Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and minister K T Rama Rao is leading in Sircilla assembly segment by 15,096 votes after the third round.

Rao, son of TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, secured 20,471 votes, while his Congress rival KK Mahender Reddy got 5,375 votes.

The ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is leading in 95 constituencies while Congress is leading in 15 and BJP in 3 seats.

Maiden polls for the assembly were held on December 7 with a voter turnout of 73.20 percent. The previous polls were held in the united Andhra Pradesh. Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh in 2014.

The ruling TRS and BJP are going it alone, while the Congress has forged an alliance with Telugu Desam Party (TDP), CPI and Telangana Jana Samiti.

The fate of 1,821 candidates from various political parties will be decided on Tuesday.

This is a developing story. Check back for more details.

First Published:Dec 11, 2018 10:56 AM IST