The swearing-in of recently elected Councillors and Corporators in Telangana was followed by indirect elections of Urban Local Bodies Chairperson or Mayor on February 16, 2026 | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF The newly elected Councillors and Corporators in Telangana were sworn in on Monday (February 16, 2026) morning. This was followed by the process of the indirect elections to the posts of Mayor/Chairperson and Deputy Mayor/Vice Chairperson in Municipal Corporations and Municipalities respectively. There is focus on the indirect elections to the leadership of the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) as political parties were involved in negotiations with independent candidates who won in the polls and there were allegations of poaching as there was no clear majority in 36 ULBs. Elections to the 2996 Wards in 116 Municipalities and seven Municipal Corporations were held on February 11, 2026 and the results were declared on February 13 following vote counting. Term of five years The term of an elected member is five years from the date of the first meeting of the Municipality after the elections, as per The Telangana Municipalities Act 2019. Details People can know details of a Chairperson or Vice Chairperson, Council, public representatives and others in the respective websites of the Municipalities — whose links are available on the (web) homepage of Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (CDMA) under ‘District/ULB Portals’. The navigation tab ‘Municipalities (Location)’ on the homepage did not fetch results on Monday morning. Published – February 16, 2026 01:05 pm IST 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 Iran Foreign Minister in Geneva for second round of U.S. talks Sivaratri: Devotees throng Aluva Manappuram in Kerala for rituals