Gajwel

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Gajwel
Town
Gajwel–Pragnapur
Gajwel is located in Telangana
Gajwel
Gajwel
Location in Telangana, India
Gajwel is located in India
Gajwel
Gajwel
Gajwel (India)
Coordinates: 17°51′06″N 78°40′58″E / 17.8517°N 78.6828°E / 17.8517; 78.6828Coordinates: 17°51′06″N 78°40′58″E / 17.8517°N 78.6828°E / 17.8517; 78.6828
Country India
StateTelangana
DistrictSiddipet
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyGajwel–Pragnapur Municipality
Area
 • Total49.00 km2 (18.92 sq mi)
Elevation
568 m (1,864 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total24,961
 • Density510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTelugu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
502278
Vehicle registrationTS 36
Websitegajwelmunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Gajwel, officially Gajwel–Pragnapur, is a town and a municipality in Siddipet district of the Indian state of Telangana.[3][2] Gajwel–Pragnapur Nagar Panchayat was constituted in 2012. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 49.00 km2 (18.92 sq mi).[1]

Politics[edit | edit source]

Gajwel Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India.It is one of 10 constituencies in Siddipet district.[4] It consists of 6 mandals: Toopran, Kondapak, Gajwel, Jagadevpur, wargal, Markook and Mulug. J. B. Muthyal Rao is the First MLA of Gajwel. Gajwel Saidaiah won 4 times from 1962-1978. Telangana first Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao is MLA from Gajwel seat.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of City and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "District Census Handbook – Karimnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12, 44. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. "Gajwet-Pragnapur Municipatity, Siddipet District" (PDF). CDMA Telangana. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Live Telangana election results: TRS storms to power in the newly formed 29th state". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

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