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    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
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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.

    Election Trivia

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    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
    ArmurTRS
    BellampalliTRS
    AsifabadINC
    RamagundamAIFB
    MancherialTRS
    JukkalTRS
    YellareddyINC
    Nizamabad UrbanTRS