Goshamahal Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Telangana legislative assembly in India
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Goshamahal Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India.[1] It is one of 15 constituencies in the capital city of Hyderabad. It is part of Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4] Goshamahal has a sizeable Hindu migrant population, drawn from north India.[5]
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| Goshamahal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 65 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Goshamahal Assembly constituency within Telangana | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Hyderabad |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,86,264 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Independent |
| Elected year | 2023 |
T. Raja Singh from Bharatiya Janata Party is representing the constituency. He was elected for the first time in 2014 and re-elected for second term in 2018 and got elected for a historic consecutive third term in 2023. The constituency before 2008 was Maharaj Ganj and its legislator was Prem Singh Rathore from BJP. T Raja Singh resigned from the Telangana BJP, citing his protest against the appointment of N Ramchander Rao[6]
Extent of the constituency
The constituency was created before the 2009 elections as per Delimitation Act of 2002.
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following neighbourhoods:
| Neighbourhood |
|---|
| Goshamahal |
| Afzal Gunj |
| Aghapura |
| Boggulkunta |
| Dhoolpet |
| Koti (part) |
| Sultan Bazar |
| Moazzam Jahi Market |
| Nampally Station Road |
| Basheerbagh (part) |
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | T. Raja Singh | 80,182 | 54.08 | +8.90 | |
| BRS | Nand Kishore Vyas | 58,725 | 39.61 | +7.38 | |
| INC | Mogili Sunitha | 6,265 | 4.23 | −15.00 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 626 | 0.04 | ||
| Majority | 21,457 | 14.47 | |||
| Turnout | 1,48,259 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | T. Raja Singh[7] | 61,854 | 45.18 | −13.5 | |
| TRS | Prem Singh Rathore | 44,120 | 32.23 | +14.4 | |
| INC | M. Mukesh Goud | 26,322 | 19.23 | −9.9 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 709 | 0.52 | ||
| Majority | 17,734 | 13.0 | −16.52 | ||
| Turnout | 1,36,911 | 58.72 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | T. Raja Singh[8] | 92,757 | 58.9 | +12.72 | |
| INC | M. Mukesh Goud | 45,964 | 29.2 | −16.49 | |
| IND. | Nand Kishore Vyas | 7,123 | 4.49 | New | |
| TRS | Prem Kumar Dhoot | 6,312 | 3.98 | New | |
| Majority | 46,793 | 29.52 | +12.83 | ||
| Turnout | 1,58,528 | 55.37 | −3.93 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +13.03 | |||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Mukesh Goud | 55,829 | 45.48 | ||
| BJP | Prem Singh Rathore | 35,341 | 28.78 | ||
| TDP | G. S. Bugga Rao | 19,882 | 16.20 | ||
| PRP | G. Madhavi Deepak | 5,442 | 4.43 | ||
| LSP | Hemanth Kumar Jaiswal | 2,088 | 1.70 | ||
| Majority | 20,488 | 16.69 | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,759 | 59.30 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||