| Khanapur | |
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| Constituency No. 6 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Adilabad |
| LS constituency | Adilabad |
| Established | 1978 |
| Total electors | 1,83,298 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent Vedma Bhojju | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Khanapur is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of three constituencies in Nirmal district. It comes under Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency along with six other Assembly constituencies.
Ajmeera Rekha of Telangana Rashtra Samithi won the seat in the 2014 Assembly election.
Mandals
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:
| Mandal | Districts |
|---|---|
| Khanapur | Nirmal |
| Jannaram | Mancherial |
| Inderavelly | Adilabad |
| Utnoor | |
| Kaddam | Nirmal |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Duration | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-83 | Ambajee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983-85 | Ambajee | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985-89 | Ajmera Govindnaik | Independent politician | |
| 1989-94 | Kotnak Bhim Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994-99 | Ajmeera Govindnaik | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999-04 | Ramesh Rathod | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004-08 | Ajmeera Govindnaik | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2008-09 | Suman Rathod | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009-14 | Suman Rathod | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Ajmeera Rekha | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | Vedma Bhojju | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vedma Bhojju | 58,870 | 33.79 | ||
| BRS | Johnson Naik Bhukya | 54,168 | 31.09 | ||
| BJP | Ramesh Rathod | 52,398 | 30.07 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,114 | 1.21 | ||
| Majority | 4,702 | 2.70 | |||
| Turnout | 1,74,239 | ||||
| INC gain from BRS | Swing | ||||
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Ajmeera Rekha | 67,138 | 44.12% | ||
| INC | Ramesh Rathod | 46,428 | 30.51% | ||
| BJP | Ashok Satla | 23,779 | 15.63% | ||
| BSP | AJMEERA HARI NAIK | 3,553 | 2.34% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,776 | 1.82% | ||
| Majority | 20,710 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,52,156 | 80.87% | |||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Ajmeera Rekha | 67,442 | 49.33% | ||
| TDP | Rathod Ritesh | 28,931 | 21.16% | ||
| INC | Ajmeera Harinaik | 26,087 | 19.08% | ||
| Majority | 38,511 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,36,717 | 74.59% | |||
| TRS gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
See also
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