Elections in Telangana

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

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

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

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.

Lok Sabha elections

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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.

By Party

Lok Sabha	Election Year	1st Party		2nd Party		3rd Party		4th Party		Others	Total Seats
16th	2014	Template:Party color cell	BRS 11	Template:Party color cell	INC 2	Template:Party color cell	BJP 1	Template:Party color cell	TDP 1	AIMIM 1 YSRCP 1	17
17th	2019	Template:Party color cell	BRS 9	Template:Party color cell	BJP 4	Template:Party color cell	INC 3	Template:Party color cell	AIMIM 1	N/A	17
18th	2024	Template:Party color cell	INC 8	Template:Party color cell	BJP 8	Template:Party color cell	AIMIM 1	N/A			17

By Constituency

No.	Constituency	Reserved for SC/ST/None	2014 elections			2019 elections			2024 elections
			Elected MP	Party		Elected MP	Party		Elected MP	Party
1	Adilabad	ST	G. Nagesh	Template:Party name with color	Soyam Bapu Rao	Template:Party name with color	Godam Nagesh	Template:Party name with color
2	Peddapalli	SC	Balka Suman	Template:Party name with color	V. N. Borlakunta	Template:Party name with color	Vamsi Krishna Gaddam	Template:Party name with color
3	Karimnagar	None	B. Vinod Kumar	Template:Party name with color	Bandi Sanjay Kumar	Template:Party name with color	Bandi Sanjay Kumar	Template:Party name with color
4	Nizamabad	None	K. Kavitha	Template:Party name with color	Dharmapuri Arvind	Template:Party name with color	Dharmapuri Arvind	Template:Party name with color
5	Zahirabad	None	B. B. Patil	Template:Party name with color	B. B. Patil	Template:Party name with color	Suresh Shetkar	Template:Party name with color
6	Medak	None	Kotha Prabhakar Reddy	Template:Party name with color	Kotha Prabhakar Reddy	Template:Party name with color	Raghunandan Rao	Template:Party name with color
7	Malkajgiri	None	Malla Reddy	Template:Party name with color	Revanth Reddy	Template:Party name with color	Etela Rajender	Template:Party name with color
8	Secunderabad	None	Bandaru Dattatreya	Template:Party name with color	G. Kishan Reddy	Template:Party name with color	G. Kishan Reddy	Template:Party name with color
9	Hyderabad	None	Asaduddin Owaisi	Template:Party name with color	Asaduddin Owaisi	Template:Party name with color	Asaduddin Owaisi	Template:Party name with color
10	Chevella	None	Konda Vishweshwar Reddy	Template:Party name with color	G. Ranjith Reddy	Template:Party name with color	Konda Vishweshwar Reddy	Template:Party name with color
11	Mahbubnagar	None	A. P. Jithender Reddy	Template:Party name with color	Manne Srinivas Reddy	Template:Party name with color	D. K. Aruna	Template:Party name with color
12	Nagarkurnool	SC	Nandi Yellaiah	Template:Party name with color	Pothuganti Ramulu	Template:Party name with color	Mallu Ravi	Template:Party name with color
13	Nalgonda	None	Gutha Sukender Reddy	Template:Party name with color	N. Uttam Kumar Reddy	Template:Party name with color	Raghuveer Reddy Kunduru	Template:Party name with color
14	Bhongir	None	Boora Narsaiah Goud	Template:Party name with color	Komatireddy Venkat Reddy	Template:Party name with color	Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy	Template:Party name with color
15	Warangal	SC	Kadiyam Srihari	Template:Party name with color	Pasunuri Dayakar	Template:Party name with color	Kadiyam Kavya	Template:Party name with color
16	Mahabubabad	ST	Sitaram Naik	Template:Party name with color	Kavitha Maloth	Template:Party name with color	Balram Naik	Template:Party name with color
17	Khammam	None	Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy	Template:Party name with color	Nama Nageswara Rao	Template:Party name with color	Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy	Template:Party name with color

Legislative Council elections

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

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.

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Legislative Assembly election results

File:2014 Telangana election.svg 1st Assembly (2014)

File:2018 Telangana assembly election.png 2nd Assembly (2018)

File:2023 Telangana assembly election result.svg 3rd Assembly (2023) History of Legislative Assembly elections Colour key for parties Template:Div col LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS Assembly Template:Small Total Seats First Second Third Political party Seats Percentage of votes Political party Seats Percentage of votes Political party Seats Percentage of votes 1st Template:Small 119 Bharat Rashtra Samithi rowspan=2 Template:Party color cell 63 34.31% Indian National Congress rowspan=2 Template:Party color cell 21 25.27% Telugu Desam Party Template:Party color cell 15 14.73% 2nd Template:Small 119 Bharat Rashtra Samithi 88 46.87% Indian National Congress 19 28.43% All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Template:Party color cell 7 2.71% 3rd Template:Small 119 Indian National Congress Template:Party color cell 64 39.40% Bharat Rashtra Samithi Template:Party color cell 39 37.35% Bharatiya Janata Party Template:Party color cell 8 13.90% By-election 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 Government of Telangana References External links Telangana Legislative Assembly Template:Webarchive