Gajwel Assembly constituency
| Gajwel | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 42 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Medak, Siddipet |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 232,417 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
Gajwel Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is part of Medak Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2] It is one of the ten constituencies in the former Medak district, located approximately 64 km from the state capital, Hyderabad.
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, the first Chief Minister of Telangana, has been the MLA since 2014.
Mandals
[edit]The assembly constituency presently comprises the following mandals:
| Mandal | District |
|---|---|
| Gajwel | Siddipet |
| Toopran | Medak |
| Kondapaka | Siddipet |
| Wargal | |
| Mulug | |
| Jagadevpur | Siddipet |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]Members of Legislative Assembly who represented Gajwel:[3]
| Year | Name[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Pendem Vasudevu | Peoples Democratic Front | |
| 1957 | J. B. Muthyal Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Gajwel Saidiah | Independent | |
| 1967 | J. B. Muthyal Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Gajwel Saidiah | ||
| 1978 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1983 | Allam Sailu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | B. Sanjeeva Rao | ||
| 1989 | Dr. J. Geeta Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | G. Vijaya Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | B. Sanjeeva Rao | ||
| 2004 | Dr. J. Geeta Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Tumkunta Narsa Reddy | ||
| 2014 | K. Chandrashekar Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
[edit]Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRS | Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao | 111,684 | 48.05 |  12.4
| |
| BJP | Etela Rajender | 66,653 | 28.68 | New | |
| INC | Thoomkunta Narsa Reddy | 32,568 | 14.01 | 18.35
| |
| BSP | Jakkani Sanjay Kumar | 2,743 | 1.18 | ||
| Yuga Thulasi Party | Mekala Raghuma Reddy | 2,232 | 0.96 | ||
| Independent | Kinnera Yadaiah | 1,998 | 0.86 | ||
| Independent | Nirudi Swamy | 1,400 | 0.60 | ||
| Independent | R. Nikhil | 1,371 | 0.59 | ||
| Aabaad Party | Poreddy Venugopal | 1,281 | 0.55 | ||
| People Protection Party | V. Sadananda Reddy | 1,049 | 0.45 | ||
| India Praja Bandhu Party | Rangannagari Jyothi | 967 | 0.42 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 832 | 0.36 | ||
| Majority | 45,031 | 19.37 | −8.72 | ||
| Turnout | 2,32,417 | ||||
| BRS hold | Swing | ||||
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | K. Chandrashekar Rao | 125,444 | 60.45 |  16.39
| |
| INC | Pratap Reddy Vanteru | 67,154 | 32.36 | 15.04
| |
| Independent | Kante Sayanna | 3,353 | 1.62 | New | |
| Independent | Bitla Venkateshwerlu | 1,636 | 0.79 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,624 | 0.78 | 0.03
| |
| Majority | 58,290 | 28.09 | |||
| Turnout | 2,07,520 | 88.97 | |||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | K. Chandrashekar Rao | 86,694 | 44.06 | ||
| TDP | Pratap Reddy Vanteru | 67,303 | 34.21 | ||
| INC | Tumkunta Narsa Reddy | 34,085 | 17.32 | ||
| TPS | Nallanagula Venkatesham | 3,127 | 1.59 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,592 | 0.81 | ||
| Majority | 19,391 | 9.85 | |||
| Turnout | 1,96,759 | 84.22 | |||
| TRS gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "No cakewalk for KCR in Gajwel". The Times of India. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ + val.created_at + (18 April 2014). "TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao likely to have smooth sailing in Medak Lok Sabha seat". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "State Elections 2004 - Partywise Comparison for 222-Gajwel Constituency of ANDHRA PRADESH". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Gajwel Election and Results 2014, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India.
- ^ Election Commission of India- State Election, 2018 to the Legislative Assembly Of Telangana. Hyderabad: Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana. 2018. p. 24.
- ^ General Elections to the House of People and Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 2014 Statistical Report (PDF). Hyderabad: Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 2014. p. 75. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2016.