Gajwel Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Telangana legislative assembly in India
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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.
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| Gajwel | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 42 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Gajwel Assembly constituency within Telangana | |
| 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 | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, the first Chief Minister of Telangana, has been the MLA since 2014.
Mandals
Members of Legislative Assembly
Members of Legislative Assembly who represented Gajwel:[3]
| Year | Name[4] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad State | |||
| 1952 | Pendem Vasudevu | Peoples Democratic Front | |
| Andhra Pradesh | |||
| 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 | ||
| Telangana | |||
| 2014 | K. Chandrashekar Rao | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023
| 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 | ||
| 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
| 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
| 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 | ||||