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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Saba Capital Management, L.P.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TEMPLETON EMERGING MARKETS INCOME FUND [TEI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/24/2018 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10174 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/24/2018   P   6,000 A $ 11.71 5,777,740 I See notes (1) (2) Common Stock 01/25/2018   P   110,500 A $ 11.77 5,888,240 I See notes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE 58TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10174		X
Weinstein Boaz 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE 58TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10174		X

Signatures

William Manzolillo		01/26/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Boaz Weinstein		01/26/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The securities reported herein are held by (i) Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (ii) Saba II AIV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (iii) Saba Capital Leveraged Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, (iv) Saba Capital Series LLC Series 1, a Delaware series limited liability company, (v) Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 1 Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, (vi) Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 2, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company, Saba Closed-End Funds ETF, an exchange traded fund. Collectively, the "Saba Funds".
(2)	Mr. Boaz R. Weinstein ("Mr. Weinstein") serves as the managing member of Saba Capital Management GP, LLC, the general partner of Saba Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Saba Capital"). Saba Capital serves as the investment manager of the Saba Funds. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.

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