporations. Among the municipalities, Choutuppal (Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district) recorded the highest voter turnout of 91.91% (23,713), whereas Nandikonda (Nalgonda district) recorded the lowest voter turnout of 59.68% (8,069). Among the municipal corporations, Nalgonda recorded the highest voter turnout of 77.36% (1,10,194), whereas Nizamabad recorded the lowest voter turnout of 59.12% (2,05,753). Election was adjourned in the 6th ward division of Makhtal municipality, Narayanpet district, with the election held in the remaining 15 wards of the municipality. 2995 wards were part of the election: 2581 municipality wards and 414 municipal corporation wards.

Results

Results by party

+ Source:Party Popular vote Seats Votes % Contested Won Indian National Congress 14,76,746 39.08 2948 1537 Bharat Rashtra Samithi 10,74,518 28.75 2876 781 Bharatiya Janata Party 5,82,279 15.67 2634 260 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 1,12,817 3.28 282 70 All India Forward Bloc 55,712 1.5 288 32 Communist Party of India 49,450 1.3 168 38 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 22,035 0.5 108 13 Janasena Party 13,478 0.3 332 2 Bahujan Samaj Party 7,628 0.2 213 2Independents 3,12,346 8.30 2786 183NOTATotal 37,14,797 100.00 12,993 2,995Vote statisticsValid votes 37,14,797Invalid votes 94,609Votes cast/Turnout 38,09,406 73.01AbstentionsRegistered voters 52,17,413

Results by ward + District ULB Name Wards INC BRS BJP AIMIM AIFB CPI CPI(M) OthersMunicipal corporations (7)Bhadradri KothagudemKothagudem602281002216KarimnagarKarimnagar661493032008MahabubnagarMahabubnagar602915830005MancherialMancherial60448502001NalgondaNalgonda48279424002NizamabadNizamabad6017128140000PeddapalliRamagundam603813106101Municipal Corporation Wards4141916376221423123Municipalities (123) AdilabadAdilabad491162160005Bhadradri KothagudemAswaraopeta22172100002Yellandu24193000002JagtialDharmapuri15150000000Jagtial502346200015Korutla33188600001Metpally26661000004Raikal1233500001JangaonJangaon301213000014Ghanpur18135000000 JayashankarBhupalpally301610200101Jogulamba GadwalAlampuram1055000000Gadwal371611710002Ieeja20713000000Waddepalle1011008000 HanamkondaParkal22136300000KamareddyBanswada19113310001Bichkunda12102000000Kamareddy4919111600003Yellareddy12101000001KarimnagarChoppadandi14101300000Huzurabad30168500001Jammikunta301012401003KhammamKallur20127000001Madhira22181000003Sathupalli23176000000Wyra20125000111Yedulapuram32242000321Komaram BheemAsifabad2079000004Kagaznagar30911510004MahabubabadDornakal15114000000Kesamudram1688000000Mahabubabad361311100335Maripeda1595000001Thorrur1679000000MahabubnagarBhoothpur1071200000Devarakadra1264100001MancherialBellampalle341414100005Chennur18114200001Kyathanpally22710000401Luxettipet15113100000MedakMedak321415200001Narsapur1565400000Ramayampet1283100000Toopran1649300000Medchal-MalkajgiriAliabad2087300002Mudichintalapalle24914100000Yellampet24812400000 MuluguMulugu20125100002NagarkurnoolKalwakurthy22133500001Kollapur19163000000Nagarkurnool24186000000NalgondaChandur1063000100Chityal1292000001Devarakonda20116100002Haliya12111000000Miryalaguda483114101001Nandikonda12111000000NarayanpetKosgi16160000000Maddur1696000001Makhtal16120300000Narayanpet24721121001NirmalBhainsa26106120007Khanapur1234400001Nirmal422421330000NizamabadArmoor36195810003Bheemgal1284000000Bodhan381753120000PeddapalliManthani13111001000Peddapalli36271105002Sultanabad15121101000Rajanna SircillaSircilla39627500001Vemulawada28135800002Ranga ReddyAmangal1518600000Chevella18114300000Ibrahimpatnam24813200001Moinabad26107400005Shadnagar281511100001Shankarpalli1594000002SangareddyAndole–Jogipet20163000001Gaddapotharam18314000001Gummadidala22415200001Indresham1869200001Isnapur261012000004Jinnaram2068400002Kohir1685110001Narayankhed15113100000Sadasivpet26168100001Sangareddy382210210003Zaheerabad371415320003SiddipetCheriyal1257000000Dubbaka20411201002Gajwel20711100001Husnabad20164000000SuryapetHuzurnagar28194000113Kodad35263000006Neredcherla1595000001Suryapet483111100005Thirumalagiri15510000000VikarabadKodangal12101010000Parigi1888000002Tandur361912310001Vikarabad341711410001WanaparthyAmarchinta1033300010Atmakur1061300000Kothakota15103100001Pebbair1275000000Wanaparthy33208200012WarangalNarsampet30216100011Wardhannapet1256000001Yadadri BhuvanagiriAlair1273200000Bhongir35224400005Choutuppal20133300010Mothkur1283000001Pochampally1365100001Yadagirigutta1281200100Municipality Wards2582134671826048181512165Total (123) ULB Wards2996153778133670323813188

Surveys and polls Exit polls The exit polls were announced on 11 February 2026 after the voting ended.

Polling agency Lead Ref. INC BRS BJP OthersMunicipal corporations People's Pulse5 0 2 0CongressMunicipalities People's Pulse68–76 29–36 3–5 0–1Congress

2026 Telangana local elections

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