Analysis · over time

How elections changed

Telangana, 2014–2024. 3 general elections tracked.

Turnout

66.26%

↑ 3.51 pts from previous

Median margin

12.0%

↑ 4.2 pts from previous

Effective parties

3.2

↓ 0.14 from previous

NOTA

0.47%

↓ 0.55 pts from previous

[01]Turnout

Weighted votes ÷ electors, election by election

2024 66.26%17 seats

2019 62.75%17 seats

2014 68.97%17 seats

[02]How close the contests were

Median winning margin, election by election

2024 12.0%17 seats

2019 7.8%17 seats

2014 16.2%17 seats

[03]Ballot crowding

Candidates per seat over time

2024 30.9525 candidates

2019 26.1443 candidates

2014 15.6265 candidates

[04]Party fragmentation

Effective number of parties by vote share

2024 3.23 of 68 won seats

2019 3.34 of 45 won seats

2014 4.76 of 46 won seats

[05]NOTA

None of the above, as a share of votes cast

2024 0.47%1,04,244 votes

2019 1.02%1,90,798 votes

2014 0.8%1,55,121 votes

[06]Deposits lost

Share of candidates polling under a sixth of valid votes

2024 92.19%484 of 525

2019 91.2%404 of 443

2014 84.53%224 of 265

[07]Women elected

Share of winners who are women

2019 5.88%17 seats

[08]Incumbent re-election rate

Share of sitting members who won again

2019 50.0%4 of 8 re-elected

[09]Computed insights

Arithmetic over the series above, not commentary

Ballots have grown much more crowded: 15.6 candidates a seat in 2014 against 30.9 in 2024.
15.6 → 30.9 over 3 elections
NOTA peaked at 1.02% in 2019 — 1,90,798 voters chose none of the above.
highest NOTA share across 3 elections
The highest deposit-loss rate was 92.19% in 2024: 484 of 525 candidates polled under a sixth of the valid vote.
peak deposit losses in 2024