Telangana Municipal Elections 2026 LIVE: Polls began on Wednesday in the elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana that saw a three-way contest between the ruling Congress and opposition parties BJP and BRS.
Voting started at 7:00 AM and will continue till 5:00 PM.
A total of 5.217 million voters – 2.55 million men and 2.667 million women – can participate.
According to the Telangana State Election Commission, 10,719 candidates are contesting for 2,569 constituencies in 116 municipalities, while 2,225 candidates are contesting for 412 constituencies in seven municipal corporations.
The SEC said more than 41,000 election workers have been deployed and 16,382 ballot boxes will be used for the election. The counting of votes is scheduled for February 13.
According to the Narayanpet police, 46-year-old Mahadevappa, a BJP candidate from Ward 6, committed suicide around 5.30 am on Monday. Police said the body of the deceased has been taken for post-mortem.
“Today, around 5.30 am, Mahadevappa, a 46-year-old BJP candidate from ward 6 in Maktal village, died of suicide. We have registered a case and are investigating the matter. The body of the deceased has been taken for post-mortem,” ANI quoted the police as saying.
Authorities have filed a murder-suicide complaint and further investigations are ongoing.
Telangana Municipal Elections 2026 LIVE Updates:
9:38 am: Images from polling booths in Moinabad
9:28 am: Telangana CM to vote in Kodangal
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will cast his vote at Kodangal in Vikarabad district on February 11 during the municipal elections. As the MLA from Kodangal, Reddy is scheduled to vote at 11.30 am at the Zilla Parishad High School in the city and will then return to Hyderabad, according to a press release, PTI reported.