Assembly constituency no.82 Achampet (అచ్చంపేట in Telugu), is an Assembly (Sasana Sabha) seat in the South Telangana region and Nagarkurnool district, of the state of Telangana, which is in the South region of India (Bharat). Achampet is part of the 12. Nagarkurnool (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: Scheduled Caste; Rural constituency.
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Achampet (Scheduled Caste) Assembly constituency in Telangana
Location
The geographic coordinates of Achampet is: 16°20'58.2"N 78°46'27.5"E. Achampet shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana. The other Telangana Assembly constituencies adjacent to Achampet are: Nagarkurnool, Kalwakurthy, Kollapur, Devarakonda. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: Nandyal and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh.
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Map showing the location of Achampet Assembly constituency in Telangana
Election results
In the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections, Guvvala Balaraju of TRS won in this seat defeating Chikkudu Vamshi Krishna of INC by a margin of 9,114 which was 5.17% of the total votes cast for the seat. TRS had a vote share of 49.97% in 2018 in this seat.
Achampet Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 22.06% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 18.65%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 53.99%, according the Census of India, 2011.
In the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,33,565 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,17,124 were male and 1,16,439 female and 2 registered voters were of the third gender. The electorate sex ratio in Achampet in 2023 was 994 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.
In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 2,14,152 eligible electors, of which 1,07,964 were male, 1,06,168 female and 113 electors of the third gender.
The number of service voters in Achampet in 2018 was 113.
Poll dates
Achampet Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 on Thursday, November 30, 2023, in the Telangana Assembly elections 2023. The counting of votes is on Sunday, December 3, 2023. In the 2018 elections this seat voted in Phase 1 on Friday, December 07, 2018 and the results were declared on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.
Election Trivia
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Assembly constituency no.82. Achampet comprises of the following areas of Nagarkurnool district in the South Telangana region of Telangana: Balmoor, Lingal, Amrabad, Achampet, Uppununthala and Vangoor Mandals.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 3,375 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Achampet is: 16°20'58.2"N 78°46'27.5"E.
A total of four Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana share borders with Achampet constituency, which are: Nagarkurnool, Kalwakurthy, Kollapur, Devarakonda. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Nandyal and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Voter turnout
According to Election Commission of India data, in the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this seat was %. In 2018 this seat registered a turnout of 81.95%, while it was % in 2013 and % in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was % compared to the 2018 turnout.