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Adilabad
Constituency No. 7 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Location of Adilabad Assembly constituency within Telangana
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTelangana
DistrictAdilabad
Lok Sabha constituencyAdilabad
Established1951
Total electors1,86,348
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2023

Adilabad is a constituency of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of the two constituencies in Adilabad district, Telangana. It comes under Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency[1] along with six other assembly constituencies. The current MLA is Payal Shankar.[2]

Mandals[edit | edit source]

The assembly constituency presently comprises the following mandals: Template:Srn

Mandal
Adilabad
Jainad
Bela

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
1952 Daji Shanker Rao People's Democratic Front
1957 Rangnath Rao
1962 Vithal Rao Independent politician
1967 K. Ramkishtoo Communist Party of India
1972 Masood Ahmed Indian National Congress
1978 Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy Independent politician
1983 Chilkuri Vaman Reddy
1985 Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy
1989 Indian National Congress
1994 Chilkuri Vaman Reddy Telugu Desam Party
1999 Padala Bhumanna
2004 Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy Indian National Congress
2009 Jogu Ramanna Telugu Desam Party
2012 By-election Bharat Rashtra Samithi
2014
2018
2023 Payal Shankar Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]

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2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Payal Shankar 67,608 35.84% Increase7.02
BRS Jogu Ramanna 60,916 32.29% New
INC Kandi Srinivasa Reddy 47,724 25.30% Increase5.74
Independent Alluri Sanjeeva Reddy 1,946 1.03% New
Independent Aslam 1,391 0.74% New
Independent Kalamadugu Vijay Kumar 1,173 0.62% New
NOTA None of the above 592 0.31% Decrease0.39
Margin of victory 6,692 3.55% Decrease12.61
Turnout 188,956 78.55% Decrease3.86
Registered electors 240,559 Increase19.51
BJP gain from Bharat Rashtra Samithi Swing Decrease9.14

Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]

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2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BRS Jogu Ramanna 74,050 44.98% Increase3.82
BJP Payal Shankar 47,444 28.82% Decrease2.03
INC Gandrath Sujatha 32,200 19.56% Decrease1.68
Rajyadhikara Party Kothapelly Narayana 4,125 2.51% New
BSP Eerla Satyanarayana 1,352 0.82% Decrease0.37
NOTA None of the above 1,149 0.70% Increase0.09
Margin of victory 26,606 16.16% Increase5.84
Turnout 165,887 82.41% Increase17.35
Registered electors 201,294 Decrease9.84
BRS hold Swing Increase3.82

Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]

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2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad <[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BRS Jogu Ramanna 58,705 41.16% Decrease8.18
BJP Payal Shankar 43,994 30.85% New
INC Bhargav Deshpande 30,298 21.24% Decrease2.04
Mahajana Socialist Party Islamuddin 2,878 2.02% New
BSP Bhuma Reddy Patil 1,701 1.19% New
CPI(M) Lanka Raghavulu 1,120 0.79% Decrease1.22
NOTA None of the above 864 0.61% New
Margin of victory 14,711 10.32% Decrease15.73
Turnout 145,260 65.06% Decrease4.95
Registered electors 223,262 Increase29.70
BRS hold Swing Decrease8.18

Assembly By-election 2012[edit | edit source]

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2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election : Adilabad [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BRS Jogu Ramanna 59,452 49.34% New
INC C. Ram Chandra Reddy 28,056 23.28% Decrease7.30
TDP Payila Shanker 24,288 20.16% Decrease31.77
Independent Ayyub 3,961 3.29% New
CPI(M) Lanka Raghavulu 2,423 2.01% New
Independent P. Vishal 2,322 1.93% New
Margin of victory 31,396 26.05% Increase4.71
Turnout 120,502 70.01% Increase2.41
Registered electors 172,131 Decrease3.16
Bharat Rashtra Samithi gain from TDP Swing Decrease2.59

Assembly Election 2009[edit | edit source]

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2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Jogu Ramanna 62,235 51.93% Increase12.35
INC Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy 36,655 30.58% Decrease23.32
Independent Chityala Suhasini 7,006 5.85% New
BJP Nivedita Vaze 3,396 2.83% New
PRP Chilkuri Thirupathi 3,248 2.71% New
Independent Chandu (Challa Chandra Mohan) 2,398 2.00% New
BSP Gaddala Shankar 1,638 1.37% Decrease0.47
Independent Sayyed Javeedshah 1,151 0.96% New
Margin of victory 25,580 21.34% Increase7.02
Turnout 120,161 67.60% Decrease4.05
Registered electors 177,743 Decrease8.12
TDP gain from INC Swing Decrease1.97

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

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2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy 74,675 53.90% Increase40.47
TDP Jogu Ramanna 54,838 39.58% Decrease14.24
Independent Nakka Vijay Kumar 2,758 1.99% New
Independent D. Pedda Pochanna 2,672 1.93% New
BSP Mekala Mallanna 2,546 1.84% New
Peoples Republican Party Dayanand Gaikwad 1,515 1.09% New
Margin of victory 19,837 14.32% Decrease14.83
Turnout 138,617 71.65% Increase2.17
Registered electors 193,461 Increase6.32
INC gain from TDP Swing Increase0.08

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

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1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Padala Bhumanna 65,054 53.82% Increase17.72
Independent Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy 29,828 24.68% New
INC Gandrath Sujatha 16,232 13.43% Decrease7.06
CPI A. A. Raheem 6,524 5.40% New
Independent Rokandla Ramesh 1,702 1.41% New
Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S.Srivastava) Perelli Radha 1,159 0.96% New
Margin of victory 35,226 29.15% Increase24.36
Turnout 126,424 69.48% Decrease1.17
Registered electors 181,961 Increase13.43
TDP hold Swing Increase17.72

Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]

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1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Chilkuri Vaman Reddy 39,729 36.10% Decrease6.45
Independent Padala Bhumanna 34,455 31.31% New
INC Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy 22,550 20.49% Decrease33.64
BSP Madavi Raju 6,142 5.58% New
BJP Alluri Narayana Reddy 4,026 3.66% New
AIMIM Syed Siraj Quadri 1,526 1.39% Decrease0.49
Independent Arsha Ramulu 1,276 1.16% New
Margin of victory 5,274 4.79% Decrease6.79
Turnout 113,331 70.65% Decrease0.90
Registered electors 160,415 Increase21.31
TDP gain from INC Swing Decrease18.03

Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]

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1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy 48,868 54.13% Increase48.69
TDP Kunta Chandrakanth Reddy 38,416 42.55% Increase1.35
AIMIM Farooq Ahmed 1,698 1.88% New
Independent Jangepalli Lingaiah 1,304 1.44% New
Margin of victory 10,452 11.58% Increase2.75
Turnout 94,609 71.55% Increase3.25
Registered electors 132,237 Increase21.53
INC gain from Independent Swing Increase4.10

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

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1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy 36,170 50.03% New
TDP Ranginei Laxman Rao 29,785 41.20% New
INC Patil Digamber 3,934 5.44% Decrease35.78
Independent Akther Hussain 1,522 2.11% New
Margin of victory 6,385 8.83% Increase8.03
Turnout 74,323 68.30% Increase2.34
Registered electors 108,814 Increase7.81
Independent hold Swing Increase8.02

Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]

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1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chilkuri Vaman Reddy 26,871 42.01% New
INC Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy 26,362 41.22% Increase33.71
Independent Akther Hussain 3,859 6.03% New
Independent P. Vasu Dev 2,018 3.15% New
Independent Nasani Lachanna 1,943 3.04% New
JP Rasheed Ahmed 1,432 2.24% Decrease5.20
Independent Potha Reddy 932 1.46% New
Independent J. Lingiah 545 0.85% New
Margin of victory 509 0.80% Decrease12.39
Turnout 66,572 65.96% Decrease12.29
Registered electors 100,935 Increase15.41
Independent hold Swing Decrease2.36

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

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1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chilkuri Ramchandra Reddy 28,905 44.37% New
INC(I) Chilkuri Vaman Reddy 20,313 31.18% New
Independent Pendor Bapu Rrao 5,137 7.89% New
INC Masood Ahmsd Khursheed 4,894 7.51% Decrease55.98
JP Syed Mudakkir Shah 4,846 7.44% New
Independent Vugge Namdev 1,048 1.61% New
Margin of victory 8,592 13.19% Decrease28.10
Turnout 68,436 78.25% Increase9.87
Registered electors 87,461 Increase16.02
Independent gain from INC Swing Decrease19.12

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

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1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Masood Ahmed 30,918 63.49% Increase22.99
Independent Bhagwan Rao 10,810 22.20% New
CPI Shankar Rao 5,313 10.91% Decrease32.39
RPI(K) Gantala Pedda Bhumanna 1,660 3.41% New
Margin of victory 20,108 41.29% Increase38.50
Turnout 51,549 68.38% Decrease0.03
Registered electors 75,384 Increase16.42
INC gain from CPI Swing Increase20.19

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

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1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI K. Ramkishtoo 17,881 43.30% Increase8.12
INC A. V. Ramanna 16,727 40.50% Increase13.73
ABJS V. Doctor 3,594 8.70% New
RPI S. Kachruji 3,096 7.50% New
Margin of victory 1,154 2.79% Decrease0.09
Turnout 44,296 68.41% Increase3.68
Registered electors 64,753 Increase8.82
CPI gain from Independent Swing Increase5.25

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

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1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Vithal Rao 13,949 38.05% New
CPI Kastal Ram Kishtoo 12,895 35.18% New
INC K. Ashanna 9,811 26.77% Decrease22.66
Margin of victory 1,054 2.88% Increase1.74
Turnout 38,517 64.73% Increase10.41
Registered electors 59,503 Increase7.33
Independent gain from People's Democratic Front (Hyderabad) Swing Decrease12.52

Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]

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1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PDF Rangnath Rao 15,230 50.57% Decrease16.18
INC Bhoja Reddy 14,888 49.43% Increase22.59
Margin of victory 342 1.14% Decrease38.77
Turnout 30,118 54.32% Increase1.80
Registered electors 55,441 Increase4.95
PDF hold Swing Decrease16.18

Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]

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1952 Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly election : Adilabad [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PDF Daji Shanker Rao 18,519 66.75% New
INC Ramchander Rao 7,447 26.84% New
SP Balkrishan Rao 1,777 6.41% New
Margin of victory 11,072 39.91%
Turnout 27,743 52.52%
Registered electors 52,828
People's Democratic Front (Hyderabad) win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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  2. "Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: Full list of BJP winning candidates". Hindustan Times. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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  10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). www.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). www.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
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  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). www.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). www.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  15. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). www.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
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