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== Opinion polls ==
== Opinion polls ==
TRS- 85<br/>
C voter survey show's that there is going to be a big sweep by the coalition lead by [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] by and other opinion polls show's that [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi|TRS]] is going to get set's a majority. Need to note a point that the C voter survey was done by door to door survey compare to the other surveys which was done by call.<br/>
INC-15<br/>
TDP-00<br/>
TJS-01<br/>
CPI-01<br/>
CPI(M)-01<br/>
BJP-9<br/>
MIM-7


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 21:45, 18 November 2018

Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018

← 2014 7 December 2018 2023 →

All 119 Assembly Constituencies
60 seats needed for a majority
  File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg
Leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao N. Uttam Kumar Reddy Akbaruddin Owaisi
Party TRS INC AIMIM
Alliance Grand Alliance (INC+TDP+TJS+CPI)
Leader since 2001 2015 2004
Leader's seat Gajwel[1] Huzurnagar Chandrayangutta
Last election 63 21 7
Current seats 90[2] 16 7

  File:LaxmanBJP.png
Leader K. Laxman Tammineni Veerabhadram
Party BJP CPI(M)
Alliance Bahujan Left Front or BLF

(CPI(M)+MCPI(U)+BSP+RP+LP)

Leader since 2014 2014
Leader's seat Musheerabad Bhadrachalam (ST)
Last election 5 1
Current seats 5 1

Election Map (by Constituencies)

Incumbent CM

K. Chandrasekhar Rao
TRS



The Telangana Legislative Assembly election is scheduled to be held in Telangana on 7 December 2018 to constitute the second Legislative Assembly. [3] 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. 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

Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao went for early elections in 2018, when he resigned nine months before the completion of his term.[5]

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.[6] According to the final electoral rolls published on 12 October 2018, Telangana has 2.73 crore voters, which is less than 2.82 crore in 2014 Telangana assembly elections.[7] There were around 2,600 transgenders in the voters list.[8]

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 2.73 crore

Schedule

The date of the election is 7th December 2018 and the result will be out on 12 December 2018.

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 and coalitions

Party Flag Leader Symbol Last Election Current Seats Seats Contesting
Telangana Rashtra Samithi K. Chandrashekar Rao 63 90 119
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Akbar Owaisi 7 7 8
Bharatiya Janata Party Dr. K. Laxman 5 5 119

Mahakootami (Grand Alliance)

Party Flag Leader Symbol Last Election Current Seats Seats Contesting
Indian National Congress File:Flag of the Indian National Congress.svg Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy 21 14 94
Telugu Desam Party L. Ramana 15 2 14
Communist Party of India Chada Venkata Reddy 1 0 3
Telangana Jana Samithi M. Kodandaram 0 0 8

Opinion polls

TRS- 85
INC-15
TDP-00
TJS-01
CPI-01
CPI(M)-01
BJP-9
MIM-7

See also

References

  1. ^ KCR to contest from Gajwel
  2. ^ Congress ready to align with TDP in Telangana, says AICC in-charge
  3. ^ "KCR's early election gamble gives enough ammo to TRS".
  4. ^ https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-a-first-tdp-ready-for-alliance-with-congress-to-fight-telangana-election/story-og07X15IM8vPXwGWJNEFCP.html
  5. ^ "KCR's early election gamble gives enough ammo to TRS".
  6. ^ "Randomisation of poll equipment soon".
  7. ^ "Purified Electoral Rolls: Poll Body Chief On Deleting Telangana Voters".
  8. ^ "Only 2,600 transgenders in voters' list due to lack of documentation".