HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad metropolitan belt — covering Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy districts — is set to see the sharpest rise in assembly representation if delimitation is carried out using the 2011 Census and a proposed 50% seat increase. The exercise could add 22 new constituencies across the region, significantly reshaping the political map and opening space for new entrants.The total number of assembly seats across Hyderabad and the erstwhile Rangareddy district may rise to 51. Hyderabad alone could gain five seats, taking it total from 15 to 20. Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy and Vikarabad together may account for 31 seats. In Rangareddy, key segments like Serilingampally, Rajendranagar and Maheshwaram may be split, taking the district tally to 13.Medchal-Malkajgiri, with a population of 24.6 lakh in 2011 may expand from 5 to 13 seats, while Rangareddy with 24.4 lakh population may rise from 8 to 13, including the partly linked Kalwakurthy segment.One-third in Hyd beltAcross Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy, Vikarabad and Sangareddy, the 22 new assembly constituencies could account for over one-third of the total new seats statewide. Hyderabad, with 39.4 lakh population in 2011 may reach 20 seats, Medchal-Malkajgiri and Rangareddy 13 each, while Vikarabad may gain one and Sangareddy three additional seats.The 2025 final rolls show Hyderabad has 46.24 lakh voters across 15 segments, Medchal-Malkajgiri has 29.4 lakh across 5 segments, Rangareddy has 36.6 lakh across 8 segments and Sangareddy has 14.4 lakh across 5 segments.Average electors per constituency are highest in Medchal-Malkajgiri (5.9 lakh) and Rangareddy (4.5 lakh), compared to Hyderabad (3 lakh) and Sangareddy (2.8 lakh), indicating intense representation pressure in fast-growing urban zones.New constituencies likelyPolitical observers say some of the possible new segments may include Banjara Hills, Gachibowli, Miyapur, Himayatnagar, Shamshabad, Chandanagar, Narsingi, Bachupally, Kapra, Boduppal, Keesara and Balanagar (IDPL), though final names will depend on administrative and mapping considerations.Officials are expected to follow earlier GHMC-style principles, keeping administrative units intact, while drawing boundaries.The likely gains are concentrated in Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy and Sangareddy — regions driving Telangana’s urban expansion. The state had 136 lakh urban population in 2011, with HMDA spanning seven districts, reflecting a metro footprint that has outgrown existing constituencies.If Lok Sabha seats are also increased in a future national exercise, observers say at least one additional parliamentary seat is most likely to emerge from the Hyderabad metropolitan region rather than the thinly populated districts. Under a proposed 26-seat scenario, the metro belt is expected to receive the largest share, given its demographic weight and rapid urbanisation.
