Karimnagar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Telangana legislative assembly in India
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Karimnagar Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, India.[1] It is one of the three constituencies in Karimnagar district. It includes the city of Karimnagar. It is part of Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency.
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| Karimnagar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 26 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Karimnagar Assembly constituency within Telangana | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Karimnagar |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 1,99,331 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
Gangula Kamalakar, the current Civil Supplies Minister of Telangana, emerged as the winner with a majority of 3,163 votes and is representing the constituency.
Extent of the constituency
The assembly constituency presently comprises the following mandals:
| Mandal |
|---|
| Karimnagar City |
| Karimnagar Rural |
| Kothapally |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | |||
| 1972 | Juvvadi Chokka Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Kondaiah Nalumachu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | K Murtunjayam | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | C Anand Rao | ||
| 1989 | Jagapthi Rao V | Independent | |
| 1994 | Juvvadi Chandra Sekhar Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Devender Rao Katari | ||
| 2004 | Meneni Satyanarayana | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Gangula Kamalakar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Telangana | |||
| 2014 | Gangula Kamalakar | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | ||
Election results
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRS | Gangula Kamalakar | 92,179 | 40.12 | ||
| BJP | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | 89,016 | 38.74 | ||
| INC | Purumalla Srinivas | 40,057 | 17.43 | ||
| BSP | Nallala Srinivas | 1,546 | 0.67 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,269 | 0.55 | ||
| Majority | 3,163 | 1.38 | |||
| Turnout | 2,29,774 | ||||
| BRS hold | Swing | ||||
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Gangula Kamalakar | 80,983 | 40.71 | ||
| BJP | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | 66,009 | 33.18 | ||
| INC | Ponnam Prabhakar | 39,500 | 19.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 982 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 14,974 | 7.53 | |||
| Turnout | 1,98,926 | 69.29 | |||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Gangula Kamalakar | 77,209 | 40.92 | ||
| BJP | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | 52,455 | 27.80 | ||
| INC | Chalimeda Laxmi Narasimha Rao | 51,339 | 27.21 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 750 | 0.40 | ||
| Majority | 24,754 | 13.12 | |||
| Turnout | 1,88,673 | 58.49 | |||
| TRS gain from TDP | Swing | ||||