As many as 562 candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray for the posts of Mayor and chairperson, while 5,562 candidates, including 2,727 women, are contesting the posts of ward councillors ....
With the appointment now in place, the administration is expected to fast-track preparations for ULB and Panchayat elections, which are likely to be held in 2026 ...Tenure of ULBs expired in November 2023.
Hyderabad. Independent candidates have secured a significant presence in Telangana’s municipal elections, winning 181 seats across municipalities and emerging as decisive players in several urban local bodies where no party obtained a simple majority.
He further said delimitation of 77 urban local bodies (ULBs) has been taken up as per instructions of the housing and urban development department, adding that the process has been completed for 72 ULBs and is underway for the remaining five.
Hyderabad... Also Read. Telangana HC reiterates earlier orders on ex-officio voting in municipal polls. Norms behind membership ... Rajya Sabha members and MLCs, however, are permitted to register in any urban local body ... For Rajya Sabha members, MLCs ... .