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The Telangana Legislative Assembly election was held in Telangana on 7 December 2018 to constitute the second Legislative Assembly since the formation of the state in 2014. [2] The incumbent Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the Indian National Congress, Telangana Jana Samithi, and Telugu Desam Party are considered to be the main contestants in the election.[3] Four opposition parties in the state, the INC, the TJS, the TDP and the CPI have announced the formation of a 'Mahakootami' (Grand Alliance), with an objective of defeating the ruling TRS in the elections.[4]
Background
K. Chandrashekar Rao went for early elections in 2018, when he resigned nine months (on 6th September 2018) before the completion of his term because of his development of Telangana [2]
This Election led to the alliance of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Indian National Congress (INC), once arch rivals, coming together as part of Praja or Maha Kuutami for the first time.
Electoral process changes (E.C.I)
Election Commission of India announced that Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines will be used in all 32,574 polling stations in the assembly elections in Telangana.[5] According to the final electoral rolls published on 12 October 2018, Telangana has 2,80,64,680 voters, which is less than 2.82 crore in 2014 Telangana assembly elections.[6] There were around 2,600+ transgenders in the voters list.[7]
| S.No | Group of voters | Voters population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Male | 1.38 crore |
| 2 | Female | 1.35 crore |
| 3 | transgender | 5,560 |
| - | Total voters | 2,80,64,680 |
Schedule
The date of the election is 7th December 2018 and the result will be out on 11 December 2018.[8]
| Event | Date | Day |
| Date for Nominations | 12 Nov 2018 | Monday |
| Last Date for filing Nominations | 19 Nov 2018 | Monday |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 20 Nov 2018 | Tuesday |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | 22 Nov 2018 | Thursday |
| Date of poll | 7 Dec 2018 | Friday |
| Date of counting | 11 Dec 2018 | Tuesday |
| Date before which the election shall be completed | 13 Dec 2018 | Thursday |
Parties in Elections 2018
| Party | Flag | Leader | Symbol | Seats Contested | Seats won | After Election | Last Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | .svg){kind=small}
|
K. Chandrashekar Rao | 
|
119 | 120(+1) | 89 | 63 |
| INC | File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg | Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy | 
|
99 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| AIMIM | 
|
Barrister Asaduddin Owaisi |
|
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| TDP | 
|
L.Ramana | 
|
13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| BJP | Dr. K. Laxman | 
|
118 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| AIFB | Debabrata Biswas | 
|
19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| IND | many | 1(-1) | 0 | 1 |
Results
The seats and vote shares were as follows:[9]
See also
References
- ^ Reporter, Staff (23 March 2014). "KCR to contest from Gajwel" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ a b "KCR's early election gamble gives enough ammo to TRS".
- ^ "Telangana elections: TOI does SWOT analysis of parties in fray".
- ^ "Congress, TDP, Left form grand alliance to fight Telangana election". 2018-09-11.
- ^ Rajeev, M. (2018-11-02). "Randomisation of poll equipment soon". The Hindu.
- ^ "Purified Electoral Rolls: Poll Body Chief On Deleting Telangana Voters".
- ^ "Only 5,560 KOJA'S in voters' list due to lack of documentation".
- ^ "Election Commission Issues Notification for Telangana Assembly Elections".
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO VIDHAN SABHA TRENDS & RESULT 2018".
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