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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 dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|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.
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==
==National level==
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{{Main|Lok Sabha}}
{{Main|Lok Sabha}}
[[File:Telangana Wahlkreise Lok Sabha.svg|thumb|right|Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana]]
[[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, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] (M.P.). Lok Sabha elections have been held in Telanaga only once, during the [[2019 Indian general election]].
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]].
'''Keys:'''
{{legend2|#009F3C|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FBB917|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (INC)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FAAFBE|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFF31|[[Telugu Desam Party|Telugu Desam Party (TDP)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#6AB5FF|[[Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party|Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" | No.
! rowspan="2" | No.
! rowspan="2" | Constituency
! rowspan="2" | Constituency
! rowspan="2" | Reserved for<br>SC/ST/None
! rowspan="2" | Reserved for<br>SC/ST/None
! colspan="2" | 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" | 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="2" | 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>
! 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 M.P.
! Elected MP
! Party
! colspan="2" | Party
! Elected M.P.
! Elected MP
! Party
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
|-
! 1  
! 1
| [[Adilabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Adilabad]]  
| [[Adilabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Adilabad]]
| ST
| ST
| [[G. Nagesh]]  
| [[G. Nagesh]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Soyam Bapu Rao|S. B. Rao]]
| [[Soyam Bapu Rao]]
| bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
| [[Peddapalle (Lok Sabha constituency)|Peddapalle]]
| [[Peddapalli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Peddapalli]]
| SC
| SC
| [[Balka Suman|B. Suman]]
| [[Balka Suman]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta|V. N. Borlakunta]]
| [[Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta|V. N. Borlakunta]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
|-
! 3  
! 3
| [[Karimnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimnagar]]  
| [[Karimnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimnagar]]
| None
| None
| [[Vinod Kumar Boianapalli|V. K. Boianapalli]]  
| [[B. Vinod Kumar]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar|B. S. Kumar]]
| [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
! 4  
! 4
| [[Nizamabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nizamabad]]  
| [[Nizamabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nizamabad]]
| None
| None
| [[K. Kavitha]]  
| [[K. Kavitha]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Arvind Dharmapuri|A. Dharmapuri]]
| [[Dharmapuri Arvind]]
| bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
| [[Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Zahirabad]]  
| [[Zahirabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Zahirabad]]
| None
| None
| [[B. B. Patil]]
| [[B. B. Patil]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[B. B. Patil]]
| [[B. B. Patil]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
|-
! 6  
! 6
| [[Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medak]]  
| [[Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)|Medak]]
| None
| None
| [[Kotha Prabhakar Reddy|K.P. Reddy]]
| [[Kotha Prabhakar Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Kotha Prabhakar Reddy|K.P. Reddy]]
| [[Kotha Prabhakar Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
|-
! 7
! 7
| [[Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malkajgiri]]
| [[Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Malkajgiri]]
| None
| None
| [[Malla Reddy|M. Reddy]]
| [[Malla Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FFFF31|TDP
| {{Party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
| [[Anumula Revanth Reddy|A. R. Reddy]]
| [[Revanth Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|INC
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
! 8  
! 8
| [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Secunderabad]]  
| [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Secunderabad]]
| None
| None
| [[Bandaru Dattatreya|B. Dattatreya]]  
| [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[G. Kishan Reddy|G. K. Reddy]]
| [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FBB917|BJP
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
! 9  
! 9
| [[Hyderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hyderabad]]  
| [[Hyderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hyderabad]]
| None
| None
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi|A. Owaisi]]  
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
| bgcolor=#009F3C|AIMIM
| {{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi|A. Owaisi]]  
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
| bgcolor=#009F3C|AIMIM
| {{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|-
|-
! 10  
! 10
| [[Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chevella]]  
| [[Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chevella]]
| None
| None
| [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy|K. V. Reddy]]  
| [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[G. Ranjith Reddy|G. R. Reddy]]
| [[G. Ranjith Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
|-
! 11  
! 11
| [[Mahabubnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahbubnagar]]  
| [[Mahabubnagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahbubnagar]]
| None
| None
| [[A. P. Jithender Reddy|A.P.J. Reddy]]  
| [[A. P. Jithender Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Manne Srinivas Reddy|M. S. Reddy]]
| [[Manne Srinivas Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
|-
! 12  
! 12
| [[Nagarkurnool (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagarkurnool]]  
| [[Nagarkurnool (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nagarkurnool]]
| SC
| SC
| [[Nandi Yellaiah|N. Yellaiah]]  
| [[Nandi Yellaiah]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|INC
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Pothuganti Ramulu|P. Ramulu]]
| [[Pothuganti Ramulu]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
|-
! 13  
! 13
| [[Nalgonda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nalgonda]]  
| [[Nalgonda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nalgonda]]
| None
| None
| [[Gutha Sukender Reddy|G. S. Reddy]]  
| [[Gutha Sukender Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|INC
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy|N. U. K. Reddy]]
| [[N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|INC
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
! 14  
! 14
| [[Bhongir (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhongir]]  
| [[Bhongir (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bhongir]]
| None
| None
| [[Boora Narsaiah Goud|B. N. Goud]]  
| [[Boora Narsaiah Goud]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Komatireddy Venkat Reddy|K. V. Reddy]]
| [[Komatireddy Venkat Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF|INC
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
! 15  
! 15
| [[Warangal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Warangal]]
| [[Warangal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Warangal]]
| SC
| SC
| [[Kadiyam Srihari|K. Srihari]]
| [[Kadiyam Srihari]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Dayakar Pasunoori|D. Pasunoori]]
| [[Pasunuri Dayakar]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
|-
! 16  
! 16
| [[Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahabubabad]]  
| [[Mahabubabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mahabubabad]]
| ST
| ST
| [[Sitaram Naik|S. Naik]]  
| [[Sitaram Naik]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Kavitha Maloth|K. Maloth]]
| [[Kavitha Maloth]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
|-
! 17  
! 17
| [[Khammam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khammam]]  
| [[Khammam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Khammam]]
| None
| None
| [[Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy|P. S. Reddy]]
| [[Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#6AB5FF|YSRCP
| {{Party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
| [[Nama Nageswara Rao|N. N. Rao]]
| [[Nama Nageswara Rao]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE|TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|-
|}
|}
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====Rajya Sabha====
====Rajya Sabha====
{{Main|Rajya Sabha|List of Rajya Sabha members from Telangana}}
{{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 Telanagana. 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>
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>
 
'''Key:'''
{{legend2|#00FFFF|[[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress (INC)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FAAFBE|[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFF31|[[Telugu Desam Party|Telugu Desam Party (TDP)]] |border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Current Members
|+ Current Members
! No
! 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>
! 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>
! Party
! 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 />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" />
! Date of <br />Retirement<ref name="term" />
|-
|-
!1
! 1
|[[Banda Prakash]]
| [[K. Keshava Rao]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE| TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|03-Apr-2018
| 10-Apr-2020
|02-Apr-2024
| 09-Apr-2026
|-
|-
!2
! 2
|[[Badulgula Lingaiah Yadav|Badugula Lingaiah Yadav]]
| [[K. R. Suresh Reddy]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE| TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|03-Apr-2018
| 10-Apr-2020
|02-Apr-2024
| 09-Apr-2026
|-
|-
!3
! 3
|[[Joginapally Santosh Kumar]]
| [[Banda Prakash]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE| TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|03-Apr-2018
| 03-Apr-2018
|02-Apr-2024
| 02-Apr-2024
|-
|-
!4
! 4
|[[D. Srinivas (politician)|D. Srinivas]]
| [[Badulgula Lingaiah Yadav|B. Lingaiah Yadav]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE| TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|22-Jun-2016
| 03-Apr-2018
|21-Jun-2022
| 02-Apr-2024
|-
|-
!5
! 5
|[[V. Lakshmikantha Rao]]
| [[Joginapally Santosh Kumar]]
| bgcolor=#FAAFBE| TRS
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|22-Jun-2016
| 03-Apr-2018
|21-Jun-2022
| 02-Apr-2024
|-
|-
!6
! 6
|[[Garikapati Mohan Rao]]
| [[V. Lakshmikantha Rao]]
|bgcolor=#FFFF31| TDP
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|02-Jun-2014
| 22-Jun-2016
|09-Apr-2020
| 21-Jun-2022
|-
!7
|[[K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao]]
| bgcolor=#00FFFF | INC
|02-Jun-2014
|09-Apr-2020
|-
|-
! 7
| [[D. Srinivas (politician)|D. Srinivas]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| 22-Jun-2016
| 21-Jun-2022
|}
|}


==State level==
==State level==
===Legislative Assembly===
===Legislative Assembly===
[[File:Wahlkreise zur Vidhan Sabha von Telangana.svg|thumb|right|Legislative Assembly constituencies of Telangana.]]
{| 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}}
{{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>
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; font-size:95%;"
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|+ Summary of MLAs elected to the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
|+ Summary of MLAs elected to the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
|- bgcolor="#E9E9E9" align="center"
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! [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
! [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{Telangana Rashtra Samithi/meta/color}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| align="left" | [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] (TRS)
| 63
|63
| 87
|87
|-
| width="1" bgcolor="{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |
| align="left" | [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
|21
|19
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| align="left" | [[Telugu Desam Party]] (TDP)
| 21
|15
| 19
|2
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen/meta/color}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
| align="left" | [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM)
| 15
|7
| 2
|7
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
| align="left" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
| 7
|5
| 7
|2
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{YSR Congress Party/meta/color}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| align="left" | [[YSR Congress Party]] (YSRCP)
| 5
|3
| 3
|0
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{Bahujan Samaj Party/meta/color}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
| align="left" | [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP)
| 3
|2
| 0
|0
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{Communist Party of India/meta/color}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
| align="left" | [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI)
| 2
|1
| 0
|0
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| align="left" | [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPM)
| 1
|1
| 0
|0
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{All India Forward Bloc/meta/color}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|align="left" |[[All India Forward Bloc]] (AIFB)
| 1
|0
| 0
|1
|-
|-
| bgcolor="{{Independent (politician)/meta/color}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}
| align="left" | [[Independent (politician)|Independents]] (IND)
| 0
|1
| 1
|1
|-
|-
| colspan="6" bgcolor="#E9E9E9" |
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
| 1
| 1
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Total
| colspan="2" align="left" | Total
| 119
| 119
| 119  
| 119
|-
|}
|}


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==Political parties==
==Political parties==
Since its inception, the [[Telangana Rashtra Samiti]] 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>
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:
Other major political parties are:
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'''National Parties'''
'''National Parties'''
* [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
* [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
* [[Bharatiya Janta Party]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[Communist Party of India]]
* [[Communist Party of India]]
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
* [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
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'''State Parties'''
'''State Parties'''
* [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
* [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
* [[Telangana Rashtra Samiti]]
* [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
* [[Telugu Desam Party]]
* [[Telugu Desam Party]]
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* [[Jana Sena Party]]
* [[Jana Sena Party]]
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{{Col-end}}
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== Issues ==
== Issues ==
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==References ==
==References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
{{Telangana elections}}
{{Telangana elections}}
{{Indian elections}}
{{Indian elections}}


[[Category:Elections in Telangana| ]]
[[Category:Elections in Telangana|Elections in Telangana]]

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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.

State of Telangana

National level

Lok Sabha

Main article: Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana

Telangana has 17 Lok Sabha constituencies of which 3 are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and 2 for Scheduled Tribes (ST) from which electors have direct election to choose their desired candidate to make them Member of Parliament (MP). Lok Sabha elections have been held in Telangana only once, during the 2019 Indian general election.

No. Constituency Reserved for
SC/ST/None 		2014 elections[1] 2019 elections[2]
Elected MP Party Elected MP Party
1 Adilabad ST G. Nagesh TRS Soyam Bapu Rao BJP
2 Peddapalli SC Balka Suman TRS V. N. Borlakunta TRS
3 Karimnagar None B. Vinod Kumar TRS Bandi Sanjay Kumar BJP
4 Nizamabad None K. Kavitha TRS Dharmapuri Arvind BJP
5 Zahirabad None B. B. Patil TRS B. B. Patil TRS
6 Medak None Kotha Prabhakar Reddy TRS Kotha Prabhakar Reddy TRS
7 Malkajgiri None Malla Reddy TDP Revanth Reddy INC
8 Secunderabad None Bandaru Dattatreya BJP G. Kishan Reddy BJP
9 Hyderabad None Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM
10 Chevella None Konda Vishweshwar Reddy TRS G. Ranjith Reddy TRS
11 Mahbubnagar None A. P. Jithender Reddy TRS Manne Srinivas Reddy TRS
12 Nagarkurnool SC Nandi Yellaiah INC Pothuganti Ramulu TRS
13 Nalgonda None Gutha Sukender Reddy INC N. Uttam Kumar Reddy INC
14 Bhongir None Boora Narsaiah Goud TRS Komatireddy Venkat Reddy INC
15 Warangal SC Kadiyam Srihari TRS Pasunuri Dayakar TRS
16 Mahabubabad ST Sitaram Naik TRS Kavitha Maloth TRS
17 Khammam None Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy YSRCP Nama Nageswara Rao TRS

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Rajya Sabha

Main articles: Rajya Sabha and 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.[3]

Current Members
No Name[4] Party Date of
Appointment[5] 		Date of
Retirement[5]
1 K. Keshava Rao TRS 10-Apr-2020 09-Apr-2026
2 K. R. Suresh Reddy TRS 10-Apr-2020 09-Apr-2026
3 Banda Prakash TRS 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
4 B. Lingaiah Yadav TRS 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
5 Joginapally Santosh Kumar TRS 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
6 V. Lakshmikantha Rao TRS 22-Jun-2016 21-Jun-2022
7 D. Srinivas TRS 22-Jun-2016 21-Jun-2022

State level

Legislative Assembly

Year Election Chief minister Party Party-wise seats Opposition leader
2014 2014 Telangana Assembly K. Chandrashekar Rao TRS 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 Assembly K. Chandrashekar Rao TRS Total: 119. TRS: 85, Congress: 19, MIM: 7, BJP: 3, TDP: 2, AIFB: 1, Independents: 1 Vacant
Legislative Assembly constituencies of Telangana
Main articles: Telangana Legislative Assembly and State Assembly elections in India

The Telangana Legislative Assembly has 119 constituencies of which 18 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 9 for Scheduled Tribes candidates. The 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.[6] 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 Chief Minister of Telangana.[7] The second Assembly elections were held on 7 December 2018 after Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan dissolved the assembly early on the advice of Rao.[8] 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.[9]

Summary of MLAs elected to the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Parties Seats won
2014 2018
Telangana Rashtra Samithi 63 87
Indian National Congress 21 19
Telugu Desam Party 15 2
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 7 7
Bharatiya Janata Party 5 3
YSR Congress Party 3 0
Bahujan Samaj Party 2 0
Communist Party of India 1 0
Communist Party of India 1 0
All India Forward Bloc 0 1
Independent 1 1
Total 119 119

Legislative Council

Main article: 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.[10]

Other major political parties are:

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.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "16th Lok Sabha Election results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Telangana Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: TRS wins the state with 9 seats". Business Insider. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra". The Hindu. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Statewise Retirement". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Telangana witnesses high voter turnout". The Hindu. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "CR to become the first Chief Minister of Telangana". The Hindu. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. ↑ Lasania, Yunus Y. (6 September 2018). "Telangana CM KCR dissolves assembly, to go for early elections". Mint. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  9. ↑ Srinivasa Rao Apparasu (13 December 2018). "Hindustan Times". KCR is back as Telangana chief minister, will pick his team next week. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  10. ↑ Harihar Bhattacharyya, Lion König (2015). Globalisation and Governance in India: New Challenges to Society and Institutions. Routledge. p. 118. ISBN 9781317526391.
  11. ↑ "Job worry top on Telangana voters' minds: ADR survey". Times of India. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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