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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Telangana legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{for|seat by the same name in Karnataka|Khanapur, Karnataka Assembly constituency}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Khanapur<br />
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Telangana (6-Khanapur highlighted).png<br />
| map_caption = Location of Khanapur Assembly constituency within Telangana<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 6<br />
| state = [[Telangana]]<br />
| established = 1978<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency|Adilabad]]<br />
| district = [[Adilabad district|Adilabad]]<br />
| reservation = ST<br />
| incumbent_image = Vedma bhojju.jpg<br />
| mla = [[Vedma Bhojju]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| latest_election_year = 2023<br />
| electors = 1,83,298<br />
}}<br />
'''Khanapur''' is a constituency of [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]], [[India]]. It is one of three constituencies in [[Nirmal district]]. It comes under [[Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency]] along with six other Assembly constituencies.<br />
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[[Ajmeera Rekha]] of [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]] won the seat in the [[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014 Assembly election]].<br />
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==Mandals==<br />
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:<br />
{{srn}}<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"<br />
!Mandal !!Districts<br />
|-<br />
| [[Khanapur, Adilabad|Khanapur]] <br />
| [[Nirmal district|Nirmal]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Jannaram]] <br />
| [[Mancherial district|Mancherial]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Inderavelly]]<br />
| rowspan=2|[[Adilabad district|Adilabad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Utnoor]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Kaddam, Adilabad district|Kaddam]]<br />
| [[Nirmal district|Nirmal]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Duration<br />
! Member<br />
! colspan="2" | Political party<br />
|-<br />
! colspan=4| [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br />
| rowspan="2" | Ambajee<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
| Ajmera Govind Naik<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br />
| Kotnak Bhim Rao<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<br />
| Ajmeera Govind Naik<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<br />
| [[Ramesh Rathod]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br />
| Ajmeera Govind Naik<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2008 ''by-poll''<br />
| rowspan="2" | Suman Rathod<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<br />
|-<br />
! colspan=4| [[Telangana]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br />
|rowspan=2|[[Ajmeera Rekha]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Bharat Rashtra Samithi|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]]<br />
|[[Vedma Bhojju]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
<br />
=== Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title= [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|Telangana Assembly Elections, 2023]]: Khanapur}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Vedma Bhojju]]|votes=58,870|percentage=33.79|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Johnson Naik Bhukya|party=Bharat Rashtra Samithi|votes=54,168|percentage=31.09|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Ramesh Rathod]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=52,398|percentage=30.07|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|party=None of the above|votes=2,114|percentage=1.21|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=4,702|percentage=2.70|change=}}{{Election box turnout|votes=1,74,239|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Bharat Rashtra Samithi|swing=}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]]: Khanapur}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
| party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi<br />
| candidate = [[Ajmeera Rekha]] <br />
| votes = 67,138<br />
| percentage = 44.12%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Indian National Congress<br />
| candidate = [[Ramesh Rathod]] <br />
| votes = 46,428<br />
| percentage = 30.51%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
| candidate = [[Ashok Satla]] <br />
| votes = 23,779<br />
| percentage = 15.63%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party<br />
| candidate = [[AJMEERA HARI NAIK]] <br />
| votes = 3,553<br />
| percentage = 2.34%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = None of the above<br />
| candidate = [[None of the Above]] <br />
| votes = 2,776 <br />
| percentage = 1.82%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| votes = 20,710<br />
| percentage = <br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| votes = 1,52,156 <br />
| percentage = 80.87%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link<br />
| winner = Telangana Rashtra Samithi<br />
|loser = <br />
| swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]]: Khanapur<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180809220841/http://www.empoweringindia.org/new/constituency.aspx?eid=997&cid=6 Khanapur Results]}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
| party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi<br />
| candidate = [[Ajmeera Rekha]] <br />
| votes = 67,442<br />
| percentage =49.33%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Telugu Desam Party<br />
| candidate =Rathod Ritesh <br />
| votes = 28,931<br />
| percentage = 21.16%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
| party = Indian National Congress<br />
| candidate = Ajmeera Harinaik <br />
| votes = 26,087<br />
| percentage = 19.08%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority<br />
| votes = 38,511<br />
| percentage = <br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout<br />
| votes = 1,36,717 <br />
| percentage = 74.59%<br />
| change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
| winner = Telangana Rashtra Samithi<br />
|loser = Telugu Desam Party<br />
| swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Telangana Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{Assembly constituencies of Telangana}}<br />
{{Adilabad district}}<br />
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[[Category:Nirmal district]]<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1978]]<br />
[[Category:1978 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]</div>
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