# Telangana monsoon session in August, seeks 21-year poll age

2026-08-07T23:55:19+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk

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Telangana is likely to convene its monsoon assembly session in the third week of August, with a resolution to urge the Centre to lower the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and assembly elections from 25 to 21 years. The Times of India reports the session was delayed from the second week due to renovation work in the assembly building. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy argues that 21-year-olds can already become IAS officers, mayors, and zilla parishad chairpersons, and that former PMs Rajiv Gandhi and PV Narasimha Rao had previously lowered the voting age and local body contest age respectively. The session will also see the election of a deputy speaker, vacant for over two-and-a-half years, with the ruling party weighing two candidates. Other legislative business includes the CURE Act for the Hyderabad metropolitan region, a land pooling bill, and new building regulations.

## Coverage

- timesofindia.indiatimes.com <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/monsoon-session-likely-in-aug-3rd-week-t-to-move-resolution-for-21-yr-poll-age/articleshow/133041597.cms>
- siasat.com <https://www.siasat.com/telanganas-monsoon-session-in-august-poll-age-cut-on-cards-3520980/>

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