| Banswada | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Kamareddy |
| State | Telangana |
| Electorate | 1,50,444 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1952 |
| Party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| MLA | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy |
Banswada Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of constituencies of Telangana with 8 mandals out of which 5 mandals (Varni, Chandur, Mosra, Kotagiri & Rudrur) are in Nizamabad district and other 3 mandals (Banswada, Birkur, Nasrullabad) in Kamareddy district. It is part of Zahirabad Lok Sabha constituency.
Pocharam Srinivas Reddy of Telangana Rashtra Samithi is currently representing the constituency.
Mandals
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:
| Mandal | District |
|---|---|
| Banswada | Kamareddy district |
| Birkoor | Kamareddy district |
| Nasrullabad | Kamareddy district |
| Varni | Nizamabad district |
| Kotgiri | Nizamabad district |
| Rudrur | Nizamabad district |
| Chandur | Nizamabad district |
| Mosra | Nizamabad district |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Duration | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-57 | Sangam Laxmi Bai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957-62 | Seetakumari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962-67 | Sreenivasa Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967-72 | M. Sreenivasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972-78 | M. Sreenivasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978-83 | M. Sreenivasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983-85 | Kishan Singh | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985-89 | Suryadevara Venkata | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989-94 | Kathera Gangadhar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1994-99 | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999-04 | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004-09 | Bajireddy Govardhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009-11 | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2011-14 | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2014-18 | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2018- | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
Election results
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | 77,943 | 54.0% | ||
| INC | Kasula Balaraju | 59,458 | 41.2% | ||
| Majority | 18,485 | 12.8% | 4.2% | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,242 | 96.9% | |||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | 65,868 | 47.99% | ||
| INC | Balaraju Kasula | 41,938 | 30.56% | ||
| TDP | Badya Nayak Rathod | 19,692 | 14.35% | ||
| BSP | Narahari Gangaram | 3,890 | 0.99% | ||
| Majority | 23,930 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,37,253 | 78% | |||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
See also
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