ECI likely to announce Telangana graduates’ MLC election schedule in February

The Election Commission is expected to notify elections to two Telangana graduates’ constituencies in February, with polling likely by March 2027. More than 12 lakh applications have been received, as voter registration continues ahead of preparation of the final electoral rolls

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to issue notifications for elections to two graduates’ constituencies – Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad and Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda – in the month of February and polling is likely to be held in February/March, 2027.

Elections to these two constituencies are being conducted as the incumbent graduates’ MLCs Surabhi Vani Devi and Chintapandu Naveen’s (Teenmar Mallanna) tenure is concluding in the month of March.

Speaking to ‘Telangana Today’, Telangana Chief Electoral Office C Sudharsan Reddy said they are gearing up for polling and registration process is already underway.

“The election notification is expected in the month of February. We will take all necessary steps to ensure that the election process is completed by March,” he said.

As the first phase voter registration concluded on Friday, 5,77,182 graduates registered to vote in Mahabubnagar-Rangareddy-Hyderabad Graduates Constituency. Of these, 1,12,954 applications have already been accepted, 4,41,006 pending at different levels and 2,780 were rejected. The constituency had a total of 5,31,268 voters in 2021, including 3,36,256 men, 1,94,944 women and 68 transgender voters.

In the Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda Graduates’ Constituency, 6,52,680 applications were received from graduates in Warangal-Khammam-Nalgonda constituency, 2,30,906 have been accepted, 3,93,169 were pending at different levels and 11,746 were rejected. In 2021, a total of 5,05,565 graduates, including 3,32,634 men, 1,72,864 women and 67 transgender voters, were registered.

“The enrolment may increase by another two lakh as the next phase registration will begin on December 10. There will be time until the final electoral roll is prepared,” he said.

The Telangana CEO is preparing electoral rolls for the two constituencies, with November 1, 2026, as the qualifying date. Applications can be submitted online through the CEO website, https://ceotelangana.nic.in.

Alternatively, Form-18, along with the required documents and certificates, can be submitted in person to the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), designated officers or additional designated officers. Applications can also be sent by post to the ERO, AERO or designated officer.