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{{Short description|Elections in the Indian state}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2020 Telangana urban local bodies elections
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| country = India
| election_date = 2020
| previous_election = 2016 Telangana local elections
| previous_year = 2016
| next_election = 2021 Telangana local elections
| next_year = 2021
| 1blank = Wards
| 2blank = Wards ±
| 3blank = ULBs
| 4blank = ULBs ±
| seats_for_election = {{plainlist|
*535 wards/divisions across 11 municipal corporations
*2,727 wards across 120 municipalities<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhandari |first=Shashwat |date=2020-01-26 |title=Telangana Municipal Election 2020: TRS wins 109 out of 120 municipalities, bags 7 out of 9 corporations {{!}} India News – India TV |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/telangana-municipal-election-2020-trs-wins-109-out-of-120-municipalities-bags-7-out-of-9-corporations-583113 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2020-01-25 |title=Telangana Rashtra Samithi sweeps municipal elections |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/telangana-rashtra-samithi-sweeps-municipal-elections/article30655413.ece |access-date=2023-03-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>{{efn|Total number of wards in municipal corporations where elections were held is the added number of the wards of 9 municipal corporations which held election on 22 January 2020, [[Karimnagar Municipal Corporation]] which held election on 24 January 2020, and [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]] which held election on 1 December 2020.}}
}}

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| image1_size = 160x160px
| leader1 = [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| party1 = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| 1data1 = '''1,686'''
| 2data1 = ''TBC''
| 3data1 = '''114'''
| 4data1 = {{increase}}89
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| leader2 = [[Akbaruddin Owaisi]]
| party2 = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
| 1data2 = 87
| 2data2 = ''TBC''
| 3data2 = 5
| 4data2 = {{increase}}15
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| leader3 = [[N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]]
| party3 = Indian National Congress
| 1data3 = 569
| 2data3 = ''TBC''
| 3data3 = 5
| 4data3 = {{decrease}}14
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| leader4 = [[K. Laxman]]
| party4 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| 1data4 = 293
| 2data4 = ''TBC''
| 3data4 = 4
| 4data4 = {{increase}}1
}}

Local elections in the Indian state of [[Telangana]] were held in 2020 for 11 municipal corporations and 120 municipalities. Elections for 9 municipal corporations and 120 municipalities were held on 22 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-25 |title=Telangana Municipal Election Results 2020 Highlights: ‘Respect mandate given to TRS, otherwise democracy will lose its value’, KCR warns Opposition |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/telangana-urban-local-body-elections-live-updates-municipal-corporations-counting-of-votes-trs-tdp-6234322/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125024447/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/telangana-urban-local-body-elections-live-updates-municipal-corporations-counting-of-votes-trs-tdp-6234322/ |archive-date=25 January 2020 |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Elections for [[Karimnagar Municipal Corporation]] were held on 24 January 2020 whereas elections for the [[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]] were held on 1 December 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2020-01-27 |title=TRS wins majority in Karimnagar set to retain Mayor post |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/trs-wins-majority-in-karimnagar-set-to-retain-mayor-post/article30666968.ece |access-date=2022-12-25 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-25 |title=Telangana Municipal Election Results 2020 Highlights: ‘Respect mandate given to TRS, otherwise democracy will lose its value’, KCR warns Opposition |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/telangana-urban-local-body-elections-live-updates-municipal-corporations-counting-of-votes-trs-tdp-6234322/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523175853/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/telangana-urban-local-body-elections-live-updates-municipal-corporations-counting-of-votes-trs-tdp-6234322/ |archive-date=23 May 2022 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pavan |date=2020-11-17 |title=Telangana: SEC announces GHMC elections schedule in Hyderabad, polling on December 1 |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/hyderabad/telangana-sec-announces-ghmc-elections-schedule-in-hyderabad-polling-on-december-1-656732 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Background ==
Most previous elections for the urban local bodies were held from [[2014 Andhra Pradesh urban local bodies elections|2014]]-[[2016 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election|2016]]. In 2014, the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] won 3 municipal corporations and 22 municipalities, followed by the [[Indian National Congress]] with 19 municipalities, the [[Telugu Desam Party]] with 4 municipalities, the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] with 3 municipalities, and the [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] with 1 municipality.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-07-03 |title=TRS wins 3 corporations, 22 municipalities |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/trs-wins-3-corporations-22-municipalities/article6174242.ece |access-date=2022-12-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> In 2016, the TRS had swept the GHMC bagging 99 out of 150 wards, a clear two-third majority.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-06 |title=GHMC elections: TRS makes clean sweep, TDP, BJP, Cong wiped out |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/k-chandrasekhara-raos-trs-sweeps-greater-hyderabad-municipal-polls/ |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Results ==

=== By municipal corporation ===
{{Incomplete list|date=March 2023}}
'''[[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation]]'''{{Election results|party1=[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]|seats1=56|party2=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|seats2=48|party3=[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]|seats3=44|party4=[[Indian National Congress]]|seats4=2|source=The Financial Express<ref name="ghmc">{{Cite web|title=GHMC Election 2020 Winners List: BJP wins 48; TRS bags 56, AIMIM 44|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/ghmc-election-2020-winners-list-aimim-trs-bjp-counting-underway/2142994/|access-date=25 December 2022|website=The Financial Express|language=en}}</ref>|party5=Others|seats5=0}}'''[[Karimnagar Municipal Corporation]]'''{{Election results|party1=[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]|seats1=33|party2=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|seats2=13|party3=[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]|seats3=6|party4=Others|seats4=8|source=The Financial Express<ref name="ghmc">{{Cite web|title=GHMC Election 2020 Winners List: BJP wins 48; TRS bags 56, AIMIM 44|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/ghmc-election-2020-winners-list-aimim-trs-bjp-counting-underway/2142994/|access-date=25 December 2022|website=The Financial Express|language=en}}</ref>}}'''[[Ramagundam Municipal Corporation]]'''{{Election results|party1=[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]|seats1=19|party2=[[Indian National Congress]]|seats2=11|party3=[[All India Forward Bloc]]|seats3=9|party4=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|seats4=5|source=The Hans India<ref name="rmc">{{Cite web|title=Municipal poll results: Bhongir and Ramagundam municipalities heading towards hung|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/municipal-poll-results-bhongir-and-ramagundam-municipalities-heading-towards-hung-599921|access-date=25 December 2022|website=The Hans India|language=en}}</ref>|party5=Others|seats5=6}}

== See also ==

* [[2016 Telangana urban local bodies elections]]
* [[2021 Telangana urban local bodies elections]]
* [[Elections in Telangana]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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{{Telangana elections}}

[[Category:2020 elections in India|Telangana]]
[[Category:Local elections in Telangana]]

2020 Telangana local elections - Revision history

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