Polling material being distributed at a distribution centre in Mahabubnagar district on Saturday (December 13, 2025)
The polls to the second phase of Telangana Gram Panchayat Elections-2025 would be held on Sunday (December 14, 2025). The first phase polls were held on Thursday and 3,834 Sarpanches, 27,346 Ward Members and 3,347 Up Sarpanches were elected. While 56,19,430 were registered voters, 45,15,141 exercised their franchise registered 84.28% turnout.
While 4331 Gram Panchayats (GP) were notified under the second phase, 415 Sarpanches were elected unanimously and no nominations were received for five. This leads to polls in 3911 GPs. The voting begins at 7 a.m. and concludes at 1.00 p.m. The counting would begin from 2.00 p.m. Results would be out from the early evening.
Telangana GP Polls-2025 second phase:
Number of Sarpanch posts going for polls: 3,911
Number of Ward Member posts going for polls: 29,917
In the second phase, 57.22 lakh voters (29.26 lakh female and 27.96 lakh male) would decide the fate of 12,782 candidates contesting for 3,911 Sarpanch posts and 71,071 for 29,917 Ward Member posts.
Nagarkurnool Collector Badavath Santhosh interacting with polling staff
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Meanwhile, Telangana State Election Commission has directed the Nalgonda Collector (District Election Authority) to conduct an iniquity into an issue where officers on election duty in Chinnakaparthi Gram Panchayat in Chityal mandal ‘were negligent in safe storage of election materials’ and take action.
Telangana GP Polls-2025 second phase voters
Number of voters: 57,22,665
Female voters: 29,26,306
Male voters: 27,96,006
Polling material at a distribution centre in Nagarkurnool district
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Wanaparthy Collector Adarsh Surabhi on Friday asked the polling staff to allow only the contesting candidate or the candidate’s agent to the counting centre on the day of vote counting and they should not be allowed to take their phones. Reports of polling should be sent at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The Collectors of various districts and General Observers inspected polling material distribution centres on Saturday. Nagarkurnool Collector Badavath Santosh said that action would be taken against staff who are absent from polling duties; he issued directions to send names of the staff — on unauthorized absence — for suspension. Mahabubnagar Collector Viziendira Boyi distribution centre at Zilla Parishad High School in Koukuntla Mandal to check the arrangements for polling material.
Published – December 13, 2025 06:45 pm IST
