Telangana assembly election results 2023: The counting of votes for the Telangana state assembly elections is going on. Congress is leading in many seats as per the latest trends. The big players in Telangana are the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader and the Chief Minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR). The incumbent CM is getting a heavy challenge from Congress's Revanth Reddy. BJP's Bandi Sanjay Kumar is another big leader in the state. As per exit polls, Congress is leading.
The voting was held on November 30 in a single phase. The state witnessed a 70.60% voter turnout, highest at Jangaon (83.34 %), and lowest at Hyderabad with only 39.97%.
LIVE updates of 119 assembly seats in Telangana; counting began at 8 A.m.
2:40 PM: From the Karimnagar seat, Gangula Kamalakar (BRS) is ahead of BJP's top leader in Telangana, Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
2:30 PM: Counting in the Charminar Assembly Constituency is almost over. AIMIM's Mir Zulfeqar Ali is leading by 27855 votes. With 19338 votes, Megha Rani Agarwal (BJP) is in second place.
2:15 PM: T Raja Singh of BJP leading in Goshamahal seat with 25406 votes, trailing Nand Kishore Vyas (BRS).
2:10 PM: KCR is leading from Gajwel constituency with a lead of 11714 seats, leaving behind Eatala Rajender (BJP) who is in second with 24983 seats.
1:15 PM: Intense battle ongoing for Kamareddy seat between Congrees' Raventh Reddy and KCR. Reddy ahead.
12:59 PM: Mir Zulfeqar Ali from AIMIM (All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen) is ahead of BJP's Megha Rani Agarwal.
Congress workers celebrate the party's lead in Hyderabad
12:50 PM:
Akbar Uddin Owaisi (AIMIM) leading by 17786 in Chandrayangutta.
A. Revanth Reddy leads in Kamareddy and Kodangal.
12:10 PM: T Harish Rao is leading with over 19000 votes in Siddipet seat with over Pujala hari Krishna (INC).
11:50 AM: K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) is again leading in Gajwel, however he is at third place in Kamareddy where Congress' Raventh Reddy is leading.
11:40 AM: Aadi Srinivas (INC) is leading from Vemulawada seat.
11:35 AM: KTR (KCR's son) (BRS) is leading in Sircilla assembly constituency with over 5000 setas.
11:30 AM: According to the EC latest update, Minister T Harish Rao (BRS) is leading with 6,258 votes against Pujala Hari Krishna (INC).
11:20 AM: Former Indian cricket team captain Mohammed Azharuddin is now trailing against Maganti Gopinath of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) in Jubilee Hills.
11:11 AM:
Updates after Round 5 from Karimnagar seat
Bandi Sanjay Kumar (BJP): 4746
Gangula Kamalakar (BRS): 3803
Purumalla Srinivas (INC): 2403
11:00 AM: BJP's Eatala Rajender is trailing from Huzurabad.
10:40 AM: BRS chief K Chandreshekar Rao is again trailing in Gajwel seat.
10:36 AM: T Raja Singh (BJP) leading in Goshamahal seat.
CPI Leader Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao leading in Kothagudem Consistuency.
10: 20 AM:
Result for 71/119 constituencies in Telangana:
Congress - 44
BRS - 24
BJP - 3
10: 12 AM:
KCR is Still trailing in Kamareddy to Revanth Reddy.
Former Indian Cricket captain Mohd. Azharuddin (Congress) is leading in Jubilee Hills.
9: 58 AM:
Seat Sircilla:
KT Rama Rao (BRS) Leading
Another candidate from this seat is KK Mahender Reddy from Congress and BJP's Rani Rudrama Reddy.
Huzurabad:
BJP's Etela Rajender is Trailing from this seat. Kaushik Reddy Padi from BRS and Congress' Voditala Pranav are contesting.
9: 55 AM: Akbaruddin Owaisi leading in Chandrayangutta seat.
9: 50 AM: Bhoopathi Reddy Rekulapally (INC) from Nizamabad (Rural) Constistuency leading with 495 Votes after first round of counting. (Telugu news wire)
9:40 AM: Security increased for Congress' Revanth Reddy who may be the next CM in the state. He is leading in Kamareddy against incumbent KCR.
9:36 AM: Setback for CM KCR going by the current trends. Traling in Kamareddy.
Relief for BRS: CM KCR takes the lead in Gajwel, however is still trailing in kamareddy seat.
INC's Revanth Reddy is leading from Karimnagar.
Important Seats
9: 25 AM:
Kamareddy and Kodangal- Revanth Reddy leading
Gajwel- KCR leading
Sircilla- KTR leading
HuzurNagar- Uttam Kumar Reddy (INC) leading
Madhira- Bhatti Vikramarka leading
Huzurabad - Etala Rajendar leading (twitter)
9:20 AM: CM KCR leading in Gajwel seat after initially trailing
9: 10 AM: Congress' Revanth Reddy is leading in Kodangal seat.
8: 58 AM: BJP's Bandi Sanjay Kumar is leading in Karimnagar. (India Today)
8: 58 AM: BJP's T Raja Singh is leading from Goshamahal. (India Today)
8:53 AM: BJP's Etela Rajender is leading from the Gajwel seat.
8: 46 AM: KCR is trailing from both seats, (New Indian Express)
8:38 AM: Akbaruddin Owaisi of AIMIM from Chandrayangutta is leading. (NDTV)
8: 30 AM: As per early trends, Congress is leading with 15 seats.
8: 34 AM: KCR is trailing from Gajwel seat.
8: 34 AM: KT Rama Rao leading from Sircilla Seat (NDTV)
8:37 AM: Kota Neelima of Congress from Sanathnagar is leading.
How incumbent CM performed at previous elections?
In 2014 K Chandrashekar Rao won from Gajwel seat by defeating Congress candidate Vanteru Pratap Reddy with a margin of 19,391 votes.
In 2018, TRS leader K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) again won the seat by defeating Congress candidate Vanteru Pratap Reddy with a margin of 58,290 votes.
At 8:15 A.M. Congress is leading in Telangana
(India Today)
Rao, popularly known as KCR, is chasing a record third term, the Congress is going all out to unseat the incumbent.
According to an exit poll by Jan Ki Baat Indian National Congress (INC) may take 48-64 seats, BRS 40-55 and the BJP 7-13.
As per ABP C- voter INC is leading in the state.
