Elections in Telangana

The Indian state of Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014. Since then, elections in the state are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India to elect representatives of various bodies on national, state and district levels.

State of Telangana

National level

Lok Sabha
Main article: Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha constituencies of Telangana

Telangana has 17 Lok Sabha constituencies of which 3 are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and 2 for Scheduled Tribes (ST) from which electors have direct election to choose their desired candidate to make them Member of Parliament (MP). Lok Sabha elections have been held in Telangana only once, during the 2019 Indian general election.

By Party
Lok Sabha Election Year 1st Party 2nd Party 3rd Party 4th Party Others Total Seats
16th Lok Sabha 2014 BRS 11 INC 2 BJP 1 TDP 1 YSRCP 1, AIMIM 1 17
17th Lok Sabha 2019 BRS 9 BJP 4 INC 3 AIMIM 1 17

By Constituency
No. Constituency Reserved for
SC/ST/None		 2014 elections[1] 2019 elections[2]
Elected MP Party Elected MP Party
1 Adilabad ST G. Nagesh TRS Soyam Bapu Rao BJP
2 Peddapalli SC Balka Suman TRS V. N. Borlakunta TRS
3 Karimnagar None B. Vinod Kumar TRS Bandi Sanjay Kumar BJP
4 Nizamabad None K. Kavitha TRS Dharmapuri Arvind BJP
5 Zahirabad None B. B. Patil TRS B. B. Patil TRS
6 Medak None Kotha Prabhakar Reddy TRS Kotha Prabhakar Reddy TRS
7 Malkajgiri None Malla Reddy TDP Revanth Reddy INC
8 Secunderabad None Bandaru Dattatreya BJP G. Kishan Reddy BJP
9 Hyderabad None Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM
10 Chevella None Konda Vishweshwar Reddy TRS G. Ranjith Reddy TRS
11 Mahbubnagar None A. P. Jithender Reddy TRS Manne Srinivas Reddy TRS
12 Nagarkurnool SC Nandi Yellaiah INC Pothuganti Ramulu TRS
13 Nalgonda None Gutha Sukender Reddy INC N. Uttam Kumar Reddy INC
14 Bhongir None Boora Narsaiah Goud TRS Komatireddy Venkat Reddy INC
15 Warangal SC Kadiyam Srihari TRS Pasunuri Dayakar TRS
16 Mahabubabad ST Sitaram Naik TRS Kavitha Maloth TRS
17 Khammam None Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy YSRCP Nama Nageswara Rao TRS

Rajya Sabha
Main articles: Rajya Sabha and List of Rajya Sabha members from Telangana

The members of Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly, through the MLAs. Telangana sends 7 members to Rajya Sabha, elected through its legislative assembly and legislative council. Before the bifurcation of states, the combined state of Andhra Pradesh used to represent 18 seats to Rajya Sabha. Post bifurcation, Andhra Pradesh seats were changed to 11 and Telangana has had 7 seats since then. On 30 May 2014, draw was conducted amongst the existing 18 members select the 7 members of Telangana. In the draw, 3 members of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and 4 members of Indian National Congress (INC) were selected.[3]

Current Members
No Name[4] Party Date of
Appointment[5]		 Date of
Retirement[5]
1 K. Keshava Rao TRS 10-Apr-2020 09-Apr-2026
2 K. R. Suresh Reddy TRS 10-Apr-2020 09-Apr-2026
3 Banda Prakash TRS 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
4 B. Lingaiah Yadav TRS 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
5 Joginapally Santosh Kumar TRS 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
6 V. Lakshmikantha Rao TRS 22-Jun-2016 21-Jun-2022
7 D. Srinivas TRS 22-Jun-2016 21-Jun-2022

State level
Main articles: Telangana Legislative Assembly and State Assembly elections in India

Legislative Assembly
Election Year 1st Party 2nd Party 3rd Party 4th Party 5th Party Others Total Seats Chief Minister CM's Party
2014 BRS 63 [6] INC 21 TDP 15 AIMIM 7 BJP 5 YSRCP 3, BSP 2, CPI 1, CPI(M) 1, IND 1 119 K. Chandrashekar Rao BRS[7]
2018 BRS 88[8] INC 19 AIMIM 7 TDP 2 BJP 1 AIFB 1, IND 1

Legislative Council
Main article: Telangana Legislative Council

Political parties

Since its inception, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi has been the most dominant political party in the state, forming full majority governments in the state for two consecutive terms on its own. TRS was formed in 2001 with primary agenda of obtaining statehood for Telangana.[9]

Other major political parties are:

Issues

As per the survey conducted by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms, for the 2019 general election, unemployment remained the major issue amongst the voters in both urban and rural areas. For urban areas this was followed by noise pollution and in rural areas next immediate issues were noted to be better prices for farm products, and continuation of subsidy for seeds and fertilizers.[10]

References
  1. "16th Lok Sabha Election results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. "Telangana Lok Sabha Election Result 2019: TRS wins the state with 9 seats". Business Insider. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. "Draw of lots decides Rajya Sabha members for Telangana, Andhra". The Hindu. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. "Statewise Retirement". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  6. "TRS to BRS: Here is what you need to know about the name change". 5 October 2022.
  7. "TRS to BRS: Here is what you need to know about the name change". 5 October 2022.
  8. "TRS to BRS: Here is what you need to know about the name change". 5 October 2022.
  9. Harihar Bhattacharyya, Lion König (2015). Globalisation and Governance in India: New Challenges to Society and Institutions. Routledge. p. 118. ISBN 9781317526391.
  10. "Job worry top on Telangana voters' minds: ADR survey". Times of India. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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