The 2026 Karimnagar Municipal Corporation election was held on 11 February 2026 to elect the corporators in 66 wards of the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation, the governing body of Karimnagar.[1][2] After merging the surrounding areas into the corporation limits, the numbers of wards were delimited and increased from 60 to 66.[3]
The Bharatiya Janata Party won 30 out of 66 seats and emerged as the single largest party.[4] The party formed the government after 4 independent and 1 AIFB members joined the party, thus giving it an absolute majority. BJP candidate Kolagani Srinivas was elected as Mayor and Sunil Rao was elected as the Deputy Mayor.[5][6][7] The Bharat Rashtra Samiti, which had won the majority in the previous election, suffered significant decline, securing just 9 seats.
Elected ward members and corporators were administered the oath of office on 16 February 2026, and a special meeting for the election of mayor and deputy mayor in which BJP candidate Kolagani Srinivas was elected as Mayor and Sunil Rao was elected as the Deputy Mayor.[8][9]
Schedule
The election schedule was announced by the Telangana State Election Commission on 27 January 2026.[10][11]
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notification and start date for nominations | 28 January 2026 |
| Last date for filing nominations | 30 January 2026 |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 31 January 2026 |
| Date of publication of validly nominated candidates | 31 January 2026 |
| Date for appeal against rejection of nomination | 1 February 2026 |
| Date for disposal of appeal | 2 February 2026 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | 3 February 2026 |
| Date for publication of final list of contesting candidates | 3 February 2026 |
| Date of Poll | 11 February 2026 |
| Date of Re-poll, if any | 12 February 2026 |
| Date of counting of votes and declaration of results | 13 February 2026 |
| Election of Mayor and Vice-Mayor | 16 February 2026 |
Results
| Ward | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Reservation | Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| 1 | BC(W) | Bari Aparna | Template:Party name with color | 1482 | Aettapu Anjali Prabha | Template:Party name with color | 1196 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 286 | ||
| 2 | UR(G) | Kolagani Srinivas | Template:Party name with color | 1703 | Dasari Sagar | Template:Party name with color | 1535 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 168 | ||
| 3 | UR(W) | Sadineni Lavanya | Template:Party name with color | 2077 | Kashetti Latha | Template:Party name with color | 1084 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 993 | ||
| 4 | SC(G) | Bhupathi Ravinder | Template:Party name with color | 1799 | Anjaiah Bejjenki | Template:Party name with color | 1781 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 18 | ||
| 5 | BC(W) | Gade Rupa | Template:Party name with color | 811 | Ayesha Fathima | Template:Party name with color | 752 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 59 | ||
| 6 | UR(G) | Mekala Venkatesh | Template:Party name with color | 1441 | Kapil Madhava Mididhoddi | Template:Party name with color | 1170 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 271 | ||
| 7 | UR(W) | Akula Nandinee | Template:Party name with color | 1522 | Mamatha Bandi | Template:Party name with color | 1040 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 482 | ||
| 8 | UR(G) | Kalva Mallesham | Template:Party name with color | 2898 | Gopu Mallesham | Template:Party name with color | 1803 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 1095 | ||
| 9 | UR(W) | Padishetti Vasantha Laxmi | Template:Party name with color | 1531 | Jangili Latha | Template:Party name with color | 1283 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 248 | ||
| 10 | BC(G) | Komuraiah Sowgani | Template:Party name with color | 1105 | Koduri Ravinder Goud | Template:Party name with color | 839 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 266 | ||
| 11 | UR(W) | Akula Narmada | Template:Party name with color | 1065 | Panduga Swapna | Template:Party name with color | 948 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 117 | ||
| 12 | UR(W) | Choppari Jaya Sri | Template:Party name with color | 2168 | Adla Geetha | Template:Party name with color | 875 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 1293 | ||
| 13 | UR(W) | Thella Laxmi | Template:Party name with color | 796 | Lavanya Reddavena | Template:Party name with color | 779 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 17 | ||
| 14 | BC(G) | Gaddi Pradeep | Template:Party name with color | 1041 | Gunjeti Shiva Kumar | Template:Party name with color | 932 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 109 | ||
| 15 | UR(W) | Vippala Sai Jyothi | Template:Party name with color | 1814 | Shiva Priya Gurrala | Template:Party name with color | 1592 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 222 | ||
| 16 | UR(G) | Kanthala Jagan Reddy | Template:Party name with color | 1734 | Kasarapu Srinivas | Template:Party name with color | 1092 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 642 | ||
| 17 | BC(W) | Vemula Kavitha | Template:Party name with color | 1839 | Gunti Ramya | Template:Party name with color | 1622 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 217 | ||
| 18 | UR(G) | Vasala Ramesh | Template:Party name with color | 1393 | Mohammed Jameeluddin Ahmed | Template:Party name with color | 1188 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 205 | ||
| 19 | UR(W) | Sudhagoni Madhavi | Template:Party name with color | 1160 | Jakkula Nagarani | Template:Party name with color | 1070 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 90 | ||
| 20 | SC(G) | Parvatham Mallesham | Template:Party name with color | 1755 | Asthapuram Maruthi | Template:Party name with color | 1186 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 569 | ||
| 21 | UR(G) | Varala Narsingam | Template:Party name with color | 1576 | Kondapally Sateesh | Template:Party name with color | 980 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 596 | ||
| 22 | UR(G) | Banda Ramana Reddy | Template:Party name with color | 1363 | Gundati Srinivas Reddy | Template:Party name with color | 895 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 468 | ||
| 23 | UR(G) | Gummadi Raj Kumar | Template:Party name with color | 993 | Edla Srinivas | Template:Party name with color | 918 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 75 | ||
| 24 | UR(G) | Vontela Satyanarayana Reddy | Template:Party name with color | 1186 | Bethi Mahender Reddy | Template:Party name with color | 867 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 319 | ||
| 25 | SC(G) | Ganta Srinivas | Template:Party name with color | 1572 | Kade Raj Kumar | Template:Party name with color | 972 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 600 | ||
| 26 | UR(G) | Anjan Kumar Vydhula | Template:Party name with color | 1917 | Pullella Pavan Kumar | Template:Party name with color | 858 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 1059 | ||
| 27 | SC(W) | Botla Shyamala | Template:Party name with color | 876 | Tambala Navya Sri | Template:Party name with color | 652 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 224 | ||
| 28 | ST(G) | Nunsavath Bhaskar | Template:Party name with color | 981 | Kurra Rajesham | Template:Party name with color | 721 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 260 | ||
| 29 | SC(G) | Somidi Venu Prasad | Template:Party name with color | 1776 | Kamsala Srinivas | Template:Party name with color | 667 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 1109 | ||
| 30 | SC(W) | Kallepalli Sharada | Template:Party name with color | 1327 | Padma Nakka | Template:Party name with color | 860 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 467 | ||
| 31 | BC(G) | S.D. Mukhaddar Hussain | Template:Party name with color | 1919 | Mohammad Areef Ahmed | Template:Party name with color | 1108 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 811 | ||
| 32 | BC(G) | Shaik Yousuf | Template:Party name with color | 1452 | Mohammed Abbas | Template:Party name with color | 1308 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 144 | ||
| 33 | BC(W) | Heena Afreen | Template:Party name with color | 2120 | Zahara Banu | Template:Party name with color | 1065 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 1055 | ||
| 34 | BC(G) | Sameena Parveen | Template:Party name with color | 1222 | Mohammad Khaja Mazharoddin | Template:Party name with color | 629 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 593 | ||
| 35 | BC(W) | Sujatha Sadaveni | Template:Party name with color | 1321 | Duggu Harika | Template:Party name with color | 1145 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 176 | ||
| 36 | BC(G) | Thota Anil | Template:Party name with color | 1874 | Nehikunta Yadaiah | Template:Party name with color | 1150 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 724 | ||
| 37 | BC(G) | K A P P Chandra | Template:Party name with color | 1470 | Mohd Sharfoddin | Template:Party name with color | 1201 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 269 | ||
| 38 | UR(W) | Devasani Saraswathi | Template:Party name with color | 1234 | Deshaboina Harika | Template:Party name with color | 1222 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 12 | ||
| 39 | BC(G) | Ganesh Masam | Template:Party name with color | 1221 | Pasupuleti Shivanandam | Template:Party name with color | 805 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 416 | ||
| 40 | UR(W) | Naluvala Pushpalatha | Template:Party name with color | 1165 | Kasarla Laxmi Narasavva | Template:Party name with color | 900 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 265 | ||
| 41 | UR(W) | Venaka Renuka | Template:Party name with color | 1017 | Thota Suguna | Template:Party name with color | 659 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 358 | ||
| 42 | UR(G) | Yadagiri Sunil Rao | Template:Party name with color | 1590 | Panjala Rajanna | Template:Party name with color | 376 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 1214 | ||
| 43 | BC(W) | Ponnam Laxmi Goud | Template:Party name with color | 863 | Khansa Abdulah | Template:Party name with color | 817 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 46 | ||
| 44 | UR(W) | Chadagonda Kavitha | Template:Party name with color | 1547 | Bandi Thara | Template:Party name with color | 860 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 687 | ||
| 45 | BC(W) | Guggilla Jayasri | Template:Party name with color | 1555 | Rajini Peddapalli | Template:Party name with color | 662 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 893 | ||
| 46 | BC(G) | Rajender Mallikarjuna | Template:Party name with color | 1021 | Akhil Goud Koduri | Template:Party name with color | 956 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 65 | ||
| 47 | BC(W) | Gaja Rama | Template:Party name with color | 1508 | Challa Swaroopa Rani | Template:Party name with color | 1208 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 300 | ||
| 48 | BC(W) | Karra Padma | Template:Party name with color | 1652 | Myakala Bhoolaxmi | Template:Party name with color | 1069 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 583 | ||
| 49 | UR(W) | Annam Laxmi Prakash | Template:Party name with color | 1116 | Karnakanti Umarani | Template:Party name with color | 811 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 305 | ||
| 50 | UR(G) | Boinipalli Praveen Kumar | Template:Party name with color | 1106 | Rachakonda Chakradhar Rao | Template:Party name with color | 842 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 264 | ||
| 51 | UR(G) | Bandari Venu | Template:Party name with color | 1813 | Ashok Rao Mechineni | Template:Party name with color | 821 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 992 | ||
| 52 | UR(W) | Sarilla Rajakumari | Template:Party name with color | 1048 | Jyothi Mulukuntla | Template:Party name with color | 353 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 695 | ||
| 53 | SC(W) | Kompelly Swetha | Template:Party name with color | 964 | Chandrika Jhansi Rani Inala | Template:Party name with color | 843 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 121 | ||
| 54 | BC(W) | Gottimukkula Umarani | Template:Party name with color | 1163 | Sai Divya Sri | Template:Party name with color | 973 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 190 | ||
| 55 | UR(W) | Guggillapu Manjula | Template:Party name with color | 1093 | Kola Malathi | Template:Party name with color | 948 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 145 | ||
| 56 | UR(W) | Thati Prabhavathi | Template:Party name with color | 1273 | Guduri Sharadha | Template:Party name with color | 673 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 600 | ||
| 57 | UR(W) | Ramya Sri | Template:Party name with color | 820 | Latha Sri Kasireddy | Template:Party name with color | 701 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 119 | ||
| 58 | BC(G) | Sardar Ravindar Singh | Template:Party name with color | 1347 | Sardar Balbeer Singh | Template:Party name with color | 1111 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 236 | ||
| 59 | BC(G) | Mohammed Majid Hussain | Template:Party name with color | 990 | Mohammed Aqueel | Template:Party name with color | 751 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 239 | ||
| 60 | UR(W) | Naseem Sultana | Template:Party name with color | 1126 | Thula Sridevi | Template:Party name with color | 450 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 676 | ||
| 61 | BC(G) | Mohammed Atheef | Template:Party name with color | 1552 | Mohammed Sajid Ali | Template:Party name with color | 699 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 853 | ||
| 62 | BC(W) | Peddapalli Srilekha | Template:Party name with color | 1322 | Nagasamudram Sandhya | Template:Party name with color | 365 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 957 | ||
| 63 | BC(G) | Desha Shilpa | Template:Party name with color | 1103 | Karre Pavani | Template:Party name with color | 957 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 146 | ||
| 64 | BC(W) | Sreeja Padala | Template:Party name with color | 718 | Roqia Fatima | Template:Party name with color | 579 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 139 | ||
| 65 | UR(G) | Mohsin Mohiuddin | Template:Party name with color | 1780 | Kamtam Thirupathi | Template:Party name with color | 713 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 1067 | ||
| 66 | UR(G) | Vangala Pavan Kumar | Template:Party name with color | 1640 | Macherla Narendra Prasad | Template:Party name with color | 809 | style="background:Template:Party color;" | 831 | ||
Surveys and polls
Exit polls
The exit polls were announced on 11 February 2026 after the voting has ended.
| Polling agency | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | Lead | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | BRS | BJP | AIMIM | Others | |||
| People's Pulse | 14–16 | 10–12 | style="color:black; background:Template:Party color" |24–29 | 6–9 | 1–3 | style="color:black; background:Template:Party color" |BJP | [12] |
| Polling agency | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | style="background:Template:Party color" | | Lead | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | BRS | BJP | AIMIM | Others | |||
| People's Pulse | 21.4% | 20.2% | style="color:black; background:Template:Party color" |40.4% | 5.5% | 12.6% | style="color:black; background:Template:Party color" |BJP | [12] |
See also
- 2026 Telangana urban local bodies elections
- 2026 Nizamabad Municipal Corporation election
- Elections in Telangana
Notes
References
- ↑ Telangana SEC announces municipal election schedule, Bandari, Pavan. www.thehansindia.com(2026-01-27). Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ Telangana municipal polls dates announced: Voting on Feb 11, counting on 13th, Basheer, Abdul. India Today(2026-01-27). Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ పార్టీల బలాలు తారుమారు. EENADU. Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ↑ Telangana municipal elections: BJP set to secure Mayor's post in Karimnagar, PTI. ThePrint(2026-02-14). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ↑ https://www.siasat.com/telangana-municipal-mayor-elections-congress-wins-nizamabad-bjp-bags-karimnagar-3350082/
- ↑ BJP Secures Majority In Karimnagar Municipal Corporation, Increases Party’s Strength To 35, Kumar, Puli Sharath. www.deccanchronicle.com(2026-02-15). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ↑ Karimnagar Municipal Corporation Election Result 2026 highlights: BJP secures 30 seats, Congress wins 14. India TV News(2026-02-13). Retrieved 2026-02-15.
- ↑ https://www.siasat.com/telangana-municipal-mayor-elections-congress-wins-nizamabad-bjp-bags-karimnagar-3350082/
- ↑ Telangana municipal, corporation polls set for February 11, results on February 13, Singh, S. Bachan Jeet. The New Indian Express(2026-01-28). Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ Telangana municipal polls on February 11; single-phase voting announced. The Times of India(2026-01-27). Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ Telangana Municipal Election Notification Released; Polling On February 11, Counting On 13th, Bharat, E. T. V.. ETV Bharat News(2026-01-27). Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Survey predicts lead for BJP in Karimnagar. The Hans India(12 February 2026). Retrieved 12 February 2026.