Asifabad (Assembly constituency)
| Asifabad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Komaram Bheem |
| State | Telangana |
| Electorate | 1,88,444 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1952 |
| Party | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| MLA | Athram Sakku |
| Reservation | ST |
Asifabad Assembly constituency is a ST reserved constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of two constituencies in Komaram Bheem district. It comes under Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency along with 6 other Assembly constituencies.
Kova Laxmi of Telangana Rashtra Samithi represented the constituency till 2018. Athram Sakku of Indian National Congress is representing the constituency since 2018.
Mandals[edit | edit source]
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals: Template:Srn
| Mandal |
|---|
| Kerameri |
| Wankdi |
| Jainoor |
| Narnoor |
| Tiryani |
| Rebbena |
| Asifabad |
| Sirpur (U) |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Duration | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-57 | Gangvi Kasiram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1952-57 | Konda Laxman Bapuji | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957-62 | G. Narayan Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962-67 | K Bheem Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967-72 | K Bheem Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972-78 | K Bheem Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978-83 | Dasari Narsaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983-85 | Gunda Mallesh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1985-89 | Gunda Mallesh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1989-94 | Dasari Narasaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994-99 | Gunda Mallesh | Communist Party of India | |
| 1999-04 | Dr. Pati Subhadra | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004-09 | Amurajula Sridevi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009-14 | Atram Sakku | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014-18 | Kova Laxmi | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2018- | Atram Sakku | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Kova Laxmi | 59,094 | 41.15% | ||
| INC | Atram Sakku | 40,039 | 27.88% | ||
| TDP | Marsukola Sarswathi | 25,439 | 17.71% | ||
| Majority | 19,055 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,43,605 | 76.21% | |||
| TRS gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]