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'{{pp-semi|small=yes}} {{Infobox Election | election_name = Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018 | country = India | type = legislative | ongoing = yes | party_colour = red | previous_election = Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014 | previous_year = 2014 | next_election = | next_year = 2023 | election_date = 7 December 2018 | seats_for_election = All 119 [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Assembly]] Constituencies | majority_seats = 60 | turnout = <!-- TRS --> | image1 = [[File:Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png|100x100px]] | leader1 = [[K. Chandrasekhar Rao]] | leader_since1 = 2001 | party1 = Telangana Rashtra Samithi | alliance1 = | home_state1 = Telangana | leaders_seat1 = [[Gajwel (Assembly constituency)|Gajwel]]<ref name=kcr>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/kcr-to-contest-from-gajwel/article5820979.ece KCR to contest from Gajwel]</ref> | last_election1 = 63 | seats_before1 = 90<ref name="Economic Times">[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/congress-ready-to-align-with-tdp-in-telangana-says-aicc-in-charge/articleshow/65697050.cms Congress ready to align with TDP in Telangana, says AICC in-charge]</ref> | seats_needed1 = | seats1 = | seat_change1 = | popular_vote1 = | percentage1 = | swing1 = <!-- Congress --> | image2 = [[File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg|100x100px]] | leader2 = [[Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy|N. Uttam Kumar Reddy]] | leader_since2 = 2015 | party2 = Indian National Congress | alliance2 = Grand Alliance (INC+TDP+TJS+CPI) | leaders_seat2 = [[Huzurnagar (Assembly constituency)|Huzurnagar]] | running_mate2 = || last_election2 = 21 | seats_before2 = 16 | seats_needed2 = | seats2 = | seat_change2 = | popular_vote2 = | percentage2 = | swing2 = <!-- AIMIM --> | image3 = [[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.png|100x100px]] | leader3 = [[Akbaruddin Owaisi]] | leader_since3 = 2004 | party3 = All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | alliance3 = | home_state3 = Telangana | leaders_seat3 = [[Chandrayangutta (Assembly constituency)|Chandrayangutta]] | last_election3 = 7 | seats_before3 = 7 | seats_needed3 = | seats3 = | seat_change3 = | popular_vote3 = | percentage3 = | swing3 = <!-- BJP --> | image4 = [[File:LaxmanBJP.png|100x100px]] | leader4 = [[K. Laxman]] | leader_since4 = 2014 | party4 = Bharatiya Janata Party | alliance4 = | home_state4 = Telangana | leaders_seat4 = [[Musheerabad (Assembly constituency)|Musheerabad]] | last_election4 = 5 | seats_before4 = 5 | seats_needed4 = | seats4 = | seat_change4 = | popular_vote4 = | percentage4 = | swing4 = <!-- BLF --> | image6 = [[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50px|100x100px]] | leader6 = [[Tammineni Veerabhadram]] | leader_since6 = 2014 | party6 = Communist Party of India (Marxist) | alliance6 = Bahujan Left Front or BLF (CPI(M)+MCPI(U)+BSP+RP+LP) | home_state6 = Telangana | leaders_seat6 = [[Bhadrachalam (ST) (Assembly constituency)|Bhadrachalam (ST)]] | last_election6 = 3 | seats_before6 = 1 | seats_needed6 = | seats6 = | seat_change6 = | popular_vote6 = | percentage6 = | swing6 = | map_image = Telangana Vidhan Sabha constituency map.svg | map_size = 300px | map_caption = Election Map (by Constituencies) <!-- Chief Minister --> | title = [[Chief Minister of Telangana|CM]] | before_election = [[K. Chandrasekhar Rao]] | before_party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi | posttitle =[[Chief Minister of Telangana|CM]]-elect | after_election = | after_party = }} The '''Telangana Legislative Assembly election''' is scheduled to be held in [[Telangana]] on 7 December 2018 to constitute the second [[Telangana Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kcrs-early-election-gamble-gives-enough-ammo-to-trs/articleshow/66104449.cms|title=KCR's early election gamble gives enough ammo to TRS}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/telangana-assembly-election-toi-does-swot-analysis-of-parties-in-fray/articleshow/66821015.cms|title=Telangana elections: TOI does SWOT analysis of parties in fray}}</ref> Four opposition parties in the state, the [[Indian National Congress|INC]], the [[Telangana Jana Samithi|TJS]], the [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] and the [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] have announced the formation of a 'MahaKootami' (Grand Alliance), with an objective of defeating the ruling [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] in the elections.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-a-first-tdp-ready-for-alliance-with-congress-to-fight-telangana-election/story-og07X15IM8vPXwGWJNEFCP.html | title=Congress, TDP, Left form grand alliance to fight Telangana election| date=2018-09-11}}</ref> ==Background== [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao]] went for early elections in 2018, when he resigned nine months before the completion of his term.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/kcrs-early-election-gamble-gives-enough-ammo-to-trs/articleshow/66104449.cms|title=KCR's early election gamble gives enough ammo to TRS}}</ref> ===Electoral process changes=== [[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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/poll-equipment-randomisation-soon/article25408594.ece|title=Randomisation of poll equipment soon|newspaper=The Hindu|date=2018-11-02|last1=Rajeev|first1=M.}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/telangana-news/purified-electoral-rolls-poll-body-chief-on-deleting-telangana-voters-1937101|title=Purified Electoral Rolls: Poll Body Chief On Deleting Telangana Voters}}</ref> There were around 2,600 transgenders in the voters list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/only-2600-transgenders-in-voters-list-due-to-lack-of-documentation/articleshow/66603576.cms|title=Only 2,600 transgenders in voters' list due to lack of documentation}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ Final voters list for Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018 |- ! S.No !! Group of voters !! Voters population |- | 1 || Male || 1.38 crore |- | 2 || Female || 1.35 crore |- | 3 || third gender || 2,663 |- | - || 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.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/telangana-news/election-commission-issues-notification-for-telangana-assembly-elections-1945940 | title=Election Commission Issues Notification for Telangana Assembly Elections}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- |'''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 == {| class="wikitable" |- !Party!!Flag!!Leader !Symbol !Last Election !Current Seats !Seats Contesting ! |- |[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] |[[File:TRS Flag.svg|50px]] |[[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao|K. Chandrashekar Rao]] |[[File:Car.svg|50px]] |63 |90 |119 | |- |[[Indian National Congress]] |[[File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg|50px]] |[[Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy]] |[[File:Hand INC.svg|50px]] |21 |14 |94 | |- |[[Telugu Desam Party]] |[[Image:TDPFlag.PNG|50px]] |[[L. Ramana]] |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|50px]] |15 |2 |13 | |- |[[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.png|50px]] |[[Akbaruddin Owaisi|Akbar Owaisi]] |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.png|50px]] |7 |7 |8 | |- |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] | |[[K. Laxman|Dr. K. Laxman]] |[[File:Lotos flower symbol.svg|50px]] |5 |5 |119 | |- |[[Communist Party of India]] |[[File:CPI-M-flag.svg|50px]] |[[Chada Venkata Reddy]] |[[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50px]] |1 |0 |3 | |- |[[Telangana Jana Samithi]] |[[File:TJS.jpg|50px]] |[[M. Kodandaram]] |[[File:Match Box.svg|40px]] |0 |0 |8 | |- |} == Opinion polls == {| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ ! rowspan="2" |Date ! rowspan="2" |Polling agency ! width="70px" |[[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] ! width="70px" |[[Indian National Congress|INC+]] ! rowspan="2" width="70px" |[[List of political parties in India|Others]] ! rowspan="2" |Lead |- ! style="background:{{Telangana Rashtra Samithi/meta/color}}" | ! style="background:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" | |- |09 November 2018 | C voter<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/telangana-exit-poll-result-2018-live-updates/articleshow/66988144.cms | title=Telangana Assembly: TDP-Congress alliance to trounce TRS despite no big face to take on KCR, says CVoter survey}}</ref> |42 | style="background:#00BFFF" | 64 | 13 | style="background:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |<span style="color: white;">'''22'''<span> |- |07 December 2018 | C voter<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/telangana-assembly-tdp-congress-alliance-to-trounce-trs-despite-no-big-face-to-take-on-kcr-says-cvoter-survey-5526951.html | title=Telangana Exit Polls 2018 latest updates: Times Now-CNX pred .. Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/66988144.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst}}</ref> |66 | style="background:#00BFFF" | 37 | 16 | style="background:{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}" |<span style="color: white;">''''''<span> |} ==See also== *[[2018 elections in India]] *[[List of constituencies of Telangana Legislative Assembly]] == References == {{Reflist}} {{Telangana elections}} {{Recent Assembly Elections in India}} [[Category:State Assembly elections in Telangana|2018]] [[Category:State Assembly elections in India, 2018]] {{india-election-stub}}'