HYDERABAD — The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has registered significant gains in the Telangana Municipal Corporation Elections 2026, securing multiple wards across several districts and emerging as a key player in urban local bodies.
The party had notched up victories in municipalities spanning north and south Telangana, while also leading in a few additional wards. AIMIM bagged 47 wards in municipalities and 22 in municipal corporations in Telangana.
In the elections, Telangana’s ruling Congress party has bagged over 1,500 wards out of 2,996 and three out of seven corporations.
In Kaghaznagar, AIMIM candidate Abdul Mubeen won Ward No. 3, while in Sangareddy, Aijaz secured Ward No. 5.
The party bagged two seats in Zaheerabad, with Sunamma winning Ward No. 8 (Dalit reserved) and Mohd. Rafi emerged victorious in Ward No. 14.
In Jagital, AIMIM won Wards 31 and 34 and was leading in two more wards at the time of reporting.
Victories in South Telangana
Farah Naaz clinched Ward No. 17 in Baswada, while Shabbir Hussain won Ward No. 4 in Vikarabad.
In Nirmal, Mujahid Ali secured Ward No. 29, and Mohammed Taqui Chand won Ward No. 23 in Narayanpet.
List of number of wards won by AIMIM
Following is the municipality-wise list of number of wards won by the party as reported by The Siasat Daily:
Bhainsa – 12
Bodhan – 12
Adilabad – 06
Nirmal – 03
Zaheerabad – 02
Narayanpet – 02
Jagtial – 02
Sangareddy – 01
Kagaznagar – 01
Gadwal – 01
Kohir – 01
Kodangal – 01
Vikarabad – 01
Armoor – 01
Tandur – 01
In the case of municipal corporations, it bagged the highest number of wards in Nizamabad Municipal Corporation. Following is the municipality-wise list of number of wards bagged by AIMIM:
Nizamabad MC – 14
Karimnagar MC – 03
Mahboobnagar MC – 03
Nalgonda MC – 02
AIMIM put up a strong performance in Bhainsa, winning eight wards. Independents, including BJP rebels, secured six wards.
The party dominated in Bodhan, winning 12 wards. The victorious candidates include Rafeeq (Ward 3), Sameer (Ward 5), Aqeel (Ward 7), Rafi (Ward 8), Aleem (Ward 12), Mir Ilyas Ali (Ward 18), Ansari Kahm (Ward 27), Mujahid Babar (Ward 28), Wali (Ward 30), Altaf (Ward 31), Waseem Sultana (Ward 32) and Khaikhashah Kauasar (Ward 38).
Newly elected councillors and corporators will take oath on February 16, and on the same day, they will elect municipal chairpersons and vice-chairpersons and corporation mayors and deputy mayors.
