2016 Telangana local elections

Local elections were held in the Indian state of Telangana in 2020 for 3 municipal corporations and 3 municipalities. Elections for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation were held on 2 February 2016, Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation, Khammam Municipal Corporation and Achampet Municipality in March 2016, and Siddipet Municipality in April 2016.[1][2][3]

2016 Telangana local elections
2016
  • 324 municipal wards across various urban local bodies
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader K. Chandrashekar Rao Revanth Reddy Bandi Sanjay Kumar
Party TRS INC BJP
Wards 226 23 7
Wards ± Increase226 Decrease29 Increase2
ULBs 5 0 0
ULBs ± Increase5 Steady Steady

Background

In previous GHMC elections held in 2009, the Indian National Congress won 52 seats, followed by the Telugu Desam Party with 45 seats, and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen won 43 seats. The Congress party and AIMIM formed the government together.[4]

References
  1. "TRS wins 3 civic bodies, drubs BJP, TDP". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  2. "TRS wins Siddipet municipal polls". The Hindu. 2016-04-11. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  3. "GHMC elections: TRS makes clean sweep, TDP, BJP, Cong wiped out". The Indian Express. 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  4. "GHMC Results in 2009 elections". www.tnsatish.com. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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