In Telangana, a total of 1439 electors are exercising their franchise at 10 polling stations set up for MLC by-election for Mahabubnagar local bodies constituency.  Polling that began at 8 AM will continue till 4 PM. The by-poll was necessitated following the resignation of BRS MLC K. Narayan Reddy. He joined the Congress just before the Assembly polls and won from the Kalwakurthy Assembly constituency. The Congress has fielded M. Jeevan Reddy as its candidate for the by-election, while the BRS fielded Naveen Kumar Reddy. An independent is also in the fray. 

Elected representatives of local bodies, namely ZPTCs, MPTCs in Zilla and Mandal Parishads and councillors in municipalities, are voters in this election. All MLAs in the purview of the constituency will become ex officio members and exercise their voting rights. Our Correspondent says the MLC by-elections have become prestigious ahead of the Lok Sabha elections for both ruling Congress and the BRS in the state. The counting of votes will take place on 2nd April.