Asifabad

Assembly Constituency, Telangana

Assembly constituency no.5 Asifabad (ఆసిఫాబాద్ in Telugu), is an Assembly (Sasana Sabha) seat in the North Telangana region and Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district, of the state of Telangana, which is in the South region of India (Bharat). Asifabad is part of the 1. Adilabad (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: Scheduled Tribe; Rural constituency.
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    Asifabad (Scheduled Tribe) Assembly constituency in Telangana

Location

The geographic coordinates of Asifabad is: 19°21'21.6"N 79°05'02.4"E. Asifabad shares its borders with five other Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana. The other Telangana Assembly constituencies adjacent to Asifabad are: Sirpur, Bellampalli, Mancherial, Khanapur, Adilabad. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: Chandrapur district of Maharashtra.
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Map showing the location of Asifabad Assembly constituency in Telangana

Election results

In the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections, Athram Sakku of INC won in this seat defeating Kova Laxmi of TRS by a margin of 171 which was 0.11% of the total votes cast for the seat. INC had a vote share of 40.92% in 2018 in this seat.
2023

Asifabad Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
BRS83,036--
Kova Laxmi
Winner
Margin : (%)
Winner
INC60,238--Ajmera Shyam
IND16,469--Kotnaka Vijay Kumar
BJP6,609--Ajmeera Athmarao
BSP3,544--Kanaka Prabhakar
PSP2,567--Ajmera Ram Nayak
IND2,093--Sidam Anniga
IND1,534--Kotnaka Kishanrao
NOTA1,515--None of the Above
IND1,481--Mesram Naveen Kumar
2018

Asifabad (ST) Assembly election results

Demographic profile

Asifabad Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 13.77% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 44.97%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 56.72%, according the Census of India, 2011.

In the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,24,661 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,11,878 were male and 1,12,766 female and 17 registered voters were of the third gender.
The electorate sex ratio in Asifabad in 2023 was 1,008 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.

In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 1,86,390 eligible electors, of which 93,615 were male, 92,731 female and 79 electors of the third gender.

The number of service voters in Asifabad in 2018 was 79.

Poll dates

Asifabad 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.

Extent

Assembly constituency no.5. Asifabad comprises of the following areas of Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district in the North Telangana region of Telangana: Kerameri, Wankdi, Sirpur (U), Asifabad, Jainoor, Narnoor, Tiryani and Rebbana Mandals.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 2,682 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Asifabad is: 19°21'21.6"N 79°05'02.4"E.

A total of five Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana share borders with Asifabad constituency, which are: Sirpur, Bellampalli, Mancherial, Khanapur, Adilabad. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Chandrapur district of Maharashtra.

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 86.3%, while it was % in 2013 and % in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was % compared to the 2018 turnout.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

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Winner vote share (%)

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  • First Published: November 03, 2023, 12:02 IST
  • Last Updated: January 3, 2024 at 06:40 PM IST

5. Asifabad


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :Scheduled Tribe
State :Telangana
District(s) :Kumaram Bheem Asifabad
Region (State) :North Telangana
Lok Sabha constituency :Adilabad
2023 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :80.48
Total voters :2,24,661
Male voters :1,11,878
Female voters :1,12,766
Third gender voters :17
Electorate gender ratio :1008
Poll phase :1
Number of candidates :17

Assembly cons. Results

Cons. name2018
SirpurTRS
ChennurTRS
BellampalliTRS
MancherialTRS
AsifabadINC
AdilabadTRS
NirmalTRS
ArmurTRS
JukkalTRS
YellareddyINC