Telangana Legislative Assembly election held in November, 2023
2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election All 119 seats in theTelangana Legislative Assembly 60 seats needed for a majorityOpinion polls Registered 32,618,257 Turnout 23,474,306 (71.97%) 1.77% Majority party Minority party Leader Anumula Revanth Reddy K. Chandrashekar Rao Party INC BRS Leader since 2021 2001 Leader's seat Kodangal (won ),Kamareddy (lost )Gajwel (won ),Kamareddy (lost )Last election 19 seats, 28.43% 88 seats, 46.87% Seats won 64 39 Seat change 45 49Popular vote 9,235,833 8,753,956 Percentage 39.40% 37.35% Swing 10.97pp 10.52pp Third party Fourth party Leader G. Kishan Reddy Akbaruddin Owaisi Party BJP AIMIM Leader since 2023 1999 Leader's seat Did not contest [ a] Chandrayangutta (won )Last election 1 seat, 6.98% 7 seats, 2.70% Seats won 8 7 Seat change 7No change Popular vote 3,257,528 519,379 Percentage 13.90% 2.92% Swing 6.92pp 0.09pp
Results by constituency (shaded) Results by constituency (winners)
The2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election was held on30 November 2023 to elect all119 members ofTelangana Legislative Assembly for its third term. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 3 December 2023.
TheIndian National Congress (INC) along with its allyCommunist Party of India (CPI) won a majority with 65 seats against the incumbentBharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)'s 39 seats. With a victory for the first time after the formation of Telangana, it strengthened its position in southern India following its recent success inKarnataka .[ 1] The BRS and then-CMK. Chandrashekar Rao suffered a major loss in the elections by losing in one of his contended seats after being in power for two terms.[ 2]
The tenure ofTelangana Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 16 January 2024.[ 3] Theprevious assembly elections were held in December 2018 and the incumbent Telangana Rashtra Samithi, which was later renamed asBharat Rashtra Samithi , formed thestate government , withK. Chandrashekar Rao becoming theChief Minister for the second time.[ 4]
The election schedule was announced by theElection Commission of India on 9 October 2023.[ 5] [ 6]
Poll event Date Notification date 3 November 2023 Start of nomination 3 November 2023 Last date for filing nomination 10 November 2023 Scrutiny of nomination 13 November 2023 Last date for withdrawal of nomination 15 November 2023 Date of poll 30 November 2023 Date of counting of votes 3 December 2023
Election statistics [ edit ] There are 15,871,493 male voters and 15,843,339 female voters while the number of transgender voters stood at 2,557. 2,202,168 voters were deleted across the state.[ 7]
A total of 2,290 candidates were in the fray, while 608 withdrew their nominations. The highest number of candidates in the electoral contest is from theL. B. Nagar constituency, with 48 candidates, and the least fromBanswada andNarayanpet constituencies, each with 7 candidates.[ 8] [ 9]
TheElection Commission of India seized a total of ₹659.2 crore worth of cash and goods across the state, which were alleged to be used by contesting candidates to influence voters in the elections and conduct general electoral malpractice, in violation of theModel Code of Conduct .[ 10] [ 11]
Parties and alliances [ edit ] TheIndian National Congress fought the elections in alliance with theCommunist Party of India , whereas theBharatiya Janata Party fought alongside theJana Sena Party .[ 12] The Telangana outfit of theTelugu Desam Party did not contest.
Kaleshwaram project [ edit ] INC leaderRahul Gandhi called theKaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project , the flagship scheme of theBharat Rashtra Samithi government inTelangana , the "ATM ofKCR's family".[ 21] He made those remarks after visiting theMedigadda Barrage ,[ 22] which had come under scrutiny of the National Dam Safety Authority after six piers in its seventh block showed signs of damage and leakage.[ 23] [ 24]
The Dharani Portal, an Integrated land records system launched by the incumbentBRS government as part of its land reform scheme, to aid farmers in the distribution of theRythu Bandhu scheme , has been contested by opposition parties, who alleged that it was created with the purpose of grabbing the land of poor farmers.[ 25] The BJP chief,J. P. Nadda , vowed that the portal would be abolished if the BJP came to power,[ 26] [ 27] while the INC promised that they would replace the existing portal with an improved version called 'Bhu Bharati'.[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
Assassination attempt [ edit ] On 30 October 2023, an unidentified man stabbedKotha Prabhakar Reddy ,Member of Parliament forMedak , in the stomach while posing as if to shake hands with him during a campaign inSiddipet district . He was apprehended by others in the crowd and put into police custody.[ 31] [ 32]
On 16 November 2023, a person, carrying two bullets, was arrested at a public meeting inNarsapur . IncumbentChief Minister of Telangana ,K. Chandrashekar Rao was in attendance.[ 33] [ 34] [ 35]
Bharat Rashtra Samithi [ edit ] Bharat Rashtra Samithi president and Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao launched the party campaign at an election meeting inHusnabad on 15 October 2023, where he announced the party manifesto.[ 36] [ 37]
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and Chief MinisterK. Chandrashekar Rao released his party's manifesto on 15 October 2023.[ 38] [ 39]
Social security pension : Pensions currently stands at ₹2,016, will be increased to ₹3,016 in the first year after theBRS returns to power, and then be raised incrementally up to ₹5,000 in the next four years.
Rythu Bandhu scheme :Rythu Bandhu scheme in which farmers get ₹10,000 per annum per acre, the payments will be enhanced gradually to ₹16,000 per annum over the next five years.
Gas cylinder : After returning to powerBRS will give each gas cylinder at ₹400 to 'eligible beneficiaries' and the remaining cost will be borne by the state government.
Arogya Sri health scheme : ₹1,500,000 health insurance cover to all eligible beneficiaries under the 'Arogya Sri' health scheme, increasing it from the present ₹500,000.
Housing : House sites would be provided to the poor who have no house in the state. The current housing policy will continue.
Rice distribution : Distribute of fine rice through Fair Price shops soon after the party comes to power.
Indian National Congress [ edit ] Former President and General Secretary of theCongress Party ,Rahul Gandhi andPriyanka Gandhi launched the Congress campaign at Mulugu on 18 October 2023.[ 40] The bus yatra lasted three days and covered eight constituencies.[ 41]
Subsequently, on 30 October 2023 and 3 November 2023,Telangana Jana Samithi andYSR Telangana Party respectively announced that they would not contest state elections and instead support the Congress.[ 42] [ 43]
Former Congress presidentSonia Gandhi unveiled the party's six guarantees at a rally inTukkuguda on 17 September 2023.[ 44] [ 45] [ 46]
Agriculture : Farmers and agricultural labourers will receive ₹15,000 and ₹12,000 in financial assistance each year. Bonus of ₹500 per quintal for paddy above minimum support price.
Electricity : 200 free electrical units to all households under the Gruha Jyothi scheme.
Housing : Under the Indiramma Idlu scheme, a piece of land and ₹500,000 for the construction of a house will be provided to the homeless poor. 250 sq. yards plot for families of martyrs of theTelangana movement .
Seniors : ₹4,000 monthly pension for the elderly, widows and others as well as and ₹1,000,000 worth Rajiv Arogyasri insurance cover for poor under the Cheyutha scheme.
Women : Under the Mahalakshmi scheme, women shall receive ₹2,500 every month in financial assistance, gas cylinders for ₹500, and free travel inRTC buses.
Old pension scheme :Reimplementation of the Old Pension Scheme, which it did in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka.
Youth : Vidya Bharosa Card worth ₹500,000 to students for pursuing higher education and establishment of Telangana International School in every mandal (block).
Bharatiya Janata Party [ edit ] Bharatiya Janata Party leaderAmit Shah launched theBJP's campaign at a public meeting inAdilabad on 10 October 2023.[ 47] [ 48]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled theBJP Telangana 's manifesto for Telangana Assembly elections in the name of “Sakala Janula Saubhagya Telangana" on 18 November 2023 inHyderabad .[ 49]
Gas Cylinder : The beneficiaries of the Ujjwala Yojana will be given four gas cylinders per year for free.
Uniform Civil Code (UCC) : Once theBharatiya Janata Party forms government in Telangana, it will, within 6 months, bring theUniform Civil Code (UCC) in the State.
Hyderabad Liberation Day : Hyderabad Liberation Day (September 17) and the Razakar Vibhishika Smriti Divas (August 27) will "be celebrated officially by the Government"
Zero-tolerance against corruption : Investigate all the cases of corruption through a system headed by the retired Supreme Court judge. It will appoint committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to go into alleged corruption byBRS government.
Education & Employment : Those pursuing degree or professional courses will be given free laptops for college girl students, 10 lakh jobs for women, party will ensure that employment is provided to 2.5 youth in the next five years in the state.
Reservation : Abolish unconstitutional religion-based reservations
Aada Bidda Bharosa : Fixed deposit scheme for a girl child at her birth, under which ₹200,000 can be redeemed when she turns 21.
Seat share Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of error Majority BRS INC BJP Others ABP News -CVoter [ 50] 9 October 2023 11,928 ±3—5% 43-55 48-60 5-11 5-11 Hung ABP News-CVoter[ 51] 4 November 2023 9,631 ±3—5% 49-61 43-55 5-11 4-10 Hung
Vote share Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of error Lead BRS INC BJP Others ABP News -CVoter [ 50] 9 October 2023 11,928 ±3—5% 38% 39% 16.3% 7.4% 1% ABP News-CVoter[ 51] 4 November 2023 9,631 ±3—5% 40.5% 39.4% 14.3% 5.8% 1.1%
Exit polls were released on 30 November 2023.[ 52] [ 53] [ 54]
The Congress with its ally, the CPI got a clear majority by winning 65 seats. It defeated the incumbent BRS which secured 39 seats. BJP won 8 and AIMIM retained its 7 seats in the Greater Hyderabad region. TheJana Sena Party (JSP), which contested in 8 seats as a partner ofBharatiya Janata Party , lost all of them.Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) andCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) lost in all the contested seats. And the vote share ofAIMIM is comparatively less due to less voter turnout in their seats.
Vote share and Seat share [ edit ] Vote share by party
Indian National Congress (39.4%) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (37.4%) Bharatiya Janata Party (13.9%) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (2.22%) None of the Above (0.73%) Others (6.40%) Seat share by Party
Indian National Congress (53.8%) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (32.8%) Bharatiya Janata Party (6.72%) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (5.88%) Communist Party of India (0.84%) Source:[ 55] Alliance/Party Popular vote Seats Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/− INC +Indian National Congress 9,235,833 39.40 10.97118 64 45Communist Party of India 80,336 0.34 0.061 1 1Total 9,316,169 39.74 10.91119 65 46Bharat Rashtra Samithi 8,753,956 37.35 9.52119 39 49NDA Bharatiya Janata Party 3,257,528 13.90 6.92111 8 7Jana Sena Party 59,001 0.25 0.258 0 Total 3,316,529 14.15 7.17119 8 7All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 519,379 2.22 0.499 7 Other parties 848,086 3.62 6.65933 0 3Independents 513,873 2.19 1.06991 0 1NOTA 171,953 0.73 0.36Total 23,439,945 100.00 N/A 2290 119 N/A Vote statistics Valid votes Invalid votes Votes cast/Turnout 2,34,74,306 71.97 Abstentions Registered voters 3,26,18,257
Telangana PCC presidentRevanth Reddy was widely credited with the success of his party in the polls.[ 56] Congress state in-charge Masoor Khan stated thatRahul Gandhi 'sBharat Jodo Yatra worked in favour in the Congress in Telangana.[ 57] The Congress' landslide victory in neighbouringKarnataka a few months earlier was also emphasised as a major boost for the Congress in the state.[ 58] Congress party poll strategist Sunil Kanugolu was also highlighted in the media for his efforts.[ 59]
According to an analysis inThe Hindu , strong anti-incumbency generated due to the failure to fill government jobs, the arrogant attitude of the Chief Minister, discrepancies in the cash transfer and welfare schemes, general corruption, voter fatigue,land grabbing charges faced by 30-40 BRS MLAs, and Chandrasekhar Rao's “bold” and early decision of fielding most of the BRS MLAs, including those with a dubious track record helped the Congress in winning the election.[ 60]
Out of the total of 25 seats in the Greater Hyderabad region,BRS won 16, followed byAIMIM with 7.INC andBJP secured one seat each. The INC's victory was on account of its performance in north and south Telangana.
Out of the total of 51 seats in the North Telangana region,congress won 33, followed byBRS with 10.BJP secured 7 seats in this region. The INC's victory was on account of its performance in north and south Telangana.AIMIM only contested in Greater Hyderabad.[ 61]
Out of the total of 43 seats in the South Telangana region,congress won 30, followed byBRS with 13.BJP did not win any seat in this region. The INC's victory was on account of its performance in north and south Telangana.AIMIM only contested in Greater Hyderabad.[ 61]
Region Seats INC +BRS NDA AIMIM Seats Vote (%) Seats Vote (%) Seats Vote (%) Seats Vote (%) Hyderabad 25 1 25.53 16 38.97 1 20.92 7 19.79 North 51 33 41.26 10 34.64 7 15.66 Did not contest South 43 30 45.86 13 39.29 0 7.69 Did not contest
Results by district [ edit ] Region Seats INC BRS BJP AIMIM OTH Northern Telangana 49 30 1811 2407 0700 01 Greater Hyderabad 39 10 0521 0501 07 00 Southern Telangana 31 24 1807 2000 00 00 Total 119 64 4539 4908 0707 01
Results by constituency [ edit ] District[ 62] Constituency Winner[ 63] [ 64] Runner-up Margin No. Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Asifabad 1 Sirpur Palvai Harish Babu BJP 63,702 34.09 Koneru Konappa BRS 60,614 32.43 3,088 Mancherial 2 Chennur (SC)Gaddam Vivekanand INC 87,541 57.51 Balka Suman BRS 50,026 32.86 37,515 3 Bellampalli (SC)Gaddam Vinod INC 82,217 57.96 Durgam Chinnaiah BRS 45,339 31.96 36,878 4 Mancherial Kokkirala Premsagar Rao INC 1,05,945 55.03 Verabelli Raghunath BJP 39,829 20.69 66,116 Asifabad 5 Asifabad (ST)Kova Laxmi BRS 83,036 44.97 Ajmera Shyam INC 60,238 32.62 22,798 Adilabad 6 Khanapur (ST)Vedma Bhojju INC 58,870 33.79 Johnson Naik Bhukya BRS 54,168 31.09 4,702 7 Adilabad Payal Shanker BJP 67,608 35.84 Jogu Ramanna BRS 60,916 32.29 6,692 8 Boath (ST)Anil Jadhav BRS 76,792 44.13 Soyam Bapu Rao BJP 53,992 31.03 22,800 Nirmal 9 Nirmal Alleti Maheshwar Reddy BJP 1,06,400 54.03 Allola Indrakaran Reddy BRS 55,697 28.28 50,703 10 Mudhole Rama Rao Pawar BJP 98,252 48.59 Gaddigari Vittal Reddy BRS 74,254 36.72 23,999 Nizamabad 11 Armur Paidi Rakesh Reddy BJP 72,658 44.90 Prodduturi Vinay Kumar Reddy INC 42,989 26.56 29,669 12 Bodhan P. Sudarshan Reddy INC 66,963 38.95 Mohammed Shakil Aamir BRS 63,901 37.17 3,062 Kamareddy 13 Jukkal (SC)Thota Laxmi Kantha Rao INC 64,489 39.19 Hanmant Shinde BRS 63,337 38.49 1,152 14 Banswada Pocharam Srinivas Reddy BRS 76,278 47.65 Eanugu Ravinder Reddy INC 52,814 32.99 23,464 Nizamabad 15 Yellareddy K. Madan Mohan Rao INC 86,989 47.07 Jajala Surendar BRS 62,988 34.08 24,001 Kamareddy 16 Kamareddy K. V. Ramana Reddy BJP 66,652 34.55 K. Chandrashekar Rao BRS 59,911 31.06 6,741 Nizamabad 17 Nizamabad Urban Dhanpal Suryanarayana Gupta BJP 75,240 40.82 Mohammed Ali Shabbir INC 59,853 32.47 15,387 18 Nizamabad Rural Rekulapally Bhoopathi Reddy INC 78,378 40.19 Bajireddy Goverdhan BRS 56,415 28.93 21,963 19 Balkonda Vemula Prashanth Reddy BRS 70,417 40.28 Muthyala Sunil Kumar INC 65,884 37.68 4,533 Jagtial 20 Korutla Kalvakuntla Sanjay BRS 72,115 39.28 Dharmapuri Arvind BJP 61,810 33.67 10,305 21 Jagtial M. Sanjay Kumar BRS 70,243 39.83 T. Jeevan Reddy INC 54,421 30.86 15,822 22 Dharmapuri (SC)Adluri Laxman Kumar INC 91,393 50.30 Koppula Eshwar BRS 69,354 38.17 22,039 Peddapalli 23 Ramagundam Makkan Singh Raj Thakur INC 92,227 60.28 Korukanti Chandar Patel BRS 35,433 23.16 56,794 24 Manthani Duddilla Sridhar Babu INC 1,03,822 52.82 Putta Madhukar BRS 72,442 36.86 31,380 25 Peddapalli Chinthakunta Vijaya Ramana Rao INC 1,18,888 57.17 Dasari Manohar Reddy BRS 63,780 30.67 55,108 Karimnagar 26 Karimnagar Gangula Kamalakar BRS 92,179 40.12 Bandi Sanjay Kumar BJP 89,016 38.74 3,163 27 Choppadandi (SC)Medipally Satyam INC 90,395 49.62 Sunke Ravi Shankar BRS 52,956 29.07 37,439 Rajanna Sircilla 28 Vemulawada Aadi Srinivas INC 71,451 41.03 Chalimeda Lakshmi Narasimha Rao BRS 56,870 32.66 14,581 29 Sircilla K. T. Rama Rao BRS 89,244 47.28 K. K. Mahender Reddy INC 59,557 31.56 29,687 Karimnagar 30 Manakondur (SC)Kavvampally Satyanarayana INC 96,773 52.08 Erupula Balakishan BRS 64,408 34.66 32,365 31 Huzurabad Padi Kaushik Reddy BRS 80,333 38.38 Etela Rajender BJP 63,460 30.32 16,873 32 Husnabad (SC)Ponnam Prabhakar INC 1,00,955 48.84 Voditela Satish Kumar BRS 81,611 39.48 19,344 Siddipet 33 Siddipet Thanneeru Harish Rao BRS 1,05,514 58.17 Pujala Hari Krishna INC 23,206 12.79 82,308 Medak 34 Medak Mynampally Rohith INC 87,126 46.63 Padma Devender Reddy BRS 76,969 41.19 10,157 Sangareddy 35 Narayankhed Patlolla Sanjeeva Reddy INC 91,373 47.09 Mahareddy Bhupal Reddy BRS 84,826 43.72 6,547 36 Andole (SC)C. Damodar Raja Narasimha INC 1,14,147 53.65 Chanti Karanthi Kiran BRS 85,954 40.40 28,193 Medak 37 Narsapur Vakiti Sunitha Laxma Reddy BRS 88,410 44.64 Aavula Raji Reddy INC 79,555 40.17 8,855 Sangareddy 38 Zahirabad (SC)Koninty Manik Rao BRS 97,205 46.49 A. Chandrasekhar Rao INC 84,415 40.37 12,790 39 Sangareddy Chinta Prabhakar BRS 83,112 44.32 Jagga Reddy INC 74,895 39.94 8,217 40 Patancheru Gudem Mahipal Reddy BRS 1,05,387 38.06 Kata Srinivas Goud INC 98,296 35.50 7,091 Siddipet 41 Dubbak Kotha Prabhakar Reddy BRS 97,879 56.01 Raghunandan Rao BJP 44,366 25.39 53,513 42 Gajwel K Chandrashekar Rao BRS 1,11,684 48.05 Etela Rajender BJP 66,653 28.68 45,031 Medchal-Malkajgiri 43 Medchal Chamakura Malla Reddy BRS 1,86,017 46.44 Thotakura Vajresh Yadav INC 1,52,598 38.10 33,419 44 Malkajgiri Marri Rajasekhar Reddy BRS 1,25,049 47.12 Mynampally Hanumanth Rao INC 75,519 28.45 49,530 45 Quthbullapur K. P. Vivekanand BRS 1,87,999 46.80 Kuna Srisailam Goud BJP 1,02,423 25.50 85,576 46 Kukatpally Madhavaram Krishna Rao BRS 1,35,636 54.08 Bandi Ramesh INC 65,248 26.02 70,387 47 Uppal Bandari Lakshma Reddy BRS 1,32,927 48.33 Mandumula Parameshwar Reddy INC 83,897 30.51 49,030 Ranga Reddy 48 Ibrahimpatnam Malreddy Ranga Reddy INC 1,26,506 50.92 Manchireddy Kishan Reddy BRS 89,806 36.14 36,700 49 L. B. Nagar Devireddy Sudheer Reddy BRS 1,11,380 37.74 Sama Ranga Reddy BJP 89,075 30.18 22,305 50 Maheshwaram Sabitha Indra Reddy BRS 1,25,578 40.99 Andela Sriramulu Yadav BJP 99,391 32.45 26,187 51 Rajendranagar T. Prakash Goud BRS 1,21,734 37.09 Thokala Srinivas Reddy BJP 89,638 27.31 32,096 52 Serilingampally Arekapudi Gandhi BRS 1,57,332 43.97 Jagadeeswar Goud INC 1,10,780 30.96 46,552 53 Chevella (SC)Kale Yadaiah BRS 76,218 38.73 Beem Bharath Pamena INC 75,950 38.59 268 Vikarabad 54 Pargi Tammannagari Ram Mohan Reddy INC 98,536 48.93 K. Mahesh Reddy BRS 74,523 37.01 24,013 55 Vicarabad (SC)Gaddam Prasad Kumar INC 86,885 49.85 Methuku Anand BRS 73,992 42.46 12,893 56 Tandur B. Manohar Reddy INC 84,662 48.32 Pilot Rohith Reddy BRS 78,079 44.56 6,583 Hyderabad 57 Musheerabad Muta Gopal BRS 75,207 49.07 Anjan Kumar Yadav INC 37,410 24.41 37,797 58 Malakpet Ahmed Bin Abdullah Balala AIMIM 55,805 42.27 Shaik Akbar INC 29,699 22.50 26,106 59 Amberpet Kaleru Venkatesh BRS 74,416 50.80 Chenaboyanna Krishna Yadav BJP 49,879 34.05 24,537 60 Khairatabad Danam Nagender BRS 67,368 43.48 P. Vijaya Reddy INC 45,358 29.28 22,010 61 Jubilee Hills Maganti Gopinath BRS 80,549 43.94 Mohammed Azharuddin INC 64,212 35.03 16,337 62 Sanathnagar Talasani Srinivas Yadav BRS 72,557 56.57 Marri Shashidhar Reddy BJP 30,730 23.96 41,827 63 Nampally Mohammad Majid Hussain AIMIM 62,185 40.83 Mohammed Feroz Khan INC 60,148 39.49 2,037 64 Karwan Kausar Mohiuddin AIMIM 83,388 47.42 Amar Singh BJP 41,402 23.55 41,986 65 Goshamahal T. Raja Singh BJP 80,182 54.08 Nand Kishore Vyas BRS 58,725 39.61 21,457 66 Charminar Mir Zulfeqar Ali AIMIM 49,103 50.05 Megha Rani Agarwal BJP 26,250 26.76 22,853 67 Chandrayangutta Akbaruddin Owaisi AIMIM 99,776 64.89 Muppi Seetharam Reddy BRS 18,116 11.78 81,660 68 Yakutpura Jaffer Hussain AIMIM 46,153 32.86 Amjed Ullah Khan MBT 45,275 32.24 878 69 Bahadurpura Mohammed Mubeen AIMIM 89,451 62.24 Mir Inayath Ali Baqri BRS 22,426 15.60 67,025 70 Secunderabad T. Padma Rao Goud BRS 78,223 55.42 Adam Santosh Kumar INC 32,983 23.37 45,240 71 Secunderabad Cantt. (SC)G. Lasya Nanditha BRS 59,057 47.43 Sri Ganesh Narayan BJP 41,888 33.64 17,169 Vikarabad 72 Kodangal Anumula Revanth Reddy INC 1,07,429 55.05 Patnam Narender Reddy BRS 74,897 38.38 32,532 Narayanpet 73 Narayanpet Chittem Parnika Reddy INC 84,708 46.31 S. Rajender Reddy BRS 76,757 41.97 7,951 Mahabubnagar 74 Mahbubnagar Yennam Srinivas Reddy INC 87,227 48.04 V. Srinivas Goud BRS 64, 489 37.72 18,738 75 Jadcherla Janampalli Anirudh Reddy INC 90,865 50.30 Charlakola Laxma Rreddy BRS 75,694 41.90 15,171 76 Devarkadra Gavinolla Madhusudan Reddy INC 88,551 45.31 Alla Venkateswar Reddy BRS 87,159 44.60 1,392 Narayanpet 77 Makthal Vakiti Srihari INC 74,917 39.88 Chittem Ram Mohan Reddy BRS 57,392 30.55 17,525 Wanaparthy 78 Wanaparthy Tudi Megha Reddy INC 1,07,115 50.25 Singireddy Niranjan Reddy BRS 81,795 38.37 25,320 Jogulamba Gadwal 79 Gadwal Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy BRS 94,097 43.79 Saritha Thirupathaiah INC 87,061 40.52 7,036 80 Alampur (SC)Vijayudu BRS 1,04,060 52.88 S. A. Sampath Kumar INC 73,487 37.34 30,573 Nagarkunool 81 Nagarkurnool Kuchkulla Rajesh Reddy INC 87,161 47.21 Marri Janardhan Reddy BRS 81,913 44.37 5,248 82 Achampet (SC)Chikkudu Vamshi Krishna INC 1,15,337 58.96 Guvvala Balaraju BRS 66,011 33.74 49,326 Ranga Reddy 83 Kalwakurthy Kasireddy Narayan Reddy INC 75,858 37.41 Talloju Achary BJP 70,448 34.75 5,410 84 Shadnagar K. Shankaraiah INC 77,817 39.79 Yelganamoni Anjaiah BRS 70,689 36.15 7,128 Nagarkunool 85 Kollapur Jupally Krishna Rao INC 93,609 48.70 Beeram Harshavardhan Reddy BRS 63,678 33.13 29,931 Nalgonda 86 Devarakonda (ST)Nenavath Balu Naik INC 1,11,344 52.06 Ravindra Kumar Ramavath BRS 81,323 38.02 30,021 87 Nagarjuna Sagar Kunduru Jayaveer Reddy INC 1,19,831 59.30 Nomula Bhagath Kumar BRS 63,982 31.66 55,849 88 Miryalaguda Bathula Laxma Reddy INC 1,14,462 59.08 Nallamothu Bhaskar Rao BRS 65,680 33.90 48,782 Suryapet 89 Huzurnagar Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy INC 1,16,707 54.21 Shanampudi Saidi Reddy BRS 71,819 33.36 44,888 90 Kodad Nalamada Padmavathi Reddy INC 1,25,783 60.19 Bollam Mallaiah Yadav BRS 67,611 32.35 58,172 91 Suryapet Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy BRS 75,143 36.36 Damodar Reddy Ramreddy INC 70,537 34.13 4,606 Nalgonda 92 Nalgonda Komatireddy Venkat Reddy INC 1,07,405 52.64 Kancharla. Bhupal Reddy BRS 53,073 26.01 54,332 93 Munugode Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy INC 1,19,624 51.21 Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy BRS 79,034 33.83 40,590 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 94 Bhongir Kumbam Anil Kumar Reddy INC 1,02,742 52.40 Pailla Shekar Reddy BRS 76,541 39.04 26,201 Nalgonda 95 Nakrekal (SC)Vemula Veeresham INC 1,33,540 60.97 Chirumarthy Lingaiah BRS 64,701 29.54 68,839 Suryapet 96 Thungathurthi (SC)Mandula Samuel INC 1,29,535 57.53 Gadari Kishore BRS 78,441 34.84 51,094 Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 97 Alair Beerla Ilaiah INC 1,22,140 57.41 Gongidi Sunitha BRS 72,504 34.08 49,636 Jangoan 98 Jangaon Palla Rajeshwar Reddy BRS 98,975 48.61 Kommuri Pratap Reddy INC 83,192 40.86 15,783 99 Ghanpur Station (SC)Kadiyam Srihari BRS 1,01,696 47.13 Singhapuram Indira INC 93,917 43.53 7,779 100 Palakurthi Mamidala Yashaswini Reddy INC 1,26,848 57.62 Errabelli Dayakar Rao BRS 79,214 35.98 47,634 Mahabubabad 101 Dornakal (ST)Jatoth Ram Chander Naik INC 1,15,587 60.01 Dharamsoth Redya Naik BRS 62,456 32.42 53,131 102 Mahabubabad (ST)Murali Naik Bhukya INC 1,16,644 55.46 Banoth Shankar Naik BRS 66,473 31.6 50,171 Warangal 103 Narsampet Donthi Madhava Reddy INC 1,04,185 50.73 Peddi Sudarshan Reddy BRS 85,296 41.53 18,889 104 Parkal Revuri Prakash Reddy INC 72,573 38.46 Challa. Dharma Reddy. BRS 64,632 34.25 7,941 Hanamkonda 105 Warangal West Naini Rajender Reddy INC 72,649 43.50 Dasyam Vinay Bhasker BRS 57,318 34.32 15,331 106 Warangal East Konda Surekha INC 67,757 39.47 Errabelli Pradeep Kumar Rao BJP 52,105 30.35 15,652 107 Waradhanapet (SC)K. R. Nagaraj INC 1,06,696 48.77 Aroori Ramesh BRS 87,238 39.88 19,458 Jayashankar Bhupalpalle 108 Bhupalpalle Gandra Satyanarayana Rao INC 1,23,116 54.55 Gandra Venkata Ramana Reddy BRS 70,417 31.20 52,699 Mulugu 109 Mulug (ST)Seethakka INC 1,02,267 54.52 Bade Nagajyothi BRS 68,567 36.55 33,700 Bhadradri Kothagudem 110 Pinapaka (ST)Payam Venkateswarlu INC 90,510 56.61 Kantha Rao Rega BRS 56,004 35.03 34,506 111 Yellandu (ST)Koram Kanakaiah INC 1,09,171 61.22 Banoth Hari Priya BRS 51,862 29.08 57,309 Khammam 112 Khammam Tummala Nageswara Rao INC 1,36,016 57.58 Puvvada Ajay Kumar BRS 86,635 36.67 49,381 113 Palair Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy INC 1,27,820 58.94 Kandala Upender Reddy BRS 71,170 32.82 56,650 114 Madhira (SC)Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka INC 1,08,970 55.49 Lingala Kamal Raju BRS 73,518 37.44 35,452 115 Wyra (ST)Ramdas Maloth INC 93,913 55.44 Banoth Madanlal BRS 60,868 35.93 33,045 116 Sathupalli (SC)Matta Ragamayee INC 1,11,245 51.66 Sandra Venkata Veeraiah BRS 91,805 42.63 19,440 Bhadradri Kothagudem 117 Kothagudem Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao CPI 80,336 42.75 Jalagam Venkat Rao AIFB 53,789 28.62 26,547 118 Aswaraopeta (ST)Jare Adinarayana INC 74,993 55.05 Mecha Nageswara Rao BRS 46,088 33.83 28,905 119 Bhadrachalam (ST)Tellam Venkata Rao BRS 53,252 45.08 Podem Veeraiah INC 47,533 40.24 5,719
All India Congress Committee (AICC) namedRevanth Reddy as the leader of Congress Party in Telangana, following the elected MLAs' resolution authorizing the AICC to nominate the leader, paving way for him to become theChief Minister of Telangana .[ 65]
On 7 December 2023, he took oath as theChief Minister of Telangana , thus making him the second person to hold the post.[ b]
^ Reddy was the sitting MP forSecunderabad ^ He is the 2nd person to serve as CM, while being the 3rd CM of the state, as K. Chandrashekar Rao served two terms.
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