2026 Nizamabad Municipal Corporation election
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11 February 2026
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All 60 seats in the Nizamabad Municipal Corporation 31 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 3,48,051[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 2,05,753 (59.12%)[2] 2pp[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2026 Nizamabad Municipal Corporation election was held on 11 February 2026 to elect the corporators in 60 wards of the Nizamabad Municipal Corporation, the governing body of Nizamabad.[4][5] The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party winning 28 seats but falling 3 short of a majority.[6] The Bharat Rashtra Samiti, the ruling party, was reduced to 1 seat.
Elected ward members and corporators were administered the oath of office on 16 February 2026, and a special meeting for the election of mayor and deputy mayor. Subsequently after the elections, the Indian National Congress and the AIMIM formed a post poll alliance in which Umarani of Congress and Salma Tahseen of AIMIM were elected as the mayor and deputy mayor respectively.[7][8]
The election schedule was announced by the Telangana State Election Commission on 27 January 2026.[9][10]
| Event | Date |
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| Notification and start date for nominations | 28 January 2026 |
| Last date for filing nominations | 30 January 2026 |
| Date for scrutiny of nominations | 31 January 2026 |
| Date of publication of validly nominated candidates | 31 January 2026 |
| Date for appeal against rejection of nomination | 1 February 2026 |
| Date for disposal of appeal | 2 February 2026 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidature | 3 February 2026 |
| Date for publication of final list of contesting candidates | 3 February 2026 |
| Date of Poll | 11 February 2026 |
| Date of Re-poll, if any | 12 February 2026 |
| Date of counting of votes and declaration of results | 13 February 2026 |
| Election of Mayor and Vice-Mayor | 16 February 2026 |
Results
2026 NMC election
| S.No. | Party Name | Won | |
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| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 28 | |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | 17 | |
| 3 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 14 | |
| 4 | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | 1 | |