Assembly constituency no.55 Vikarabad (వికారాబాద్ in Telugu), is an Assembly (Sasana Sabha) seat in the South Telangana region and Vikarabad district, of the state of Telangana, which is in the South region of India (Bharat). Vikarabad is part of the 10. Chelvella (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: Scheduled Caste; Rural constituency.
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Vikarabad (Scheduled Caste) Assembly constituency in Telangana
Location
The geographic coordinates of Vikarabad is: 17°25'42.6"N 77°49'28.2"E. Vikarabad shares its borders with six other Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana. The other Telangana Assembly constituencies adjacent to Vikarabad are: Chevella, Pargi, Tandur, Kodangal, Zahirabad, Sangareddy. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: Kalaburagi of Karnataka.
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Map showing the location of Vikarabad Assembly constituency in Telangana
Election results
In the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections, Dr Anand Methuku of TRS won in this seat defeating Gaddam Prasad Kumar of INC by a margin of 3,092 which was 2.04% of the total votes cast for the seat. TRS had a vote share of 39.47% in 2018 in this seat.
Vikarabad Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 24.14% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 5.9%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 57.91%, according the Census of India, 2011.
In the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,23,398 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,11,605 were male and 1,11,780 female and 13 registered voters were of the third gender. The electorate sex ratio in Vikarabad in 2023 was 1,002 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.
In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 2,07,222 eligible electors, of which 1,05,044 were male, 1,02,164 female and 50 electors of the third gender.
The number of service voters in Vikarabad in 2018 was 50.
Poll dates
Vikarabad 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.55. Vikarabad comprises of the following areas of Vikarabad district in the South Telangana region of Telangana: Marpalle, Mominpet, Vikarabad, Dharur and Bantwaram Mandals.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 1,150 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Vikarabad is: 17°25'42.6"N 77°49'28.2"E.
A total of six Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana share borders with Vikarabad constituency, which are: Chevella, Pargi, Tandur, Kodangal, Zahirabad, Sangareddy. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Kalaburagi of Karnataka.
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 74.2%, while it was % in 2013 and % in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was % compared to the 2018 turnout.