2026 Ramagundam Municipal Corporation election

2026 Ramagundam Municipal Corporation election
11 February 2026 (2026-02-11)
All 60[a] seats in the Ramagundam Municipal Corporation
31 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,83,049[1]
Turnout1,24,520 (69.32%)[2][b]
Increase 1.66pp[4]
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party INC BRS AIFB
Last election 11 seats 18 seats 9 seats
Seats won 38[c] 13 6
Seat change Increase27 Decrease5 Decrease3
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party BJP CPI Independents
Last election 6 seats 0 seats 6 seats
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Decrease5 Increase1 Decrease5
Mayor before election

Bangi Anil Kumar
TRS

Elected mayor

Mahankali Swamy
INC

The 2026 Ramagundam Municipal Corporation election was held on 11 February 2026 to elect the corporators in 60 wards of the Ramagundam Municipal Corporation, the governing body of Ramagundam.[5][6] The Indian National Congress won the majority in the corporation by securing 38 of the 60 seats.

Elected ward members and corporators were administered the oath of office on 16 February 2026, and a special meeting for the election of mayor and deputy mayor in which Mahankali Swamy and Patipelli Ellayya were elected as the mayor and deputy mayor respectively. [7]

Schedule

The election schedule was announced by the Telangana State Election Commission on 27 January 2026.[8][9]

Event Date
Notification and start date for nominations 28 January 2026
Last date for filing nominations 30 January 2026
Date for scrutiny of nominations 31 January 2026
Date of publication of validly nominated candidates 31 January 2026
Date for appeal against rejection of nomination 1 February 2026
Date for disposal of appeal 2 February 2026
Last date for withdrawal of candidature 3 February 2026
Date for publication of final list of contesting candidates 3 February 2026
Date of Poll 11 February 2026
Date of Re-poll, if any 12 February 2026
Date of counting of votes and declaration of results 13 February 2026
Election of Mayor and Vice-Mayor 16 February 2026

Results

See also

Notes

  1. ^ After the delimitation, the number of wards were increased from 50 to 60
  2. ^ Of the 60 wards, 1 was declared elected unanimously. Thus voting was held in remaining 59 wards[3]
  3. ^ Prior to the elections, INC won the 58th ward division unanimously[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ramgundam: రామగుండంలో గట్టెక్కేదెవరో?". Eenadu (in Telugu). 10 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ^ "62.98% voters exercise their franchise in Karimnagar". The Hindu. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Telangana civic polls see over 73 per cent voter turnout". The New Indian Express. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Telangana municipal polls witness 70% voter turnout". The New Indian Express. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2026. Ramagundam recorded highest polling percentage of 67.66 per cent
  5. ^ Bandari, Pavan (27 January 2026). "Telangana SEC announces municipal election schedule". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. ^ Basheer, Abdul (27 January 2026). "Telangana municipal polls dates announced: Voting on Feb 11, counting on 13th". India Today. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  7. ^ Singh, S. Bachan Jeet (28 January 2026). "Telangana municipal, corporation polls set for February 11, results on February 13". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Telangana municipal polls on February 11; single-phase voting announced". The Times of India. 27 January 2026. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  9. ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (27 January 2026). "Telangana Municipal Election Notification Released; Polling On February 11, Counting On 13th". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
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