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The first bypoll, held in Narayankhed in Feb 2016, saw the BRS wrest the seat from the Congress. One of the most fiercely contested bypolls in Telangana’s history was in Huzurabad in Oct 2021. The final bypoll during the BRS regime was Munugode in Nov 2022, where BRS candidate K Prabhakar Reddy defeated BJP’s Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy in a closely watched battle. Following the Congress’ return to power in Dec 2023, two by-elections were held, and both were won by the ruling party. The Congress retained the Secunderabad Cantonment seat in May 2024 and later won the Jubilee Hills by-election in Nov 2025.
During the first Telangana assembly, two by-elections were held, and both were won by the BRS at the expense of the Congress. Hyderabad : With speculation growing over a possible by-election in Khairatabad, Telangana ’s political parties are bracing for what could become the state’s 10th assembly bypoll since its formation, a contest that may once again test the shifting electoral equations among the Congress , BRS and BJP . Since Telangana’s formation, assembly by-elections have often served as political mood tests, producing high-stakes battles and, at times, surprising verdicts. Of the nine bypolls held so far, the Congress, BRS and BJP have all used them to expand their footprint, making any contest in Khairatabad politically significant. A few months later, in May, the ruling party retained its momentum by winning the Palair by-election, again defeating the Congress. The first of these contests was the Huzurnagar by-election after sitting MLA N Uttam Kumar Reddy vacated the seat. BRS candidate S Saidi Reddy defeated Congress candidate N Padmavathi Reddy. After being dropped from the K Chandrasekhar Rao cabinet amid allegations related to land purchases, Eatala Rajender resigned as MLA, joined the BJP and contested the by-election. His victory over the BRS turned the contest into a major political setback for the ruling party. Raj Gopal Reddy is now with the Congress. Against this backdrop, any by-election in Khairatabad would attract statewide attention. More than a routine electoral exercise, it could offer the first clear indication of the evolving political balance among the Congress, BRS and BJP in urban Hyderabad.