Telangana Municipal Elections 2026 LIVE: Polling underway amid row over BJP candidate's suspected suicide

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Polling started on Wednesday in elections for 116 municipalities and seven municipal corporations in Telangana, featuring a three-way contest among the ruling Congress and opposition parties BJP and BRS.

A total of 5.217 million voters—2.55 million men and 2.667 million women, are eligible to participate.

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.

Telangana Municipal Elections 2026 LIVE Updates:

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.

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