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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2019 Telangana rural local bodies elections
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| election_date = 2019
| previous_election = 2014 Andhra Pradesh rural local bodies elections
| country = India
| previous_year = 2014
| next_election = 2025 Telangana rural local bodies elections
| next_year = 2025
| 1blank = GP
| 2blank = GP ±
| 3blank = ZPTC
| 4blank = ZPTC ±
| 5blank = MPTC
| 6blank = MPTC ±
| seats_for_election = {{plainlist|
*12,571 gram panchayats
*538 Zilla Parishad Territorial constituencies (Zilla Parishad)
*5,817 Mandal Parishad Territorial constituencies (Block Parishad)}}

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png|bSize=140|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=18|oTop=0}}
| image1_size = 160x160px
| leader1 = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| party1 = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| 1data1 = '''7,774'''
| 2data1 = {{increase}}6,139
| 3data1 = '''446'''
| 4data1 = {{increase}}255
| 5data1 = '''3,556'''
| 6data1 = {{increase}}1,672

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=N Uttam kumar Reddy.jpg|bSize=140|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=18|oTop=0}}
| image2_size = 160x160px
| leader2 = [[N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]]
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| 1data2 = 2,709
| 2data2 = {{increase}}40
| 3data2 = 75
| 4data2 = {{decrease}}102
| 5data2 = 1,377
| 6data2 = {{decrease}}934

| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Dr Kova Laxman.jpg|bSize=160|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=34|oTop=25}}
| image3_size = 160x160px
| leader3 = [[K. Laxman]]
| party3 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| 1data3 = 163
| 2data3 = ''TBC''
| 3data3 = 8
| 4data3 = ''TBC''
| 5data3 = 211
| 6data3 = ''TBC''
}}

Local elections were held in the Indian state of [[Telangana]] in 2019 for various rural local bodies including 12,751 gram panchayats, 538 Zilla Parishad territorial constituencies, and 5,817 Mandal Parishad territorial constituencies. Gram panchayat elections were held in January 2019 whereas ZPTC and MPTC elections were held in May 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |author=Koride Mahesh|date=Jan 31, 2019 |title=Telangana: TRS sweeps local body polls, wins 60% of panchayats {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/trs-sweeps-local-body-polls-wins-60-of-panchayats/articleshow/67764113.cms |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=June 4, 2019 |first1=Amrutha |last1=Vasireddy |title=Telangana MPTC ZPTC Elections 2019 results: Another shock for KCR, Kavitha |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/telangana-local-body-polls-shock-for-kcr-kavitha/articleshow/69650289.cms |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

These were the first elections for almost 4,000 new panchayats created in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-07-11 |title=New panchayats to become functional from August 1 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/new-panchayats-to-become-functional-from-august-1/article24385544.ece |access-date=2022-12-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Background ==
The previous Telangana rural local body elections had been held in [[united Andhra Pradesh]] in 2013 and 2014. The previous gram panchayat elections were held in 2013,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-03 |title=AP panchayat polls to be held on July 23, 27, 31 |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/ap-panchayat-polls-to-be-held-on-july-23-27-31/article23109309.ece |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref> in which the [[Indian National Congress]] won 2,669 gram panchayats (only counting the Telangana region), followed by [[Telugu Desam Party]] with 1,838 seats, and the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] with 1,635 seats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Sarpanch Election Results 2013 |url=https://www.indiagrowing.com/Government/Andhra-Pradesh-Gram-Panchayat-Sarpanch-Election-Results-2013-K0O1055.html |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=www.indiagrowing.com |archive-date=2022-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225145924/https://www.indiagrowing.com/Government/Andhra-Pradesh-Gram-Panchayat-Sarpanch-Election-Results-2013-K0O1055.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref> In the elections for ZPTC and MPTC in 2014, the Congress won 176 ZPTCs and 2,315 MPTCs (only counting the Telangana region), followed by TRS with 191 ZPTCs and 1,860 MPTCs, and TDP with 53 ZPTCs and 1,061 MPTCs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=It is Congress all the way in Telangana local bodies polls |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/it-is-congress-all-the-way-in-telangana-local-bodies-polls-44379 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=DownToEarth |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Local body elections in Telangana region (2013 and 2014)
!Local body
!INC
!TRS
!TDP
!Oth
|-
|Gram Panchayat
|'''2,669'''
|1,635
|1,838
|''TBC''
|-
|Zilla Parishad territorial constituencies
|176
|'''191'''
|53
|23
|-
|Mandal Parishad territorial constituencies
|'''2,315'''
|1,860
|1,061
|1,251
|}

== Results ==
The [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] swept the elections, winning over 60% of gram panchayats and MPTCs and over 80% of ZPTCs.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+Local body elections in Telangana state (2019)
!Local body
!BRS
!INC
!BJP
|-
|Gram Panchayat
|'''7,774'''
|2,709
|163
|-
|Zilla Parishad territorial constituencies
|'''446'''
|75
|8
|-
|Mandal Parishad territorial constituencies
|'''3,556'''
|1,377
|211
|}

== See also ==

* [[2014 Andhra Pradesh rural local bodies elections]]
* [[2025 Telangana rural local bodies elections]]
* [[Elections in Telangana]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Telangana elections}}

[[Category:2019 elections in India|Telangana]]
[[Category:Local elections in Telangana]]

2019 Telangana local elections - Revision history

SanjayMurugesan220 at 11:24, 22 March 2026