Counting of votes polled in Telangana Municipal elections-2026 began at 8.00 a.m. on Friday (February 13, 2026) | Photo Credit: Mohd Arif In a few hours, people in 116 Municipalities and seven Municipal Corporations will know who is elected as their Councillor or Corporator as the counting of votes polled in the Telangana Municipal Elections-2026, began at 8.00 a.m. on Friday (February 13, 2026). While 52,17,413 were eligible to vote, 38,09,406 people exercised their franchise in the elections on Wednesday (February 11, 2026), recording 73.01% voter turnout. The polls were held in 2,569 Wards in 116 Municipalities and 412 Wards in seven Municipal Corporations. Initially, postal ballots will be counted, followed by regular ballot papers counting. In each round, 1,000 ballots will be randomly taken and sent to each counting table. Follow LIVE updates here Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Telangana Municipal Polls 2026 LIVE: Counting of vote begins As multilateralism erodes, India must reframe its foreign policy