Telangana Municipal Election 2026 Updates: Pulse Today predicts big win for Congress

Telangana Municipal Elections 2026 LIVE: Voting in Telangana municipal elections ended for 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana. The election, being called a three-way contest among the ruling Congress, opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), saw over 60 per cent voter turnout.

The voting will elect councillors and corporators. The polling percentage, which was 11.6% till 9 a.m., increased to 28.48,% till 11 am. Voting opened at 7 am and will continue until 5 pm.

A total of 5.217 million voters—2.55 million men and 2.667 million women- are eligible to vote in these elections.

According to the Telangana State Election Commission, 10,719 candidates are competing for 2,569 wards across the 116 municipalities, while 2,225 candidates are contesting 412 wards in the seven municipal corporations.

The SEC stated that more than 41,000 polling personnel have been deployed, and 16,382 ballot boxes will be used for the elections. Vote counting is scheduled for February 13.

Candidate dies by suicide

According to Narayanpet Police, a 46-year-old Mahadevappa, BJP candidate from Ward 6, died by suicide on Monday at around 5:30 am. Police said the deceased's body was taken for a post-mortem examination.

"Today, around 5:30 am, Mahadevappa, a 46-year-old BJP candidate from Ward 6 in Maktal Municipality, died by suicide. We have registered a case and are investigating the matter. The deceased's body has been shifted for post-mortem examination," ANI quoted the police as saying.

Authorities have filed a case regarding the suicide, and further investigation is ongoing.

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, on Tuesday, claimed that the death of the BJP's sixth ward municipal councillor candidate, Mahadevappa, was not a suicide but “a killing orchestrated by the Congress”, the report noted.

Telangana Municipal Elections 2026 Updates:

9:30 pm: Municipal election passes off peacefully, says DGP

DGP B Shivadhar Reddy said Polling for the elections to 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana concluded peacefully on Wednesday, .

Reddy, who monitored the polling process from here, said elaborate security arrangements were made to ensure that the process was smooth.

Minor skirmishes took place in Karimnagar, Sangareddy and some other places, police said. (PTI)

8:20 pm: Exit poll result give an edge to Congress

According to the Pulse Today, the Congress, which is also the ruling party in Telangana, is likely to win 68-76 municipalities out of the 116 municipalities. The BRS, on the other hand, is likely to win 29-36 seats and the BJP may won three to five. AIMIM is predicted to win just one seat.

68 pm: Pulse Today exit poll results

According to Pulse Today, the Congress is projected to win 5 corporations, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to secure 2 corporations.

Congress Party:

Mancherial

Ramagundam

Mahbubnagar

Kothagudem

Nalgonda

BJP:

Karimnagar

Nizamabad

(Source: Telugu Reporter)

6 pm: The polling in Telangana municipal elections have ended

The polling in the Telangana municipal elections have ended and all eyes are now on the election results which shall be declared on February 13.

5:15 pm: On the transfer of IAS officers in Telangana during the ongoing municipal elections, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said, “On one hand, municipal elections are underway, and on the day of polling, a large number of IAS officers have been transferred. This is a violation of the State Election Commission’s guidelines... The Census is also about to be conducted in the country, and in December, all state governments were issued guidelines to carry it out. No revenue or ward boundaries are to be altered... This party is known for such violations.”

4:52 pm: Polling percentage recorded till 3 PM in Karimnagar district

Karimnagar (MCK) – 51.95%

Jammikunta – 65.53%

Huzurabad – 69.90%

Choppadandi – 74.28%

(Source: DD News Telangana)

3:40 pm: How Wardhannapet is voting

Municipal elections are underway in Wardhannapet Municipality in Warangal district, with voters lining up at polling stations since early morning to cast their ballots.

Elections are being conducted in two municipalities in the district - Wardhannapet and Narsampet.

In Wardhannapet, which has around 10,000 voters across 12 wards, voting is being held across 20 polling stations. Narsampet, that has about 30,000 voters, the voting is being held over 30 wards and 60 polling stations.

A total of 500 civil staff and 150 police personnel have been deployed to oversee the process, with 100 per cent webcasting in place at all polling stations, she added.

3:20 pm: 49% voters have voted in Telangana municipal election till 1pm

At least 49 per vent voters have exercised their franchise until 1 pm in the Telangana municipal election. Voting was underway in 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations, which is seen as a test of popularity for ruling Congress and opposition BJP and BRS.

2:30 pm: Police inspect polling stations in Jagtial

1:28 pm: Kishan Reddy accuses Congress of intimidation

BJP leader and Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday alleged that the Congress government in Telangana is trying to win the municipal elections by issuing threats to political opponents, reported PTI.

He met the family members of E Mahadevappa, BJP candidate for a councillor's post in Makthal town in Narayanpet district, who allegedly died by suicide on February 10. The BJP blamed the ruling Congress for the incident.

12:56 pm: TPCC chief expresses confidence in Congress victory

After casting his vote in the Telangana municipal elections, TPCC Chief Mahesh Kumar Goud said he was confident that Congress would secure a win and urged all voters to turn out and exercise their franchise without fail, as per PTI.

12.12 pm: 28.48% turnout till 11 am

The voting will elect councillors and corporators. The polling percentage, which was 11.6% till 9 a.m., increased to 28.48,% till 11 am

11.15 am: 9.89% turnout in Kothagudem

Around 9.89% voter turnout was recorded in the first two hours of polling in the elections to the Kothaugdem Municipal Corporation in Bhadradri Kothagudem district.

As many as 13,341 voters of the total electorate of 1,34,775 exercised their franchise in the Kothagudem civic body till 9 a.m.

The Congress and the CPI are locked in a keen electoral battle in Kothagudem, considered the traditional stronghold of the CPI. The BRS and the BJP are also in the race to clinch the key civic body in Telangana’s coal belt.

10.43 am: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy casts his vote at the polling station in Zilla Parishad High School in Kodangal

10:22 am: Rekha Sharma on complaints regarding alleged police high-handedness

Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma said that serious complaints were being reported from various parts of Telangana regarding alleged police high-handedness and suspected collusion between polling officials and the ruling party, adding that free and fair elections are the cornerstone of democracy.

She added, “Authorities must act impartially and restore people’s faith immediately.”

10:08 am: Heavy voter turnout continues under stringent security measures | Video

9:58 am: State BJP chief alleges police bias, questions fairness of polls

State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Tuesday alleged police bias in connection with the death of party candidate Mahadevappa from Maktal Municipality.

The state BJP chief also questioned whether polling would be conducted in a free and fair manner ahead of the local elections, claiming that the "Congress party misused its machinery".

9:49 am: Vivek Venkataswamy, Minister for Labour, casts vote in Mancherial | Watch

9:38 am: Visuals from polling booths in Moinabad

9:28 am: Telangana CM to vote in Kodangal

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will cast his vote in Kodangal, 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 town and will return to Hyderabad afterward, according to a press release, reported PTI.