Hyderabad, Feb. 14 -- Women have outnumbered men as winners in Telangana's municipal elections, with 1,638 women elected compared to 1,356 men, according to data released by the State Election Commission (EC).

Women account for nearly 55% of the 2,995 total elected representatives across municipalities and municipal corporations in the state.

Out of the 1,638 women elected in Telangana's urban local body polls, 851 are from the Congress (INC), 415 from BRS and 184 from BJP, according to the EC data.

Independents account for 110 women winners, while AIMIM has 33. CPI and AIFB have 18 women each, CPM has seven, and BSP and JSP have one woman winner each.

553 elected representatives from SC, 219 from ST category

The EC data further show...