Overview
The 2020 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) general election was held on 1 December 2020 to elect members to all 150 wards of the corporation. Results were announced on 4–5 December 2020.
The election produced a hung corporation. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) won 56 wards — well short of the 76-ward majority threshold. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the second-largest group with 48 wards, and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) won 44 wards. TRS subsequently formed the GHMC administration with AIMIM's outside support.
150
Total Wards
Source: GHMC Act
46.6%
Voter Turnout
Source: TSEC 2020
76
Wards for Majority
Source: GHMC Act
3
Parties Above 2 Wards
Source: TSEC Gazette
Party Results
GHMC 2020 — Ward Results
Total: 150 wards · Majority: 76 wards
Majority threshold — 76 wards Source: TSEC Gazette No. 236, 2021
Key Statistics
| Metric | Figure | Source |
|---|
| Total wards | 150 | GHMC Act |
| Wards for majority | 76 | — |
| Date of poll | 1 December 2020 | TSEC 2020 |
| Date of counting | 4 December 2020 | TSEC 2020 |
| Results announced | 5 December 2020 | TSEC 2020 |
| Voter turnout | 46.6% | TSEC 2020 |
Party-Wise Ward Tally
| Party | Wards Won | Notes |
|---|
| Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) | 56 | Short of majority; governed with outside support |
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 48 | Breakthrough performance |
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 44 | Old City concentration |
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 2 | Ward 2 (AS Rao Nagar), Ward 10 (Uppal) |
| Others / Independents | ~0 | — |
| Total | 150 | — |
Source: Telangana State Election Commission — 4th Ordinary GHMC Elections Gazette, 2021
Government Formation
Following the results, no party held a majority. TRS retained the mayoralty with AIMIM providing outside support — continuing an arrangement that had been in place in prior terms. BJP, despite its 48-ward haul, was not part of the ruling arrangement.
This was the first GHMC election since 2016 and reflected a significant shift in the city's political geography compared to the TRS dominance of earlier cycles.
Key Insight
BJP won 48 wards — the largest opposition performance in GHMC's history — yet was entirely shut out of the administration. TRS governed with AIMIM's outside support despite falling 20 wards short of the majority threshold. The result exposed Hyderabad's three-way ward-level competition: TRS, BJP, and AIMIM each controlling distinct geographic zones.
AIMIM Ward Concentration — South and Central Zones
AIMIM's 44 wards are concentrated in the South Zone (29 wards, Old City and Rajendra Nagar corridor) and Central Zone (15 wards, Golkonda–Mehdipatnam belt). Selected results from the Old City zone:
| Ward No. | Ward Name | AIMIM Winner | Votes | Runner-Up Party | Runner-Up Votes | Margin |
|---|
| 29 | Chavni | Mohammaed Abdul Salam Shahid | 14,714 | IND | 2,936 | 11,778 |
| 32 | Pathergatti | Syed Sohail Quadri | 20,717 | TRS | 1,808 | 18,909 |
| 34 | Talabkatta | Sameena Begum | 18,922 | TRS | 1,467 | 17,455 |
| 39 | Santoshnagar | Mohammed Muzaffar Hussain | 17,368 | TRS | 1,524 | 15,844 |
| 43 | Chandrayangutta | Abdul Wahab | 19,152 | BJP | 2,419 | 16,733 |
| 46 | Falaknuma | K.Thara Bai | 19,434 | TRS | 2,150 | 17,284 |
| 67 | Golkonda | Sameena Yasmeen | 20,819 | TRS | 3,569 | 17,250 |
| 70 | Mehdipatnam | Mohammed Majid Hussain | 7,420 | BJP | 1,936 | 5,484 |
Source: TSEC 4th Ordinary GHMC Elections Gazette, 2021
BJP Wards — Selected Results
BJP's 48 wards were spread across East (9 wards), South (15 wards), Central (17 wards), North (6 wards), and West (1 ward) zones. Selected results:
| Ward No. | Ward Name | BJP Winner | Votes | Runner-Up Party | Runner-Up Votes | Margin |
|---|
| 8 | Habsiguda | Chethana Kakkireni | 10,803 | TRS | 9,356 | 1,447 |
| 13 | Hayaathnagar | K. Navajeevan Reddy | 14,916 | TRS | 7,777 | 7,139 |
| 17 | Champapet | Vanga Madhusudhan Reddy | 15,164 | TRS | 6,156 | 9,008 |
| 50 | Begum Bazaar | G Shakar Yadav | 16,186 | TRS | 7,134 | 9,052 |
| 95 | Jubilee Hills | Venkatesh Derangula | 10,406 | TRS | 9,627 | 779 |
| 150 | Monda Market | Kontham Deepika | 12,015 | TRS | 8,068 | 3,947 |
Source: TSEC 4th Ordinary GHMC Elections Gazette, 2021
TRS Wards — Selected Results
TRS held its strongest positions in the West Zone (13 of 14 wards) and North Zone (20 of 26 wards), with 17 wins in the Central Zone:
| Ward No. | Ward Name | TRS Winner | Votes | Runner-Up Party | Runner-Up Votes | Margin |
|---|
| 91 | Khairtabad | P Vijaya Reddy | 12,577 | BJP | 10,037 | 2,540 |
| 104 | Kondapur | Shaik Hameed | 14,758 | BJP | 10,772 | 3,986 |
| 113 | Patancheru | Mettu Kumar Yadav | 15,523 | BJP | 9,440 | 6,083 |
| 116 | Allapur | Sabiha Begum | 18,648 | BJP | 8,338 | 10,310 |
| 119 | Old Bowenpally | M Narsimha Yadav | 16,031 | BJP | 8,560 | 7,471 |
| 130 | Subhash Nagar | Hemalatha Gudimetla | 19,545 | BJP | 8,826 | 10,719 |
Source: TSEC 4th Ordinary GHMC Elections Gazette, 2021
Notes on Data
- Results cited in this report are from the official TSEC gazette (Reference: LIST OF WARD WISE ELECTED CANDIDATES TO 4TH ORDINARY GHMC ELECTIONS HELD ON 01.12.2020, Gazette No. 236, archived by TSEC at tsec.gov.in).
- The zone classification (East, South, Central, West, North) uses GHMC's five administrative zone boundaries in effect at the time of the 2020 election.
- Ward boundaries were revised before the 2020 elections; this report does not attempt comparison with the 2016 GHMC election cycle due to boundary changes.
- The next GHMC general election has been delayed beyond the standard five-year term; as of publication date, a fresh ward election schedule has not been announced.