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{{short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Telangana}}
{{Short description|Overview of the procedure of elections in the Indian state of Telangana}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Politics of Telangana}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
[[Telangana]] has a [[parliamentary system]] as defined by its [[Constitution of India|constitution]], with power distributed between the [[Government of Telangana|state government]] and the [[List of districts of Telangana|districts]].


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 [[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.
[[File:IN-TG.svg|thumb|State of Telangana]]


==National level==
Elections in Telangana are conducted every five years to elect [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|members]] to the Telangana Legislative Assembly and [[Member of Parliament (India)|members of parliament]] to the [[Lok Sabha]]. There are [[List of constituencies of Telangana Legislative Assembly|119 assembly constituencies]] and [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha#Telangana (17)|17 Lok Sabha constituencies]]. The state has conducted 3 assembly elections and 2 Lok Sabha elections since independence.
===Lok Sabha===
 
==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:
*[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Members of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] (Upper House)
*[[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Members of Parliament]] in the [[Lok Sabha]] (Lower House)
*[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Members]] of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
*Members of [[List of urban local bodies in Telangana|local governance bodies]] ([[List of municipal corporations in Telangana|municipal bodies]] and [[Panchayati raj|panchayats]])
*A by-election is held when the seat-holder of a particular constituency dies, resigns, or is disqualified.
 
==Rajya Sabha elections==
[[Member of Parliament (India)|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 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|members]] of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]. Candidates who win the Rajya Sabha elections are called "[[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Members of Parliament]]" and hold their seats for six years. The house meets in the Rajya Sabha Chamber of the [[New Parliament House, New Delhi|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rajya-sabha-election-2017-here-is-how-members-are-elected-to-upper-house-1734558|title=Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House|website=NDTV.com|access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref>
 
==Lok Sabha elections==
{{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 (India)|Member of Parliament]] (MP). Lok Sabha elections have been held in Telangana only once, during the [[2019 Indian general election]].
Telangana has 17 [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]], with 3 reserved for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes (SC)]] and 2 for [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribes (ST)]], where electors participate in direct elections to choose their preferred candidates for the position of [[Member of Parliament (India)|Member of Parliament (MP)]]. The state has witnessed a total of two elections till date.
 
=== By Party ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Lok Sabha
! Election Year
! colspan="2"|1st Party
! colspan="2"|2nd Party
! colspan="2"|3rd Party
! colspan="2"|4th Party
! Others
! Total Seats
|-
|[[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|{{party color cell|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}
|'''[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]] 11'''
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] 2
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] 1
|{{party color cell|Telugu Desam Party}}
|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] 1
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] 1<br/>[[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]] 1
|17
|-
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|{{party color cell|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}
|'''[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi|BRS]] 9'''
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] 4
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] 3
|{{party color cell|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] 1
|N/A
|17
|-
|-
|[[18th Lok Sabha|18th]]
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|'''[[Indian National Congress|INC]] 8'''
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] 8
|{{party color cell|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] 1
|colspan="3"|N/A
|17
|-
|}


=== By Constituency ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| 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&lt;br&gt;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" | 2014 elections&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;
! 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>
! colspan="3" | 2019 elections&lt;ref&gt;{{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 | archive-date=30 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130180931/https://www.businessinsider.in/telangana-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-trs-vs-congress-vs-tdp-vs-bjp/articleshow/69445813.cms | url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;
! colspan="3" | 2024 elections
|-
|-
! Elected MP
! colspan="2" | Party
! Elected MP
! Elected MP
! colspan="2" | Party
! colspan="2" | Party
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| [[Soyam Bapu Rao]]
| [[Soyam Bapu Rao]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Godam Nagesh]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
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| [[Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta|V. N. Borlakunta]]
| [[Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta|V. N. Borlakunta]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|[[Vamsi Krishna Gaddam]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
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| [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
! 4
! 4
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| [[K. Kavitha]]
| [[K. Kavitha]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Dharmapuri Arvind]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Dharmapuri Arvind]]
| [[Dharmapuri Arvind]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
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| [[B. B. Patil]]
| [[B. B. Patil]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Suresh Shetkar]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
! 6
! 6
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| [[Kotha Prabhakar Reddy]]
| [[Kotha Prabhakar Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Raghunandan Rao]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
! 7
! 7
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| [[Revanth Reddy]]
| [[Revanth Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Etela Rajender]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
! 8
! 8
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| None
| None
| [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
| [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
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| [[Hyderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hyderabad]]
| [[Hyderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Hyderabad]]
| None
| None
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
| {{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
| [[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
| {{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
| {{Party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
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| [[G. Ranjith Reddy]]
| [[G. Ranjith Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
! 11
! 11
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| [[Manne Srinivas Reddy]]
| [[Manne Srinivas Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[D. K. Aruna]]
| {{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
! 12
! 12
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| [[Pothuganti Ramulu]]
| [[Pothuganti Ramulu]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Mallu Ravi]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
! 13
! 13
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| [[N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]]
| [[N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Kunduru Raghuveer|Raghuveer Reddy Kunduru]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
! 14
! 14
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| [[Komatireddy Venkat Reddy]]
| [[Komatireddy Venkat Reddy]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
! 15
! 15
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| [[Pasunuri Dayakar]]
| [[Pasunuri Dayakar]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Kadiyam Kavya]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
! 16
! 16
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| [[Kavitha Maloth]]
| [[Kavitha Maloth]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Balram Naik]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|-
! 17
! 17
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| [[Nama Nageswara Rao]]
| [[Nama Nageswara Rao]]
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
| [[Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy]]
| {{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}
|}
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}}
}}


====Rajya Sabha====
== Legislative Council elections ==
{{Main|Rajya Sabha|List of Rajya Sabha members from Telangana}}
[[Member of the Legislative Council (India)|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 [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|members]] of the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]], 14 were elected by the local authorities of the state, 6 were nominated by the [[Governor of Telangana|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 [[Telangana Secretariat|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.
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"
==Legislative Assembly elections==
|+ Current Members
[[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|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 [[Telangana Secretariat|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]].
! 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>
{|class="wikitable"
! 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
{{Scrolling table/mid}}
| [[K. Keshava Rao]]
|+style="text-align:left;"|Legislative Assembly election results
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
|[[File:2014 Telangana election.svg|center|thumb|200px|1st Assembly ([[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014]])]]
| 10-Apr-2020
|[[File:2018 Telangana assembly election.png|center|thumb|192px|2nd Assembly ([[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]])]]
| 09-Apr-2026
|[[File:2023 Telangana assembly election result.svg|center|thumb|230px|3rd Assembly ([[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]])]]
|-
{{Scrolling table/end}}
! 2
 
| [[K. R. Suresh Reddy]]
===History of Legislative Assembly elections===
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
{|class="toccolours" style="width:75em"
| 10-Apr-2020
!Colour key for parties
| 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
|{{div col|colwidth=23em}}
| [[D. Srinivas (politician)|D. Srinivas]]
{{legend|{{party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]|outline=#000000}}
| {{Party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
{{legend|{{party color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]|outline=#000000}}
| 22-Jun-2016
{{legend|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]|outline=#000000}}
| 21-Jun-2022
{{legend|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress]]|outline=#000000}}
{{legend|{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}|[[Telugu Desam Party]]|outline=#000000}}
{{div col end}}
|}
|}


==State level==
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
===Legislative Assembly===
!colspan=14|[[Telangana Legislative Assembly|LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY]] ELECTIONS
{| 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]]
!rowspan=2|Assembly&lt;br/&gt;{{small|(Election)}}
! [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
!rowspan=2|Total Seats
!colspan=4|First
!colspan=4|Second
!colspan=4|Third
|-
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}
!colspan=2|Political party
| 63
!Seats
| 87
!Percentage of votes
!colspan=2|Political party
!Seats
!Percentage of votes
!colspan=2|Political party
!Seats
!Percentage of votes
|-
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|[[1st Telangana Assembly|1st]]&lt;br/&gt;{{small|([[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014]])}}
| 21
|119
| 19
|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}
|63
|34.31%
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|21
|25.27%
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|{{party color cell|Telugu Desam Party}}
|15
|14.73%
|-
|-
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|[[2nd Telangana Assembly|2nd]]&lt;br/&gt;{{small|([[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]])}}
| 15
|119
| 2
|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
|88
|46.87%
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|19
|28.43%
|[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]]
|{{party color cell|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|7
|2.71%
|-
|-
| {{Full party name with color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}
|[[3rd Telangana Assembly|3rd]]&lt;br/&gt;{{small|([[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]])}}
| 7
|119
| 7
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|64
| 5
|39.40%
| 3
|[[Bharat Rashtra Samithi]]
|-
|{{party color cell|Bharat Rashtra Samithi}}
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
|39
| 3
|37.35%
| 0
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|{{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| {{Full party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
|8
| 2
|13.90%
| 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====
==By-election==
{{Main|Telangana Legislative Council}}
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.


==Political parties==
Common reasons for by-elections:
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>
*Resignation of the sitting M.P. or an M.L.A.
*Death of the sitting M.P. or an M.L.A.


Other major political parties are:
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).
{{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 ==
==See also==
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>
*[[Government of Telangana]]


==References ==
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://legislature.telangana.gov.in/ Telangana Legislative Assembly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502005306/https://legislature.telangana.gov.in/ |date=2 May 2024 }}


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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana}}
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Template:Politics of 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:

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.<ref>"Rajya Sabha Election 2017: Here Is How Members Are Elected To Upper House". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.</ref>

Lok Sabha elections

Main article: Lok Sabha
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 BRS 11 INC 2 BJP 1 TDP 1 AIMIM 1<br/>YSRCP 1 17
17th 2019 BRS 9 BJP 4 INC 3 AIMIM 1 N/A 17
18th 2024 INC 8 BJP 8 AIMIM 1 N/A 17

By Constituency

No. Constituency Reserved for<br>SC/ST/None 2014 elections<ref>"16th Lok Sabha Election results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2019.</ref> 2019 elections<ref>"Telangana Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: TRS wins the state with 9 seats". Business Insider. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2019.</ref> 2024 elections
Elected MP Party Elected MP Party Elected MP Party
1 Adilabad ST G. Nagesh TRS Soyam Bapu Rao BJP Godam Nagesh BJP
2 Peddapalli SC Balka Suman TRS V. N. Borlakunta TRS Vamsi Krishna Gaddam INC
3 Karimnagar None B. Vinod Kumar TRS Bandi Sanjay Kumar BJP Bandi Sanjay Kumar BJP
4 Nizamabad None K. Kavitha TRS Dharmapuri Arvind BJP Dharmapuri Arvind BJP
5 Zahirabad None B. B. Patil TRS B. B. Patil TRS Suresh Shetkar INC
6 Medak None Kotha Prabhakar Reddy TRS Kotha Prabhakar Reddy TRS Raghunandan Rao BJP
7 Malkajgiri None Malla Reddy TDP Revanth Reddy INC Etela Rajender BJP
8 Secunderabad None Bandaru Dattatreya BJP G. Kishan Reddy BJP G. Kishan Reddy BJP
9 Hyderabad None Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM
10 Chevella None Konda Vishweshwar Reddy TRS G. Ranjith Reddy TRS Konda Vishweshwar Reddy BJP
11 Mahbubnagar None A. P. Jithender Reddy TRS Manne Srinivas Reddy TRS D. K. Aruna BJP
12 Nagarkurnool SC Nandi Yellaiah INC Pothuganti Ramulu TRS Mallu Ravi INC
13 Nalgonda None Gutha Sukender Reddy INC N. Uttam Kumar Reddy INC Raghuveer Reddy Kunduru INC
14 Bhongir None Boora Narsaiah Goud TRS Komatireddy Venkat Reddy INC Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy INC
15 Warangal SC Kadiyam Srihari TRS Pasunuri Dayakar TRS Kadiyam Kavya INC
16 Mahabubabad ST Sitaram Naik TRS Kavitha Maloth TRS Balram Naik INC
17 Khammam None Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy YSRCP Nama Nageswara Rao TRS Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy INC

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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.

Legislative Assembly election results
1st Assembly (2014)
2nd Assembly (2018)
3rd Assembly (2023)

History of Legislative Assembly elections

Colour key for parties
  All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
  Bharat Rashtra Samithi
  Bharatiya Janata Party
  Indian National Congress
  Telugu Desam Party
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Assembly<br/>(Election) Total Seats First Second Third
Political party Seats Percentage of votes Political party Seats Percentage of votes Political party Seats Percentage of votes
1st<br/>(2014) 119 Bharat Rashtra Samithi 63 34.31% Indian National Congress 21 25.27% Telugu Desam Party 15 14.73%
2nd<br/>(2018) 119 Bharat Rashtra Samithi 88 46.87% Indian National Congress 19 28.43% All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 7 2.71%
3rd<br/>(2023) 119 Indian National Congress 64 39.40% Bharat Rashtra Samithi 39 37.35% Bharatiya Janata Party 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

References

External links

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