2026 Karimnagar Municipal Corporation election

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2026 Karimnagar Municipal Corporation election
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All 66[lower-alpha 1] seats in the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation
34 seats needed for a majority
Registered3,48,051[1]
Turnout2,14,486 (62.98%)[2]
Decrease 0.8pp[3]
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party BJP INC BRS
Last election 13 seats 0 seats 33 seats
Seats won 30 14 9
Seat change Increase 17 Increase 14 Decrease 24
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party AIMIM AIFB Independents
Last election 6 seats 3 seats 5 seats
Seats won 3 2 8
Seat change Decrease 3 Decrease 1 Increase 3
Mayor before election

Yadagiri Sunil Rao
BRS

Elected Mayor

Kolagani Srinivas
BJP

The 2026 Karimnagar Municipal Corporation election was held on 11 February 2026 to elect the corporators in 66 wards of the Karimnagar Municipal Corporation, the governing body of Karimnagar.[4][5] After merging the surrounding areas into the corporation limits, the numbers of wards were delimited and increased from 60 to 66.[6]

The Bharatiya Janata Party won 30 out of 66 seats and emerged as the single largest party.[7] The party formed the government after 4 independent and 1 AIFB members joined the party, thus giving it an absolute majority. BJP candidate Kolagani Srinivas was elected as Mayor and Sunil Rao was elected as the Deputy Mayor.[8][9][10] The Bharat Rashtra Samiti, which had won the majority in the previous election, suffered significant decline, securing just 9 seats.

Elected ward members and corporators were administered the oath of office on 16 February 2026, and a special meeting for the election of mayor and deputy mayor in which BJP candidate Kolagani Srinivas was elected as Mayor and Sunil Rao was elected as the Deputy Mayor.[11][12]

Schedule[edit | edit source]

The election schedule was announced by the Telangana State Election Commission on 27 January 2026.[13][14]

Event Date
Notification and start date for nominations 28 January 2026
Last date for filing nominations 30 January 2026
Date for scrutiny of nominations 31 January 2026
Date of publication of validly nominated candidates 31 January 2026
Date for appeal against rejection of nomination 1 February 2026
Date for disposal of appeal 2 February 2026
Last date for withdrawal of candidature 3 February 2026
Date for publication of final list of contesting candidates 3 February 2026
Date of Poll 11 February 2026
Date of Re-poll, if any 12 February 2026
Date of counting of votes and declaration of results 13 February 2026
Election of Mayor and Vice-Mayor 16 February 2026

Results[edit | edit source]

Ward Winner Runner-up Margin
# Reservation Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
1 BC(W) Bari Aparna BJP 1482 Aettapu Anjali Prabha INC 1196 286
2 UR(G) Kolagani Srinivas BJP 1703 Dasari Sagar Independent 1535 168
3 UR(W) Sadineni Lavanya BJP 2077 Kashetti Latha Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1084 993
4 SC(G) Bhupathi Ravinder BJP 1799 Anjaiah Bejjenki Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1781 18
5 BC(W) Gade Rupa Bharat Rashtra Samithi 811 Ayesha Fathima AIMIM 752 59
6 UR(G) Mekala Venkatesh BJP 1441 Kapil Madhava Mididhoddi INC 1170 271
7 UR(W) Akula Nandinee Independent 1522 Mamatha Bandi INC 1040 482
8 UR(G) Kalva Mallesham Bharat Rashtra Samithi 2898 Gopu Mallesham INC 1803 1095
9 UR(W) Padishetti Vasantha Laxmi INC 1531 Jangili Latha Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1283 248
10 BC(G) Komuraiah Sowgani Independent 1105 Koduri Ravinder Goud INC 839 266
11 UR(W) Akula Narmada INC 1065 Panduga Swapna BJP 948 117
12 UR(W) Choppari Jaya Sri BJP 2168 Adla Geetha Bharat Rashtra Samithi 875 1293
13 UR(W) Thella Laxmi Independent 796 Lavanya Reddavena BJP 779 17
14 BC(G) Gaddi Pradeep Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1041 Gunjeti Shiva Kumar BJP 932 109
15 UR(W) Vippala Sai Jyothi AIFB 1814 Shiva Priya Gurrala Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1592 222
16 UR(G) Kanthala Jagan Reddy INC 1734 Kasarapu Srinivas Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1092 642
17 BC(W) Vemula Kavitha Independent 1839 Gunti Ramya BJP 1622 217
18 UR(G) Vasala Ramesh BJP 1393 Mohammed Jameeluddin Ahmed Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1188 205
19 UR(W) Sudhagoni Madhavi Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1160 Jakkula Nagarani INC 1070 90
20 SC(G) Parvatham Mallesham Independent 1755 Asthapuram Maruthi INC 1186 569
21 UR(G) Varala Narsingam INC 1576 Kondapally Sateesh BJP 980 596
22 UR(G) Banda Ramana Reddy BJP 1363 Gundati Srinivas Reddy INC 895 468
23 UR(G) Gummadi Raj Kumar INC 993 Edla Srinivas Independent 918 75
24 UR(G) Vontela Satyanarayana Reddy BJP 1186 Bethi Mahender Reddy Janasena Party 867 319
25 SC(G) Ganta Srinivas INC 1572 Kade Raj Kumar Bharat Rashtra Samithi 972 600
26 UR(G) Anjan Kumar Vydhula INC 1917 Pullella Pavan Kumar BJP 858 1059
27 SC(W) Botla Shyamala AIFB 876 Tambala Navya Sri BJP 652 224
28 ST(G) Nunsavath Bhaskar INC 981 Kurra Rajesham BJP 721 260
29 SC(G) Somidi Venu Prasad BJP 1776 Kamsala Srinivas Bharat Rashtra Samithi 667 1109
30 SC(W) Kallepalli Sharada INC 1327 Padma Nakka Bharat Rashtra Samithi 860 467
31 BC(G) S.D. Mukhaddar Hussain Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1919 Mohammad Areef Ahmed AIMIM 1108 811
32 BC(G) Shaik Yousuf Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1452 Mohammed Abbas AIMIM 1308 144
33 BC(W) Heena Afreen INC 2120 Zahara Banu AIMIM 1065 1055
34 BC(G) Sameena Parveen Independent 1222 Mohammad Khaja Mazharoddin AIMIM 629 593
35 BC(W) Sujatha Sadaveni BJP 1321 Duggu Harika INC 1145 176
36 BC(G) Thota Anil BJP 1874 Nehikunta Yadaiah Independent 1150 724
37 BC(G) K A P P Chandra BJP 1470 Mohd Sharfoddin Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1201 269
38 UR(W) Devasani Saraswathi BJP 1234 Deshaboina Harika INC 1222 12
39 BC(G) Ganesh Masam Independent 1221 Pasupuleti Shivanandam BJP 805 416
40 UR(W) Naluvala Pushpalatha Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1165 Kasarla Laxmi Narasavva BJP 900 265
41 UR(W) Venaka Renuka BJP 1017 Thota Suguna Bharat Rashtra Samithi 659 358
42 UR(G) Yadagiri Sunil Rao BJP 1590 Panjala Rajanna INC 376 1214
43 BC(W) Ponnam Laxmi Goud BJP 863 Khansa Abdulah AIMIM 817 46
44 UR(W) Chadagonda Kavitha INC 1547 Bandi Thara BJP 860 687
45 BC(W) Guggilla Jayasri Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1555 Rajini Peddapalli INC 662 893
46 BC(G) Rajender Mallikarjuna INC 1021 Akhil Goud Koduri BJP 956 65
47 BC(W) Gaja Rama BJP 1508 Challa Swaroopa Rani INC 1208 300
48 BC(W) Karra Padma BJP 1652 Myakala Bhoolaxmi Independent 1069 583
49 UR(W) Annam Laxmi Prakash BJP 1116 Karnakanti Umarani Bharat Rashtra Samithi 811 305
50 UR(G) Boinipalli Praveen Kumar BJP 1106 Rachakonda Chakradhar Rao INC 842 264
51 UR(G) Bandari Venu BJP 1813 Ashok Rao Mechineni Bharat Rashtra Samithi 821 992
52 UR(W) Sarilla Rajakumari INC 1048 Jyothi Mulukuntla Bharat Rashtra Samithi 353 695
53 SC(W) Kompelly Swetha BJP 964 Chandrika Jhansi Rani Inala INC 843 121
54 BC(W) Gottimukkula Umarani BJP 1163 Sai Divya Sri INC 973 190
55 UR(W) Guggillapu Manjula BJP 1093 Kola Malathi Bharat Rashtra Samithi 948 145
56 UR(W) Thati Prabhavathi BJP 1273 Guduri Sharadha INC 673 600
57 UR(W) Ramya Sri BJP 820 Latha Sri Kasireddy CPI 701 119
58 BC(G) Sardar Ravindar Singh Bharat Rashtra Samithi 1347 Sardar Balbeer Singh BJP 1111 236
59 BC(G) Mohammed Majid Hussain Independent 990 Mohammed Aqueel Bharat Rashtra Samithi 751 239
60 UR(W) Naseem Sultana AIMIM 1126 Thula Sridevi BJP 450 676
61 BC(G) Mohammed Atheef AIMIM 1552 Mohammed Sajid Ali INC 699 853
62 BC(W) Peddapalli Srilekha BJP 1322 Nagasamudram Sandhya INC 365 957
63 BC(G) Desha Shilpa BJP 1103 Karre Pavani INC 957 146
64 BC(W) Sreeja Padala INC 718 Roqia Fatima AIMIM 579 139
65 UR(G) Mohsin Mohiuddin AIMIM 1780 Kamtam Thirupathi BJP 713 1067
66 UR(G) Vangala Pavan Kumar BJP 1640 Macherla Narendra Prasad INC 809 831

Surveys and polls[edit | edit source]

Exit polls[edit | edit source]

The exit polls were announced on 11 February 2026 after the voting has ended.

Seat share projection
Polling agency Lead Ref.
INC BRS BJP AIMIM Others
People's Pulse 14–16 10–12 24–29 6–9 1–3 BJP [15]
Vote share projection
Polling agency Lead Ref.
INC BRS BJP AIMIM Others
People's Pulse 21.4% 20.2% 40.4% 5.5% 12.6% BJP [15]

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ After the delimitation, the number of wards were increased from 60 to 66

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "ఇందూరు.. పొందేది ఎవరు?". Eenadu (in తెలుగు). 9 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "62.98% voters exercise their franchise in Karimnagar". The Hindu. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "62.98% voters exercise their franchise in Karimnagar". The Hans India. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026. 62.18 per cent of the total 2,72,195 voters under the KMC limits had utilised their voting right
  4. ↑ Bandari, Pavan (27 January 2026). "Telangana SEC announces municipal election schedule". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  5. ↑ Basheer, Abdul (27 January 2026). "Telangana municipal polls dates announced: Voting on Feb 11, counting on 13th". India Today. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "పార్టీల బలాలు తారుమారు". EENADU (in తెలుగు). Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  7. ↑ PTI (14 February 2026). "Telangana municipal elections: BJP set to secure Mayor's post in Karimnagar". ThePrint. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  8. ↑ https://www.siasat.com/telangana-municipal-mayor-elections-congress-wins-nizamabad-bjp-bags-karimnagar-3350082/
  9. ↑ Kumar, Puli Sharath (15 February 2026). "BJP Secures Majority In Karimnagar Municipal Corporation, Increases Party's Strength To 35". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Karimnagar Municipal Corporation Election Result 2026 highlights: BJP secures 30 seats, Congress wins 14". India TV News. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  11. ↑ https://www.siasat.com/telangana-municipal-mayor-elections-congress-wins-nizamabad-bjp-bags-karimnagar-3350082/
  12. ↑ Singh, S. Bachan Jeet (28 January 2026). "Telangana municipal, corporation polls set for February 11, results on February 13". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Telangana municipal polls on February 11; single-phase voting announced". The Times of India. 27 January 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  14. ↑ Bharat, E. T. V. (27 January 2026). "Telangana Municipal Election Notification Released; Polling On February 11, Counting On 13th". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Survey predicts lead for BJP in Karimnagar". The Hans India. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.

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