Telangana election results: Congress wins, constituency-wise list released
Congress has secured victory in the Telangana assembly election, according to the report. The result for Ashwaraopeta in erstwhile Khammam district was declared first, followed by Illendu, with Congress winning both seats. In Bhadrachalam, BRS candidate Dr Tellam Venkatrao won, the party's first seat. BRS took more seats in Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts, while Congress led in the remaining districts including Khammam and Nalgonda. In Kutbullapur, BRS sitting MLA KP Vivekanand won by a margin of over 85,000.
Source
Quthbullapur — MLA & నియోజకవర్గం · read the original report ↗
Desk check · some claims need care
What the desk checked (5)
- Congress victory in the Telangana assembly election is confirmed. — Stated by the publication without attribution to the Election Commission or any named official; appears as the outlet's own assessment during counting.
- Ashwaraopeta result was declared first, followed by Illendu; Congress won both. — Appears in source text; no external authority cited.
- BRS candidate Dr Tellam Venkatrao won Bhadrachalam, the party's first seat won. — Figure and claim appear in the source; unattributed.
- BRS sitting MLA KP Vivekanand won Kutbullapur by a margin of over 85,000. — Number appears in source; no counting-data source cited.
- BRS took more seats in Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts while Congress led elsewhere, including Khammam and Nalgonda. — Presented as the outlet's summary of the seat list; internally consistent with the published table but unattributed.
Analysts’ view opinion
The picture in this story is clear enough: power has changed hands in Telangana, with Congress's win described as confirmed. But reading it as a one-sided sweep would be a mistake — BRS held its urban fortress across Hyderabad and Rangareddy, symbolised by a margin of over 85,000 in Kuthbullapur. With Congress dominating rural districts such as Khammam, Nalgonda, erstwhile Mahbubnagar and Warangal, this looks like a transfer of power layered over an urban-rural split.
- Congress's strength is concentrated in rural and agrarian districts — sweeps across Khammam, Nalgonda, erstwhile Mahbubnagar and the Warangal belt give it a broad geographic base.
- Defeat has not flattened BRS: the list shows KCR winning in Gajwel, KTR in Sircilla and Harish Rao in Siddipet, leaving the party with intact front-rank leadership for opposition politics.
- Wins by Revanth Reddy in Kodangal, Bhatti Vikramarka in Madhira, Uttam Kumar Reddy in Huzurnagar, Tummala in Khammam and Ponguleti in Palair point to a crowded internal contest over the chief ministership and cabinet berths.
- The BJP's imprint is limited but regionally concentrated in north Telangana (Nirmal, Adilabad, Mudhole, Armoor, Kamareddy, Nizamabad Urban, Sirpur) plus Goshamahal — a base it can build on for the Lok Sabha polls.
- MIM retained its Old City seats and the CPI won Kothagudem, a reminder that local and community equations still operate independently of the statewide swing.
What to watch — Watch how Congress settles the chief minister's choice and cabinet balance, and what shape BRS's opposition strategy takes after defeat — both will frame the political landscape going into the Lok Sabha elections.
The story does not give final seat totals, vote shares or official government-formation details, and since several seats are listed as only 'leading', the final tally could shift.
Deep dive
Research brief · 8 facts · 4 dates · exam-readyThe brief
Context
Telangana went to the polls for its third assembly election since statehood, and results declared on 3 December 2023 showed the Congress winning, ending the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government's run. The source is a constituency-wise winners/leads list of all 119 assembly seats published as counting concluded. It records Congress sweeping most districts, BRS holding ground in Hyderabad and Rangareddy, and BJP, MIM and CPI winning a set of seats.
Key facts
- Results published 3 December 2023 (8:07 pm IST) confirmed Congress's victory in the Telangana assembly election.
- The constituency-wise list covers all 119 assembly segments of Telangana, with winners or leads named for each.
- Ashwaraopeta in erstwhile Khammam district was the first result declared; Congress's Jare Adinarayana won there.
- Illendu was declared next, won by Congress's Koram Kanakaiah.
- Bhadrachalam was BRS's first seat win, by Dr Tellam Venkatrao.
- In Kutbullapur, BRS sitting MLA KP Vivekanand won with a majority of over 85,000 votes.
- BRS won more seats in Hyderabad and Rangareddy districts; Congress dominated the rest, including Khammam and Nalgonda.
- MIM candidates won Malakpet, Nampally, Karwan, Charminar, Chandrayangutta (Akbaruddin Owaisi), Yakutpura and Bahadurpura; CPI's Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao won Kothagudem.
Timeline
- 3 December 2023 (counting day)Ashwaraopeta result declared first — Congress wins.
- 3 December 2023, shortly afterIllendu result declared — Congress wins the second seat.
- 3 December 2023Bhadrachalam declared — BRS's first seat, won by Dr Tellam Venkatrao.
- 3 December 2023, 8:07 pm ISTConstituency-wise list of all 119 winners/leads published; Congress victory confirmed.
Who has a stake
- Congress — Wins the election, dominating districts such as Khammam, Nalgonda, Warangal and Mahbubnagar; its Kodangal winner is Anumula Revanth Reddy.
- BRS — Loses power but retains strength in Hyderabad and Rangareddy; winners include KCR (Gajwel), KTR (Sircilla) and Harish Rao (Siddipet).
- BJP — Wins a limited set of seats including Sirpur, Adilabad, Nirmal, Mudhole, Armur, Kamareddy, Nizamabad Urban and Goshamahal (Raja Singh).
- MIM — Retains its Old City base in Hyderabad with seven seats listed, including Chandrayangutta (Akbaruddin Owaisi).
- CPI — Wins Kothagudem through Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao, its presence in the new assembly.
- Voters of Telangana's 119 constituencies — Deliver a change of government and choose their MLAs for the next assembly term.
Why it matters
The result marks a change of ruling party in Telangana, with Congress replacing BRS in a state carved out in the previous decade and governed by BRS until this verdict. The constituency-wise pattern — BRS concentrated in Hyderabad and Rangareddy, Congress spread across Khammam, Nalgonda, Warangal and Mahbubnagar — shows how urban and rural voting diverged. It also confirms MIM's continued hold over Old City Hyderabad seats and a modest BJP footprint in northern districts.
UPSC angle
Prelims pointers
- Telangana Legislative Assembly has 119 constituencies; results declared 3 December 2023.
- Congress won the 2023 Telangana assembly election; BRS was the outgoing ruling party.
- Ashwaraopeta (erstwhile Khammam district) was the first constituency result declared.
- Bhadrachalam was BRS's first winning seat (Dr Tellam Venkatrao).
- Kutbullapur: BRS sitting MLA KP Vivekanand won by over 85,000 votes.
- Akbaruddin Owaisi (MIM) won Chandrayangutta; CPI won Kothagudem.
Mains framing
The 2023 Telangana verdict illustrates how state elections can produce sharply regionalised mandates within a single state. Congress's victory was built on wide gains in the erstwhile Khammam, Nalgonda, Warangal and Mahbubnagar belts, while BRS held its core in Hyderabad and Rangareddy — including high-profile wins for KCR in Gajwel, KTR in Sircilla and Harish Rao in Siddipet — indicating that incumbency retained urban and peri-urban support even as rural districts swung. The presence of MIM across seven Old City Hyderabad seats, a BJP cluster in northern districts such as Adilabad, Nirmal and Nizamabad, and a CPI win in Kothagudem shows a multi-party assembly rather than a straight bipolar contest. Large victory margins such as Kutbullapur's over-85,000 also point to uneven competitiveness across segments. For analysis, the way forward lies in reading such results through district-level social composition, urban-rural divergence, alliance arithmetic and the credibility of welfare promises — while noting that the source records only outcomes and leads, not the reasons behind them.
Key terms
- BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi)
- The party in power in Telangana before this result; its winners here include KCR, KTR and Harish Rao.
- MIM
- Party that won seven Hyderabad seats in the list, including Chandrayangutta won by Akbaruddin Owaisi.
- Erstwhile (undivided) Khammam district
- The pre-reorganisation district whose Ashwaraopeta and Illendu seats were declared first, both won by Congress.
- Sitting MLA
- An incumbent legislator recontesting; e.g., BRS's KP Vivekanand who retained Kutbullapur by over 85,000 votes.
- Aadhikyam (lead)
- Telugu term used in the list for candidates shown as leading in counting rather than formally declared winners.
Practice questions
- Analyse the district-wise pattern of the 2023 Telangana assembly result, in which BRS held Hyderabad and Rangareddy while Congress swept most other districts. What does such divergence suggest about urban and rural voting behaviour?
- How do smaller and region-specific parties such as MIM and CPI shape outcomes in a state assembly dominated by two large parties? Illustrate with the Telangana 2023 results.
- The order of declaration of results and margins of victory are often read as political signals. Critically examine this practice with reference to the Telangana 2023 count.
Grounded only in the source report — figures and dates are the source's, not inferred.