Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Government Urges Early Municipal Elections
The government of Telangana wants the election commission to hold city elections in February.
They asked for the election notice to be issued in January.
The Chief Minister said the government will help with everything needed for the elections.
The city elections are important because the ruling party did well in recent village elections.
The government has also given money for development projects in cities.
The election commission is preparing the list of voters and will publish it soon.
The elections will be for 117 cities, and some cities might be exempted because their terms are not over yet.
Government urges TSEC to issue notification for municipal elections in third week of January.
Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy assures full government support for smooth conduct of elections.
Municipal polls are politically significant following recent gram panchayat election victories for the ruling Congress.
Draft voters’ list released on January 1, final rolls to be published on January 10.
Government released ₹2,780 crore for development works in ULBs, excluding GHMC.
- Who
- Telangana State Election Commission (TSEC) and Telangana Government
- What
- Urging for early municipal elections
- When
- Third week of January, February
- Where
- Telangana, India
- Why
- To conduct municipal elections before other elections
- Government Request
- Issuing notification in third week of January
- Expected Election Month
- February
- Number of Urban Local Bodies
- 117
- Government Support
- Manpower, administrative machinery, police force, election material
- Draft Voters’ List Release Date
- January 1
- Final Voters’ List Publication Date
- January 10
- Funds Released for Development
- ₹2,780 crore
- Number of Projects
- 2,432
