Elections in Telangana

Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Telangana

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Politics of Telangana

State government

* Constitution of India

* Law
* Human rights
* Fundamental rights

Executive

* Governor of Telangana

* Jishnu Dev Varma

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* Chief Minister of Telangana

* Anumula Revanth Reddy (INC)

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* Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana

* Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu (INC)

Legislature

* Telangana Legislative Assembly

* Speaker: Gaddam Prasad Kumar (INC)
* Leader of the House: Anumula Revanth Reddy (INC)
* Leader of the Opposition: K. Chandrashekar Rao (BRS)

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Telangana Legislative Council

* Chairperson: Gutha Sukender Reddy (BRS)
* Leader of the House: TBA (INC)
* Leader of the Opposition: TBA (BRS)

Judiciary

* Telangana High Court

* Chief Justice: Alok Aradhe

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* District Courts

Elections

* Indian General Elections

* 2014
* 2019
* 2024

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* Legislative Assembly Elections

* 2014
* 2018
* 2023

Political

* Parties

* Indian National Congress
* Bharat Rashtra Samithi
* Bharatiya Janata Party
* All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen
* Communist Party of India

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* Coalitions

* Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA)
* National Democratic Alliance (NDA)

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Telangana has a parliamentary system as defined by its constitution, with power distributed between the state government and the districts.

The Governor of Telangana is the ceremonial head of the state. However, it is the Chief Minister of Telangana who is the leader of the party or political alliance having a majority in the state elections to the Telangana Legislative Assembly. The chief minister is the leader of the executive branch of the government of Telangana. The chief minister is the chief adviser to the governor of Telangana and the head of the state council of ministers.

Elections in Telangana are conducted every five years to elect members to the Telangana Legislative Assembly and members of parliament to the Lok Sabha. There are 119 assembly constituencies and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies. The state has conducted 3 assembly elections and 2 Lok Sabha elections since independence.

## Elections

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The Telangana State Election Commission is the federal body of Telangana that is enacted under the provisions of the Constitution and is responsible for monitoring and administering all the electoral processes in Telangana. This body is responsible for ensuring elections are free and fair, without any bias.

Elections ensure the conduct of members pre-elections, during elections, and post-elections is as per statutory legislation.

All election-related disputes are handled by the Election Commission. The Telangana High Court has held that where the enacted laws are silent or make insufficient provisions to deal with a given situation in the conduct of elections, the Election Commission has the residuary powers under the Constitution to act as appropriate.

## Types of elections

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Elections in Telangana include elections for:

* Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House)
* Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha (Lower House)
* Members of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
* Members of local governance bodies (municipal bodies and panchayats)
* A by-election is held when the seat-holder of a particular constituency dies, resigns, or is disqualified.

## Rajya Sabha elections

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Members of parliament in the Rajya Sabha (House of the State) from Telangana are not directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the state but by the members of the Telangana Legislative Assembly. Candidates who win the Rajya Sabha elections are called "Members of Parliament" and hold their seats for six years. The house meets in the Rajya Sabha Chamber of the Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of India. Elections take place to elect 7 members from Telangana.[1]

## Lok Sabha elections

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Main article: Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana

Telangana has 17 Lok Sabha constituencies, with 3 reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and 2 for Scheduled Tribes (ST), where electors participate in direct elections to choose their preferred candidates for the position of Member of Parliament (MP). The state has witnessed a total of two elections till date.

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Lok Sabha  | Election Year  | 1st Party  | 2nd Party  | 3rd Party  | 4th Party  | Others  | Total Seats

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16th | 2014 |  | BRS 11 |  | INC 2  |  | BJP 1  |  | TDP 1  | AIMIM 1
YSRCP 1  | 17
17th | 2019 |  | BRS 9 |  | BJP 4  |  | INC 3  |  | AIMIM 1  | N/A  | 17
18th | 2024 |  | INC 8 |  | BJP 8  |  | AIMIM 1  | N/A  | 17

### By Constituency

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No.  | Constituency  | Reserved for
SC/ST/None  | 2014 elections[2] | 2019 elections[3] | 2024 elections

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Elected MP  | Party  | Elected MP  | Party  | Elected MP  | Party
1  | Adilabad | ST  | G. Nagesh |  | TRS | Soyam Bapu Rao |  | BJP | Godam Nagesh |  | BJP
2  | Peddapalli | SC  | Balka Suman |  | TRS | V. N. Borlakunta |  | TRS | Vamsi Krishna Gaddam |  | INC
3  | Karimnagar | None  | B. Vinod Kumar |  | TRS | Bandi Sanjay Kumar |  | BJP | Bandi Sanjay Kumar |  | BJP
4  | Nizamabad | None  | K. Kavitha |  | TRS | Dharmapuri Arvind |  | BJP | Dharmapuri Arvind |  | BJP
5  | Zahirabad | None  | B. B. Patil |  | TRS | B. B. Patil |  | TRS | Suresh Shetkar |  | INC
6  | Medak | None  | Kotha Prabhakar Reddy |  | TRS | Kotha Prabhakar Reddy |  | TRS | Raghunandan Rao |  | BJP
7  | Malkajgiri | None  | Malla Reddy |  | TDP | Revanth Reddy |  | INC | Etela Rajender |  | BJP
8  | Secunderabad | None  | Bandaru Dattatreya |  | BJP | G. Kishan Reddy |  | BJP | G. Kishan Reddy |  | BJP
9  | Hyderabad | None  | Asaduddin Owaisi |  | AIMIM | Asaduddin Owaisi |  | AIMIM | Asaduddin Owaisi |  | AIMIM
10  | Chevella | None  | Konda Vishweshwar Reddy |  | TRS | G. Ranjith Reddy |  | TRS | Konda Vishweshwar Reddy |  | BJP
11  | Mahbubnagar | None  | A. P. Jithender Reddy |  | TRS | Manne Srinivas Reddy |  | TRS | D. K. Aruna |  | BJP
12  | Nagarkurnool | SC  | Nandi Yellaiah |  | INC | Pothuganti Ramulu |  | TRS | Mallu Ravi |  | INC
13  | Nalgonda | None  | Gutha Sukender Reddy |  | INC | N. Uttam Kumar Reddy |  | INC | Raghuveer Reddy Kunduru |  | INC
14  | Bhongir | None  | Boora Narsaiah Goud |  | TRS | Komatireddy Venkat Reddy |  | INC | Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy |  | INC
15  | Warangal | SC  | Kadiyam Srihari |  | TRS | Pasunuri Dayakar |  | TRS | Kadiyam Kavya |  | INC
16  | Mahabubabad | ST  | Sitaram Naik |  | TRS | Kavitha Maloth |  | TRS | Balram Naik |  | INC
17  | Khammam | None  | Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy |  | YSRCP | Nama Nageswara Rao |  | TRS | Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy |  | INC

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## Legislative Council elections

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Members of the Telangana Legislative Council (Upper House of the Telangana Legislature) are not directly elected. Elections take place to elect 40 members, of whom 14 were elected by members of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, 14 were elected by the local authorities of the state, 6 were nominated by the governor, 3 were elected by teachers of the state, and 3 were elected by graduates of the state. Candidates who win the Telangana Legislative Council elections are called "Members of the Legislative Council" and hold their seats for six years. The house meets in the Council Chamber of the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat in Hyderabad on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of Telangana.

## Legislative Assembly elections

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Members of the Telangana Legislative Assembly (Lower House of the Telangana Legislature) are directly elected by being voted upon by all adult citizens of the state from a set of candidates who stand in their respective constituencies. Every adult citizen of Telangana can vote only in their constituency. Candidates who win the legislative assembly elections are called "Members of the Legislative Assembly" and hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the governor of Telangana on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Assembly Chamber of the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat in Hyderabad on matters relating to the creation of new laws or removing or improving the existing laws that affect all citizens of Telangana. Elections take place once every five years to elect 119 members to the legislative assembly. The leader of the majority party or alliance takes the oath as chief minister of Telangana.

Legislative Assembly election results  1st Assembly (2014) | 2nd Assembly (2018) | 3rd Assembly (2023)

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### History of Legislative Assembly elections

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Colour key for parties

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

Bharat Rashtra Samithi

Bharatiya Janata Party

Indian National Congress

Telugu Desam Party

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

Assembly
(Election) | Total Seats  | First  | Second  | Third
Political party  | Seats  | Percentage of votes  | Political party  | Seats  | Percentage of votes  | Political party  | Seats  | Percentage of votes
1st
(2014) | 119  | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |  | 63  | 34.31%  | Indian National Congress |  | 21  | 25.27%  | Telugu Desam Party |  | 15  | 14.73%
2nd
(2018) | 119  | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | 88  | 46.87%  | Indian National Congress | 19  | 28.43%  | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen |  | 7  | 2.71%
3rd
(2023) | 119  | Indian National Congress |  | 64  | 39.40%  | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |  | 39  | 37.35%  | Bharatiya Janata Party |  | 8  | 13.90%

## By-election

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When an elected candidate to either the Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha, or Telangana Legislative Assembly leaves the office vacant before their term ends, a by-election is conducted to find a suitable replacement to fill the vacant position. It is often referred to as by-polls.

Common reasons for by-elections:

* Resignation of the sitting M.P. or an M.L.A.
* Death of the sitting M.P. or an M.L.A.

But other reasons occur when the incumbent is disqualified for being ineligible to continue in office (criminal conviction, failure to maintain a minimum level of attendance in the office due to election irregularities found later, or when a candidate wins more than one seat and has to vacate one).

## See also

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* Government of Telangana

## References

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1. ^ "Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
2. ^ "16th Lok Sabha Election results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. ^ "Telangana Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: TRS wins the state with 9 seats". Business Insider. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana

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* Adilabad
* Bhongir
* Chevella
* Hyderabad
* Karimnagar
* Khammam
* Mahabubabad
* Mahabubnagar
* Malkajgiri
* Medak
* Nagarkurnool
* Nalgonda
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* Warangal
* Zahirabad

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* Bhadrachalam
* Hanamkonda
* Miryalguda
* Siddipet

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Legislative Assembly constituencies of Telangana

Current
constituencies|

Achampet
Adilabad
Alair
Alampur
Amberpet
Andole
Armur
Asifabad
Aswaraopeta

Bahadurpura
Balkonda
Banswada
Bellampalli
Bhadrachalam
Bhongir
Bhupalpalle
Boath
Bodhan

Chandrayangutta
Charminar
Chennur
Chevella
Choppadandi

Devarakonda
Devarkadra
Dharmapuri
Dornakal
Dubbak

Gadwal
Gajwel
Ghanpur Station
Goshamahal

Husnabad
Huzurabad
Huzurnagar

Ibrahimpatnam

Jadcherla
Jagtial
Jangaon
Jubilee Hills
Jukkal

Kalwakurthy
Kamareddy
Karimnagar
Karwan
Khairatabad
Khammam
Khanapur
Kodad
Kodangal
Kollapur
Koratla
Kothagudem
Kukatpally

Lal Bahadur Nagar

Madhira
Mahabubabad
Mahbubnagar
Maheshwaram
Makthal
Malakpet
Malkajgiri
Manakondur
Mancherial
Manthani
Medak
Medchal
Miryalaguda
Mudhole
Mulug
Munugode
Musheerabad

Nagarjuna Sagar
Nagarkurnool
Nakrekal
Nalgonda
Nampally
Narayankhed
Narayanpet
Narsampet
Narsapur
Nirmal
Nizamabad Rural
Nizamabad Urban

Palair
Palakurthi
Pargi
Parkal
Patancheru
Peddapalle
Pinapaka

Quthbullapur

Rajendranagar
Ramagundam

Sanathnagar
Sangareddy
Sathupalli
Secunderabad
Secunderabad Cantonment
Serilingampally
Shadnagar
Siddipet
Sircilla
Sirpur
Suryapet

Tandur
Thungathurthi

Uppal

Vemulawada
Vikarabad

Wanaparthy
Waradhanapet
Warangal East
Warangal West
Wyra

Yakutpura
Yellandu
Yellareddy

Zahirabad

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