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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]
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]
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Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Telangana Rashtra Samithi | 56 | |
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 44 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 48 | |
| 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] | ||
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