The counting of votes was completed across 2,582 wards across 116 Municipalities in Telangana on Friday. The Congress Party showcased impressive performance by amassing over 1300 wards. The BRS won around 700 wards while the BJP registered victory in 275 wards.
The high-stakes local body elections in Telangana were held on February 11, with over 52 lakh voters eligible to decide the fate of around 13,000 candidates. However, elections were not conducted in six municipalities as their terms are yet to expire.
The municipalities that went to polls included: Jangaon, Station Ghanpur, Narsampet, Wardhannapet, Parkal, Dornakal, Kesamudram, Mahabubabad, Maripeda, Thorrur, Bhupalpally, Choppandandi, Huzurabad, Jammikunta, Dharmapuri, Jagtiyal, Korutla, Metpalli, Raikal, Sircilla, Vemulavada, Manthani, Peddapalli, Sulthanabad, Edulapuram, Kalluru, Madhira, Sattupalli, Wyra, Aswaraopeta, Yellandu, Adilabad, Bhainsa, Khanapur, Nirmal, Asifabad, Kagaznagar, Bellampally, Chennur, Kyathanpally, Luxettipet, Amangal, Chevella, Ibrahimpatnam, Moinabad, Shadnagar, Shankarpally, Kodangal, Parigi, Tandur, Vikarabad, Aliyabad, Muduchinthalapally, Yellampet, Armur, Bheemgal, Bodhan, and others such as Banswada, Bichkunda, Kamareddy, Yellareddy, Alair, Bhongir, Chotuppal, Mothkur, Pochampally, Yadagirigutta, Huzurnagar, Kodad, Neredcherla, Suryapet, Tirumalagiri, Chandur, Chityal, Devarakonda, Hakiya, Miryalguda, Nandikonda, Cherial, Dubbaka, Gajwel, Husnabad, Andole-Jogipet, Gaddapotharam, Gummadidala, Indresham, Isnapur, Jinnaram, Kohir, Narayankhed, Sadasivapet, Sangareddy, Zaheerabad, Medak, Narsapur, Ramayampet, Thoopran, Bhoothpur, Devarakadra, Kosgi, Maddur, Makthal, Narayanapet, Alampur, Gadwal, Ieeja, Waddepalle, Amarchinta, Atmakur, Kothakota, Pebbair, Wanaparthy, Kalwakurthy, Kollapur, Nagarkurnool, and Mulugu.
The elections were conducted peacefully, with an impressive voter turnout of over 73 per cent.
The previous municipal elections in Telangana were held in 2020, when 2,755 wards across 121 municipalities went to the polls. In the election, the TRS (now BRS) maintained its dominance, winning 1,767 wards. Congress secured 580 wards, BJP won 311, and AIMIM captured 93 wards. The CPI and CPM won 20 and 12 wards, respectively, while other parties and independent candidates collectively won 321 wards.
