Elections in Telangana

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{{short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Telangana}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}

The Indian state of [[Telangana]] was officially formed on 2 June 2014. Since then, elections in the state are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India to elect representatives of various bodies on national, state and district levels.
[[File:IN-TG.svg|thumb|State of Telangana]]

==National level==
===Lok Sabha===
{{Main|Lok Sabha}}
[[File:Telangana Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg|thumb|right|Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana]]
Telangana has 17 [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]] of which 3 are reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes (SC)]] and 2 for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes (ST)]] from which electors have direct election to choose their desired candidate to make them [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament]] (MP). Lok Sabha elections have been held in Telangana only once, during the [[2019 Indian general election]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | No.
! rowspan="2" | Constituency
! rowspan="2" | Reserved for<br>SC/ST/None
! colspan="3" | 2014 elections<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.elections.in/parliamentary-constituencies/2014-election-results.html | title=16th Lok Sabha Election results | publisher=Election Commission of India | accessdate=19 June 2019}}</ref>
! colspan="3" | 2019 elections<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.in/telangana-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-trs-vs-congress-vs-tdp-vs-bjp/articleshow/69445813.cms | title=Telangana Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: TRS wins the state with 9 seats | publisher=Business Insider | date=24 May 2019 | accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>
|-
! Elected MP
! colspan="2" | Party
! Elected MP
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
! 1
| [[Adilabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Adilabad]]
| ST
| [[G. Nagesh]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Soyam Bapu Rao]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
! 2
| [[Peddapalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Peddapalli]]
| SC
| [[Balka Suman]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta|V. N. Borlakunta]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
! 3
| [[Karimnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimnagar]]
| None
| [[B. Vinod Kumar]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
! 4
| [[Nizamabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nizamabad]]
| None
| [[K. Kavitha]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Dharmapuri Arvind]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
! 5
| [[Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Zahirabad]]
| None
| [[B. B. Patil]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[B. B. Patil]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
! 6
| [[Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medak]]
| None
| [[Kotha Prabhakar Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Kotha Prabhakar Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
! 7
| [[Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malkajgiri]]
| None
| [[Malla Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
| [[Revanth Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
! 8
| [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Secunderabad]]
| None
| [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
! 9
| [[Hyderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hyderabad]]
| None
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
| {{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
| {{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|-
! 10
| [[Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chevella]]
| None
| [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[G. Ranjith Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
! 11
| [[Mahabubnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahbubnagar]]
| None
| [[A. P. Jithender Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Manne Srinivas Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
! 12
| [[Nagarkurnool (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagarkurnool]]
| SC
| [[Nandi Yellaiah]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Pothuganti Ramulu]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
! 13
| [[Nalgonda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nalgonda]]
| None
| [[Gutha Sukender Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
! 14
| [[Bhongir (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhongir]]
| None
| [[Boora Narsaiah Goud]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Komatireddy Venkat Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
! 15
| [[Warangal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Warangal]]
| SC
| [[Kadiyam Srihari]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Pasunuri Dayakar]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
! 16
| [[Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahabubabad]]
| ST
| [[Sitaram Naik]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Kavitha Maloth]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
! 17
| [[Khammam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khammam]]
| None
| [[Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
| [[Nama Nageswara Rao]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|}
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| y2Title= 2019 elections
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====Rajya Sabha====
{{Main|Rajya Sabha|List of Rajya Sabha members from Telangana}}
The members of Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly, through the MLAs. Telangana sends 7 members to Rajya Sabha, elected through its legislative assembly and legislative council. Before the bifurcation of states, the combined state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] used to represent 18 seats to Rajya Sabha. Post bifurcation, Andhra Pradesh seats were changed to 11 and Telangana has had 7 seats since then. On 30 May 2014, draw was conducted amongst the existing 18 members select the 7 members of Telangana. In the draw, 3 members of [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP) and 4 members of [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) were selected.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/draw-of-lots-decides-rajya-sabha-members-for-telangana-andhra/article6066870.ece | title=Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra | publisher=The Hindu | date=30 May 2014 | accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Current Members
! No
! Name<ref name="members">{{cite web|title=Statewise List|url=http://164.100.47.5/Newmembers/memberstatewise.aspx|website=164.100.47.5|accessdate=12 June 2016}}</ref>
! colspan="2" | Party
! Date of <br />Appointment<ref name="term">{{cite web|title=Statewise Retirement|url=http://164.100.47.5/NewMembers/RetLMemState.aspx|website=164.100.47.5|accessdate=12 June 2016}}</ref>
! Date of <br />Retirement<ref name="term" />
|-
! 1
| [[K. Keshava Rao]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 10-Apr-2020
| 09-Apr-2026
|-
! 2
| [[K. R. Suresh Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 10-Apr-2020
| 09-Apr-2026
|-
! 3
| [[Banda Prakash]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 03-Apr-2018
| 02-Apr-2024
|-
! 4
| [[Badulgula Lingaiah Yadav|B. Lingaiah Yadav]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 03-Apr-2018
| 02-Apr-2024
|-
! 5
| [[Joginapally Santosh Kumar]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 03-Apr-2018
| 02-Apr-2024
|-
! 6
| [[V. Lakshmikantha Rao]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 22-Jun-2016
| 21-Jun-2022
|-
! 7
| [[D. Srinivas (politician)|D. Srinivas]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 22-Jun-2016
| 21-Jun-2022
|}

==State level==
===Legislative Assembly===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Election
! Chief minister
! colspan="2" | Party
! Party-wise seats
! Opposition leader
|----
| 2014
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 Telangana Assembly]]
| [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| Total: 119. TRS: 63, Congress: 21, TDP: 15, MIM: 7, BJP: 5, YCP: 3, BSP: 2, CPI: 1, CPM: 1, Independents: 1
| [[Kunduru Jana Reddy]]
|----
| 2018
| [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018 Telangana Assembly]]
| [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| Total: 119. TRS: 85, Congress: 19, MIM: 7, BJP: 3, TDP: 2, AIFB: 1, Independents: 1
| Vacant
|}

[[File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Telangana.svg|thumb|right|Legislative Assembly constituencies of Telangana]]
{{Main|Telangana Legislative Assembly|State Assembly elections in India}}
The Telangana Legislative Assembly has [[List of constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Assembly|119 constituencies]] of which 18 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 9 for Scheduled Tribes candidates. The [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|first election]] to constitute the Legislative Assembly were held on 30 April 2014, prior to the formation of the state. The first phase of the elections were held in constituencies that would form the new state in June 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Telangana witnesses high voter turnout |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/telangana-witnesses-high-voter-turnout/article5963416.ece |accessdate=15 June 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=30 April 2014 |language=en-IN}}</ref> The results were declared on 16 May 2014 and [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS) won 63 seats and received the majority. [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], the founder of TRS was sworn in as the first [[List of chief ministers of Telangana|Chief Minister of Telangana]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/kcr-to-become-the-first-chief-minister-of-telangana/article20775127.ece1 | title=CR to become the first Chief Minister of Telangana | publisher=The Hindu | date=17 May 2014 | accessdate=13 June 2019}}</ref> The [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|second Assembly elections]] were held on 7 December 2018 after [[Governor of Telangana|Governor]] [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]] dissolved the assembly early on the advice of Rao.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lasania |first1=Yunus Y. |title=Telangana CM KCR dissolves assembly, to go for early elections |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ve5G5jKFF0Hg4vAe4d43BM/Citing-political-fragility-KCR-dissolves-Telangana-assembly.html |accessdate=15 June 2019 |work=Mint |date=6 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The results declared on 11 December 2018 indicated TRS maintaining the majority; this time winning 88 seats. Rao was again sworn in as the Chief Minister for second term.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/k-chandrashekar-rao-takes-over-as-telangana-chief-minister-for-second-time/story-F8Cefw01KbhKimEmhuTkoO.html | title=Hindustan Times | publisher=KCR is back as Telangana chief minister, will pick his team next week | date=13 December 2018 | accessdate=13 June 2019 | author=Srinivasa Rao Apparasu}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
|+ Summary of MLAs elected to the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
! style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"; rowspan="2" | Parties
! colspan="2" | Seats won
|-
! [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
! [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 63
| 87
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 21
| 19
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
| 15
| 2
|-
| {{Full party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
| 7
| 7
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| 5
| 3
|-
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
| 3
| 0
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
| 2
| 0
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| 1
| 0
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| 1
| 0
|-
| {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
| 0
| 1
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
| 1
| 1
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Total
| 119
| 119
|}

====Legislative Council====
{{Main|Telangana Legislative Council}}

==Political parties==
Since its inception, the [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] has been the most dominant political party in the state, forming full majority governments in the state for two consecutive terms on its own. TRS was formed in 2001 with primary agenda of obtaining statehood for Telangana.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ETQ-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA118&dq=trs+formation+agenda&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjK_KWLyujiAhXDYysKHcPeCFgQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=trs%20formation%20agenda&f=false | title=Globalisation and Governance in India: New Challenges to Society and Institutions | publisher=Routledge | author=Harihar Bhattacharyya, Lion König | year=2015 | pages=118 | isbn=9781317526391}}</ref>

Other major political parties are:
{{Col-begin}}{{col-break}}
'''National Parties'''
* [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[Communist Party of India]]
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
* [[Indian National Congress]]
{{col-break}}
'''State Parties'''
* [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
* [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
* [[Telugu Desam Party]]
{{col-break}}
'''Other Parties'''
* [[All India Forward Bloc]]
* [[Jana Sena Party]]
{{Col-end}}

== Issues ==
As per the survey conducted by the NGO [[Association for Democratic Reforms]], for the 2019 general election, unemployment remained the major issue amongst the voters in both urban and rural areas. For urban areas this was followed by noise pollution and in rural areas next immediate issues were noted to be better prices for farm products, and continuation of subsidy for seeds and fertilizers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019/telangana/news/job-worry-top-on-telangana-voters-minds-adr-survey/articleshow/68606898.cms | title=Job worry top on Telangana voters’ minds: ADR survey | publisher=Times of India | date=28 March 2019 | accessdate=12 June 2019}}</ref>

==References ==
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