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.

Electoral system

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 (M.P.). Lok Sabha elections have been held in Telanaga only once, during the 2019 Indian general election. Keys:   All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)   Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)   Indian National Congress (INC)   Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)   Telugu Desam Party (TDP)   Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP)

No. Constituency Reserved for
SC/ST/None		 2014 elections[1] 2019 elections[2]
Elected M.P. Party Elected M.P. Party
1 Adilabad ST G. Nagesh TRS S. B. Rao BJP
2 Peddapalle SC B. Suman TRS V. N. Borlakunta TRS
3 Karimnagar None V. K. Boianapalli TRS B. S. Kumar BJP
4 Nizamabad None K. Kavitha TRS A. Dharmapuri BJP
5 Zahirabad None B. B. Patil TRS B. B. Patil TRS
6 Medak None K.P. Reddy TRS K.P. Reddy TRS
7 Malkajgiri None M. Reddy TDP A. R. Reddy INC
8 Secunderabad None B. Dattatreya BJP G. K. Reddy BJP
9 Hyderabad None A. Owaisi AIMIM A. Owaisi AIMIM
10 Chevella None K. V. Reddy TRS G. R. Reddy TRS
11 Mahbubnagar None A.P.J. Reddy TRS M. S. Reddy TRS
12 Nagarkurnool SC N. Yellaiah INC P. Ramulu TRS
13 Nalgonda None G. S. Reddy INC N. U. K. Reddy INC
14 Bhongir None B. N. Goud TRS K. V. Reddy INC
15 Warangal SC K. Srihari TRS D. Pasunoori TRS
16 Mahabubabad ST S. Naik TRS K. Maloth TRS
17 Khammam None P. S. Reddy YSRCP N. N. 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 Telanagana. In the draw, 3 members of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and 4 members of Indian National Congress (INC) were selected.[3]

Key:   Indian National Congress (INC)   Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)   Telugu Desam Party (TDP)

Current Members
No Name[4] Party Date of
Appointment[5]		 Date of
Retirement[5]
1 Banda Prakash TRS 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
2 Badugula Lingaiah Yadav TRS 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
3 Joginapally Santosh Kumar TRS 03-Apr-2018 02-Apr-2024
4 D. Srinivas TRS 22-Jun-2016 21-Jun-2022
5 V. Lakshmikantha Rao TRS 22-Jun-2016 21-Jun-2022
6 Garikapati Mohan Rao TDP 02-Jun-2014 09-Apr-2020
7 K. V. P. Ramachandra Rao INC 02-Jun-2014 09-Apr-2020

State level

Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly constituencies of Telangana.
Main articles: Telangana Legislative Assembly and State Assembly elections in India

The Telangana Legislative Assembly has 119 constituencies of which 18 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 9 for Scheduled Tribes candidates. The first election to constitute the Legislative Assembly were held on 30 April 2014, prior to the formation of the state. The first phase of the elections were held in constituencies that would form the new state in June 2014.[6] The results were declared on 16 May 2014 and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) won 63 seats and received the majority. K. Chandrashekar Rao, the founder of TRS was sworn in as the first Chief Minister of Telangana.[7] The second Assembly elections were held on 7 December 2018 after Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan dissolved the assembly early on the advice of Rao.[8] The results declared on 11 December 2018 indicated TRS maintaining the majority; this time winning 88 seats. Rao was again sworn in as the Chief Minister for second term.[9]

Summary of MLAs elected to the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Parties Seats won
2014 2018
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) 63 88
Indian National Congress (INC) 21 19
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) 15 2
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) 7 7
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 5 1
YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) 3 0
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 2 0
Communist Party of India (CPI) 1 0
Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) 1 0
All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) 0 1
Independents (IND) 1 1
Total 119 119

Legislative Council
Main article: Telangana Legislative Council

Political parties

Since its inception, the Telangana Rashtra Samiti 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.[10]

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.[11]

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. "Telangana witnesses high voter turnout". The Hindu. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  7. "CR to become the first Chief Minister of Telangana". The Hindu. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  8. Lasania, Yunus Y. (6 September 2018). "Telangana CM KCR dissolves assembly, to go for early elections". Mint. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  9. Srinivasa Rao Apparasu (13 December 2018). "Hindustan Times". KCR is back as Telangana chief minister, will pick his team next week. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  10. Harihar Bhattacharyya, Lion König (2015). Globalisation and Governance in India: New Challenges to Society and Institutions. Routledge. p. 118. ISBN 9781317526391.
  11. "Job worry top on Telangana voters' minds: ADR survey". Times of India. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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