2020 Telangana local elections

2020 Telangana municipal elections

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535 wards/divisions across 11 municipal corporations 2,727 wards across 120 municipalities [1] [2] [a] >
First party Second party Third party   Leader K. Chandrashekar Rao Akbaruddin Owaisi N. Uttam Kumar Reddy Party TRS AIMIM INC Wards 1,686 87 569 Wards ± TBC TBC TBC ULBs 114 5 5 ULBs ± 89 15 14   Fourth party   Leader K. Laxman Party BJP Wards 293 Wards ± TBC ULBs 4 ULBs ± 1

Local elections in the Indian state of Telangana were held in 2020 for 11 municipal corporations and 120 municipalities. Elections for 9 municipal corporations and 120 municipalities were held on 22 January 2020. ^[3] Elections for Karimnagar Municipal Corporation were held on 24 January 2022 ^[4] whereas elections for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation were held on 1 December 2022. ^{[5] [6]}

Background

Most previous elections for the urban local bodies were held from 2014-2016. In 2014, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi won 3 municipal corporations and 22 municipalities, followed by the Indian National Congress with 19 municipalities, the Telugu Desam Party with 4 municipalities, the Bharatiya Janata Party with 3 municipalities, and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen with 1 municipality. ^[7] In 2016, the TRS had swept the GHMC bagging 99 out of 150 wards, a clear two-third majority. ^[8]

Results

By municipal corporation

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

Party		Seats
	Telangana Rashtra Samithi	56
	Bharatiya Janata Party	48
	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen	44
	Indian National Congress	2
	Others	0
Total		150
Source: The Financial Express [9]

Karimnagar Municipal Corporation

Party		Seats
	Telangana Rashtra Samithi	33
	Bharatiya Janata Party	13
	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen	6
	Others	8
Total		60
Source: The Financial Express [9]

Ramagundam Municipal Corporation

Party		Seats
	Telangana Rashtra Samithi	19
	Indian National Congress	11
	All India Forward Bloc	9
	Bharatiya Janata Party	5
	Others	6
Total		50
Source: The Hans India [10]

Notes

1. Total number of wards in municipal corporations where elections were held is the added number of the wards of 9 municipal corporations which held election on 22 January 2020, Karimnagar Municipal Corporation which held election on 24 January 2020, and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation which held election on 1 December 2020.

References

1. Bhandari, Shashwat (2020-01-26). "Telangana Municipal Election 2020: TRS wins 109 out of 120 municipalities, bags 7 out of 9 corporations | India News – India TV". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
2. "Telangana Rashtra Samithi sweeps municipal elections". The Hindu . 2020-01-25. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-03-25.
3. "Telangana Municipal Election Results 2020 Highlights: 'Respect mandate given to TRS, otherwise democracy will lose its value', KCR warns Opposition". The Indian Express. 2020-01-25. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
4. "TRS wins majority in Karimnagar set to retain Mayor post". The Hindu . 2020-01-27. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-12-25.
5. "Telangana Municipal Election Results 2020 Highlights: 'Respect mandate given to TRS, otherwise democracy will lose its value', KCR warns Opposition". The Indian Express. 2020-01-25. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
6. Pavan (2020-11-17). "Telangana: SEC announces GHMC elections schedule in Hyderabad, polling on December 1". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
7. "TRS wins 3 corporations, 22 municipalities". The Hindu. 2014-07-03. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-12-25.
8. "GHMC elections: TRS makes clean sweep, TDP, BJP, Cong wiped out". The Indian Express. 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
9. "GHMC Election 2020 Winners List: BJP wins 48; TRS bags 56, AIMIM 44". The Financial Express. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
10. "Municipal poll results: Bhongir and Ramagundam municipalities heading towards hung". The Hans India. Retrieved 25 December 2022.