Vital Stats

Profile of the 3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly

Results of the election to the 3 rd Telangana Legislative Assembly were declared on December 3, 2023. The Telangana
Assembly has 119 seats. This note compares the profiles of the incoming elected Members of Legislative Assembly
(MLAs) with that of the previous term of the Assembly.
INC wins a majority with 64 out of 119 seats
Party 2018 2023
Indian National Congress 19 64
Bharat Rashtra Samithi 88 39
Bharatiya Janata Party 1 8
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) 7 7
Communist Party of India 0 1
Telugu Desam Party 2 0
All India Forward Bloc 1 0
Independent 1 0

Marginal increase in proportion of women; fewer MLAs with graduate degrees

Gender Profile Education Profile

113 109 60%
120 46%
40%
36%
80 40% 29% 25% 24%

40 20%
6 10
0 0%
2018 2023 Up to Higher Graduate Post Graduate and
Secondary Above
Men Women 2018 2023

 In 2023, 8% elected MLAs are women, higher than the proportion in 2018 (5%).
 72 MLAs elected in 2023 have at least a graduate degree. This is 15% lower than the number in 2018 (85).
60% of newly elected MLAs are older than 55 years
 The average age of the newly elected MLAs is 56.
Age Profile The proportion of MLAs above 55 years increased
from 39% in 2018 to 60% in 2023.
Above 70 2% 4%
 In this Assembly, the average age of women MLAs
56 - 70 years 37% 56% is 48, compared to 57 for men.
41 - 55 years 57% 34%

25 - 40 years 4% 6%

100 50 0 50 100
(In %)
2018 2023
Sources: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in); Candidate Affidavits uploaded on ECI; MyNeta (https://www.myneta.info); PRS.
Note: This analysis does not account for any changes in the Assembly due to bye-elections.

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Niranjana S Menon Arpita Mallick

December 4, 2023
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