Telangana Municipal and Corporation Elections Scheduled for February 11; Results on February 13
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) has announced elections to seven municipal corporations and 116 municipalities across the state, including newly formed urban local bodies (ULBs).
Polling for 2,996 wards—comprising 414 wards in seven municipal corporations and 2,582 wards in 116 municipalities—will be held on February 11, 2026, from 7 am to 5 pm. The results will be declared on February 13, 2026. A total of 52.43 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes.
The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has been excluded from this election cycle, as its term will expire on February 10, 2026.
According to TSEC Commissioner I Rani Kumudini, along with CDMA Commissioner T K Sreedevi and Additional DGP (L&O) Mahesh Bhagwat, the election schedule is as follows:
- Nominations: January 28–30, 2026
- Scrutiny of nominations: January 31, 2026
- Last date for withdrawal: February 3, 2026
- Final list of contesting candidates: February 3, 2026, after 3 pm
- Counting of votes: February 13, 2026, from 8 am
The oath of office for elected ward members and corporators will be administered on February 16, followed by a special meeting for the election of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of municipalities, as well as mayors and deputy mayors of municipal corporations.
With the Model Code of Conduct now in force, officials will seize cash exceeding Rs 50,000 carried without valid documents. Each candidate is permitted to spend up to Rs 1.50 lakh during the campaign.
For the 2,996 ward elections:
- 8,203 polling stations have been set up
- 137 strong rooms earmarked for storing election material
- 136 centres identified for vote counting
- Live webcasting at all polling stations for monitoring
The election workforce includes 1,379 Returning Officers, 1,547 Assistant Returning Officers, 9,560 Polling Officers, and 31,428 other staff members.
Following the results, a notice in Form II will be issued by a government gazetted officer, calling for a special meeting on February 14 for elections to the offices of chairperson, vice-chairperson, mayor, and deputy mayor as per the Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019.
The seven municipal corporations going to polls are:
- Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation
- Nizamabad
- Nalgonda
- Karimnagar
- Mahbubnagar
- Mancherial
- Kothagudem