Telangana Municipal Polls Will Be Held On Jan 22

The nominations will be scrutinized on January 11, and the polling will take place on January 22. Counting of votes will be done on January 25, and results will be declared on the same day.

The newly created municipalities in the Greater Hyderabad and HMDA limits – Manikonda, Ghatkesar, Dundigal, Narsingi, Adibhatla, Thukkuguda, Kompally, Shankarpally, Shamshabad, Ibrahimpatnam will also go to the polls.

The total number of municipalities in Telangana is 128 out of which, the elections will be held in 120. The commission will announce the poll schedule for the remaining 8 municipalities – Zaheerabad, Manuguru, Mandamarri, Siddipeta, Achampeta, Nakrekal, and Badepalli after addressing the local administrative issues.

The election-bound 10 municipal corporations are – Karimnagar, Badangpet, BandlagudaJagir, Boduppal, Peerazadigua, Meerpet, Ramagundam, Jawaharnagar, Nizampet, and Nizamabad. Telangana has 13 municipal corporations. The elections for the Warangal, GHMC, and Khammam Corporations will be held after the 5-year term of the current elected bodies.

Party sources have said that CM K Chandrashekar Rao is in consultation with the TRS working president and Municipal Administration. Urban Development Minister KT Rama Rao was preparing the party manifesto. It will be made public soon after issuing the poll notification. TPCC Chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy is already holding talks with senior leaders to prepare the Congress manifesto.