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The voting to elite Councillors and Corporators successful the Telangana Municipal Polls-2026 began astatine 7.00 a.m. connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026). The polls are being conducted successful 2,569 Wards successful 116 Municipalities and 412 Wards successful 7 Municipal Corporations crossed the State.
After its large occurrence successful the Gram Panchayat elections successful December past year, the ruling Congress aims to consolidate its presumption arsenic the ascendant enactment successful authorities politics, portion the BJP hopes to look arsenic a credible alternate to some the Congress and the BRS. Having suffered setbacks successful the 2023 assembly polls and 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BRS performed decently successful the Gram Panchayat polls and is keen to marque important gains successful the municipal elections to reverse its fortunes.
The polling ends astatine 5.00 p.m. If determination were to beryllium immoderate re-polling, it would beryllium conducted connected Thursday (February 12, 2026). The votes polled volition beryllium counted connected February 13. The results would beryllium declared soon aft decision of the counting.
After medication of oath to the elected Ward Members (Councillors oregon Corporators) astatine 11 a.m. connected February 16, indirect elections to Mayor/Chairperson oregon Deputy Mayor/Vice Chairperson would beryllium held.
(With inputs from agencies)
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