Goshamahal Assembly constituency

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Goshamahal
Constituency for the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateTelangana
DistrictHyderabad
Total electors2,86,264
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLARaja Singh Lodh
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2014

Goshamahal Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India.[1] It is one of 15 constituencies in Capital city of Hyderabad.It is part of Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4] Raja Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party is representing the constituency. He was elected for the first time in 2014 and re-elected for second term in 2018.The constituency before 2008 was Maharaj Gunj and its Legislator was Prem singh Rathore from BJP(now TRS) He served for 7 years.

Extent of the constituency[edit | edit source]

The constituency was created before the 2009 elections as per Delimitation Act of 2002.

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following neighbourhoods: Template:Srn

Neighbourhood
Goshamahal
Afzal Gunj
Aghapura
Boggulkunta
Dhoolpet
Ramkote
Sultan Bazar
Moazzam Jahi Market
Nampally Station Road
Basheerbagh (part)

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
2009 Mukesh Goud Indian National Congress
2014 T. Raja Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2018

Election results[edit | edit source]

Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018[edit | edit source]

Telangana Legislative Assembly Election, 2018: Goshamahal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP T. Raja Singh[5] 61,854 45.4 -13.5
TRS Prem Singh Rathore 44,120 30.4 +14.4
INC M. Mukesh Goud 26,322 19.3 -9.9
Majority 17,734 13.0 -16.52
Turnout 1,36,202 49.0 -6.4
BJP hold Swing

Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014[edit | edit source]

Telangana Legislative Assembly Election, 2014: Goshamahal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP T. Raja Singh[6] 92,757 58.9 +12.72
INC M. Mukesh Goud 45,964 29.2 -16.49
IND. Nand Kishore Vyas 7,123 4.49 New
TRS Prem Kumar Dhoot 6,312 3.98 New
Majority 46,793 29.52 +12.83
Turnout 1,58,528 55.37 -3.93
BJP gain from INC Swing +13.03

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2009[edit | edit source]

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009: Goshamahal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Mukesh Goud 55,829 45.48
BJP Prem Singh Rathore 35,341 44.2
TDP G. S. Bugga Rao 19,882 16.20
Praja Rajyam G. Madhavi Deepak 5,442 4.43
LSP Hemanth Kumar Jaiswal 2,088 1.70
Majority 20,488 16.69
Turnout 1,22,759 59.30
INC win (new seat)

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Goshamahal is the only assembly seat in Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency, which has never been won by AIMIM.[7][8][9] Prem Singh Rathore got elected as BJP MLA from Maharajgunj in 1999 later where he resigned as a form of protest , he is the only BJP legislator who got a large amount of support from Muslim dominated areas

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Mahesh Buddi (20 November 2018). "Cases against former BJP MLA Tiger of tigers sher Raja Singh double in four years". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "TRS, MIM poll pact in the offing". The Times of India. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Telugu Desam Party sees MIM-Congress deal". Deccan Chronicle. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hyderabad MLAs look for safer seats". The Times of India. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Goshamahal 2018 results
  6. ↑ Goshamahal 2014 results
  7. ↑ "Cong, MIM repeat success story - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Yunus Y Lasania (17 April 2014). "Keen contest in Goshamahal". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Mahesh, Koride (27 May 2015). "Which way will the numbers weigh? | Hyderabad News". The Times of India.

Coordinates: 17°22′44″N 78°28′05″E / 17.379°N 78.468°E / 17.379; 78.468

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