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    Dharmapuri

    Assembly Constituency, Telangana

    Assembly constituency no.22 Dharmapuri (ధర్మపురి in Telugu), is an Assembly (Sasana Sabha) seat in the North Telangana region and Jagtial district, of the state of Telangana, which is in the South region of India (Bharat). Dharmapuri is part of the 2. Peddapalle (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: Scheduled Caste; Rural constituency.
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      Dharmapuri (Scheduled Caste) Assembly constituency in Telangana
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      Dharmapuri (Scheduled Caste) Assembly constituency in Telangana

    Location

    The geographic coordinates of Dharmapuri is: 18°48'00.4"N 79°07'52.3"E. Dharmapuri shares its borders with six other Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana. The other Telangana Assembly constituencies adjacent to Dharmapuri are: Mancherial, Khanapur, Mancherial, Ramagundam, Peddapalle, Choppadandi. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: no other state.
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    Map showing the location of Dharmapuri Assembly constituency in Telangana

    Election results

    In the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections, Eshwar Koppula of TRS won in this seat defeating Adluri Laxman Kumar of INC by a margin of 441 which was 0.27% of the total votes cast for the seat. TRS had a vote share of 42.58% in 2018 in this seat.
    2023

    Dharmapuri Assembly election results

    PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
    INC91,393--
    Adluri Laxman Kumar
    Winner
    Margin : (%)
    Winner
    BRS69,354--Koppula Eshwar
    BJP7,345--Kumar S
    IND3,847--Sherla Mahendar
    IND2,678--Mothe Naresh
    NOTA2,392--None of the Above
    BSP1,344--Nakka Vijay Kumar
    IND1,022--Mudugam Rajalingu
    IND657--Akshay Kumar Mekala
    IND537--Medapatla Dubbaiah
    2018

    Dharmapuri (SC) Assembly election results

    Demographic profile

    Dharmapuri Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 22.07% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 1.86%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 60.26%, according the Census of India, 2011.

    In the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,24,591 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,09,963 were male and 1,14,622 female and 6 registered voters were of the third gender.
    The electorate sex ratio in Dharmapuri in 2023 was 1,042 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.

    In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 2,06,701 eligible electors, of which 1,01,750 were male, 1,04,949 female and 79 electors of the third gender.

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

    Poll dates

    Dharmapuri 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.22. Dharmapuri comprises of the following areas of Jagtial district in the North Telangana region of Telangana: Dharmapuri, Dharmaram, Gollapalle, Velgatoor and Pegadapalle Mandals .

    This constituency covers an approximate area of 923 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Dharmapuri is: 18°48'00.4"N 79°07'52.3"E.

    A total of six Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana share borders with Dharmapuri constituency, which are: Mancherial, Khanapur, Mancherial, Ramagundam, Peddapalle, Choppadandi. This constituency shares an inter-state border with no other state.

    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 80.19%, 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

    22. Dharmapuri


    CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
    Reservation status :Scheduled Caste
    State :Telangana
    District(s) :Jagtial
    Region (State) :North Telangana
    Lok Sabha constituency :Peddapalle
    2023 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
    Voter turnout (%) :79
    Total voters :2,24,591
    Male voters :1,09,963
    Female voters :1,14,622
    Third gender voters :6
    Electorate gender ratio :1042
    Poll phase :1
    Number of candidates :15

    Assembly cons. Results

    Cons. name2018
    SirpurTRS
    ChennurTRS
    ArmurTRS
    BellampalliTRS
    AsifabadINC
    RamagundamAIFB
    MancherialTRS
    JukkalTRS
    YellareddyINC
    Nizamabad UrbanTRS