Telangana Assembly Election 2023: The Telangana Assembly elections are slated to be held in November this year. Currently, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is ruling the southern state and the Chief Minister is K Chandrasekhar Rao. The state is all set to witness a three-cornered electoral contest between the ruling BRS, Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Mega poll rallies are being organised by all the political parties in the state.
In 2018, KCR returned for a second term as chief minister after being unanimously elected as leader of the TRS Legislature Party. In the 119-member House, the BRS had won 87 seats and 47 per cent of the vote share in the state. The Prajakutami (People’s Alliance), forged by the Congress, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), Telangana Jana Samithi and CPI, won 22 seats. The AIMIM won seven seats, Independents two and the BJP one.
In 2014, after Telangana became the 29th state of the country, in a historic event marking culmination of the long-drawn-out process of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, KCR had assumed the office as first Chief Minister of Telangana in June 2014. In the elections, TRS had won 63 of the 119 seats.
Telangana Assembly Election 2023
The Telangana Assembly election is crucial as it is held ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. BRS has also made its stand clear that it will neither be a part of Opposition INDIA alliance nor the BJP-led NDA. A 26 Opposition parties make up ‘Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’ which will take on the BJP-led NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. For the upcoming Assembly elections, the BRS maintained that it will release its party manifesto at a Warangal rally on October 16. The Congress has released its manifesto, with the latest being a 12-point ‘SC, ST Declaration’. Earlier, the party had released the ‘Farmers Declaration’ and ‘Youth Declaration’.
| Title | Telangana Assembly Elections 2023 |
| Category | Elections 2023 |
| State | Telangana |
| Total seats | 119 |
| Current CM | K Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Party in power | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| Term Ending on | 16 January 2024 |
| Telangana Election Date 2023 | Likely November – December (ECI to announce) |
| Election Commission Portal | eci.gov.in |
Telangana Assembly Elections 2023: Date and Schedule
Lok Sabha Election 2024: Full list of parliamentary seats in Telangana
Telangana Elections 2023: Full list of BRS candidates and constituencies
Telangana Assembly Election 2023 Date
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates for the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections 2023 on October 9. The voting will be done on November 30 in a single phase. In the 2018 Assembly elections, the date of polling was December 7, 2018, and date of counting was December 11, 2018. The counting of four other states – Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh – were also undertaken on the same day, December 11.
Telangana Assembly Election 2023 Result Date
The date of results for 119 constituencies of the Telangana Assembly Election 2023 was also announced by the Election Commission. Voting in the state will be held in a single phase, after which the counting will take place and results will be announced on December 3. In 2018, Telangana assembly polls results were announced on December 11, 2018.
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Telangana Assembly Election 2023 Full list of Candidates
Full list of BRS candidates and constituencies
Full list of Congress candidates
Full list of BRS, BJP, Congress candidates and constituencies
Telangana Assembly Election 2023 total seats
There are a total of 119 seats in Telangana. In a first, KCR’s BRS announced candidates on 115 seats out of the 119. BRS chief KCR announced that he will be contesting from two constituencies – Gajwel and Kamareddy. With just seven changes, KCR has retained all the ministers in his government and senior MLAs. Candidates of the four constituencies of Nampally, Narsapur, Goshamahal, and Jangaon have been kept on hold and will be announced later.
Telangana Assembly Election CM Candidates 2023
BRS leaders have named KCR as their CM candidate, ahead of the upcoming polls. Recently, during a rally in Armoor, BRS MLC and daughter of KCR, K Kavitha challenged the Opposition parties to announce their Chief Ministerial candidate in Telangana. “Our Chief Ministerial candidate is K Chandrashekhar Rao. Who is yours?” she asked. However, there are only speculations about probable CM candidates for Congress. According to a report, state PCC president A Revanth Reddy, Seethakka or Dansari Anasuya, currently representing Mulugu assembly segment in Telangana’s tribal belt, Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, a Dalit leader heading the Congress Legislature Party, Capt N Uttamkumar Reddy and Komatireddy Venkata Reddy, are all probable CM candidates for the Congress party in Telangana.
Telangana Elections 2023: Party-Wise Manifesto and Promises
Telangana Election 2023: BRS party manifesto
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao released the BRS manifesto for the Telangana Assembly elections at Pragathi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Sunday (October 15).
-Rythu Bandhu assistance to be increased to Rs. 16,000 per acre per annum in phased manner
-Telangana Annapurna Scheme – Fine rice to all ration card holders
-Aasara Pensions to be increased to Rs. 5,016 and differently-abled pensions to be hiked to Rs. 6,016 in phased manner
-Another 1 lakh 2BHK houses in Hyderabad. Along with Gruha Lakshmi scheme, residential plots for the landless
-KCR Bima – Rs. 5 lakh insurance to all families with ration cards
-Own buildings for women Self Help Groups
-Subsided LPG cylinder at Rs. 400 to all eligible poor women
-Minority residential junior colleges to be upgraded to degree colleges. Minority welfare to be increased
-Soubhagya Lakshmi scheme Rs. 3,000 per month to all eligible poor women
-Orphan policy by taking responsibility of Children of the State
-KCR Arogya Raksha Medical coverage enhanced to Rs 15 lakhs for cashless treatment
-119 residential schools for economically backward students from upper castes
-Removal of restrictions on assigned lands
-Committee to examine the feasibility of changing pension system from CPS to OPS
Telangana Election: Congress manifesto
Mahalakshmi
Monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500 for women
Gas cylinders at a cost of Rs 500
Free travel for women on TSRC buses throughout the state
Rhythu Bharosa
Farmers and tenant farmers will receive Rs 15,000 annually
Agricultural laborers will receive Rs 12,000 per year
A Rs 500 bonus for paddy crop
Gruha Jyothi
Eligible households will receive 200 units of free electricity
Indiramma Indlu
House site allocation and Rs 5 lakh for those without their own homes
250 sq yards plot for all Telangana movement fighters
Yuva Vikasam
Students will receive Vidya Bharosa Cards worth Rs 5 lakh
Telangana International Schools will be established in every mandal
Cheyutha
Monthly pension of Rs 4,000 for the elderly
Rs 10 lakh insurance coverage under the Rajiv Arogyasri scheme
FAQs on Telangana Elections 2023
Which party is ruling in Telangana right now?
-Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is currently ruling in Telangana.
Who is the current CM of Telangana?
-K Chandrashekar Rao is the current Chief Minister of Telangana.
How many Assembly seats are in Telangana?
-Telangana has 119 Assembly seats.
How many MPs are there in Telangana?
-There are 24 MPs in Telangana.
When does the term of the Telangana Assembly end?
-The tenure of Telangana Assembly is scheduled to end on January 16, 2024.