Dharmapuri, Telangana Assembly constituency

Dharmapuri
Constituency No. 22 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Location of Dharmapuri Assembly constituency within Telangana
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Telangana
District	Jagitial
LS constituency	Peddapalli
Established	2008
Total electors	1,87,266
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent A. Laxman Kumar
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2023

Dharmapuri is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one among 3 constituencies in Jagitial district and is a part of Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency.

Koppula Eshwar of Telangana Rashtra Samithi has represented the constituency since its inception, from the 2009 election until 2023. In the 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election, Adluri Laxman Kumar won.

Mandals

The assembly constituency presently comprises the following mandals:^[1]

Mandal	Districts
Dharmapuri	Jagtial
Gollapally
Velgatoor
Pegadapally
Dharmaram	Peddapalli
Buggaram	Jagtial

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
2009	Koppula Eshwar		Telangana Rashtra Samithi
2010 by-election
2014
2018[2]
2023[3][4]	Adluri Laxman Kumar		Indian National Congress

Election results

Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2023: Dharmapuri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Adluri Laxman Kumar	91,393	50.3
	BRS	Koppula Eshwar	69,354	38.17
	BJP	Sogala Kumar	7,345	4.04
	Independent	Sherla Mahendar	3,847	2.12
	Independent	Mothe Naresh	2,678	1.47
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,392	1.32
Majority			22,039	12.13
Turnout			1,81,690	80.04
	INC gain from BRS		Swing

Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Dharmapuri^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TRS	Koppula Eshwar	70,579	42.58
	INC	Adluri Laxman Kumar	70,138	42.32
	Independent	Kuntala Narsaiah	13,114	7.91
	BJP	Kannam Anajaiah	5,272	3.18
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,600	1.57
Majority			441	0.26
Turnout			1,65,747	80.19
	TRS hold		Swing

Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014

2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Dharmapuri^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TRS	Koppula Eshwar	67,836	46.18
	INC	Adluri Laxman Kumar	49,157	33.47
	BJP	Kannam Anjaiah	13,267	9.03
	Independent	Santhosh Ramagiri	7,479	5.09
	BSP	Kannuri Suresh	2,114	1.44
	Pyramid Party of India	Bangari Madhav	1,758	1.20
	NOTA	None of the above	1,554	1.06
Majority			18,679	12.71
Turnout			1,46,887	74.41
	TRS hold		Swing

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dharmapuri^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TRS	Koppula Eshwar	45,848	35.89
	INC	Adluri Laxman Kumar	44,364	34.73
	PRP	Gaddam Rajesh	23,456	18.36
Majority			1,484	1.16
	TRS win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of Telangana Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
2. "Telangana General Legislative Election 2018 - Statistical Report". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
3. The Economic Times (3 December 2023). "Telangana election results 2023: Full list of winners constituency wise". Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
4. Telangana Today (4 December 2023). "Telangana Assembly Elections: Know your MLA". Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
5. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
6. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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