Telangana · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2018

Karimnagar

2014 2018 2023

Winner — 2018

GANGULA KAMALAKAR

TRS· TRS

TRS 40.7%BJP 33.2%24 others 26.1%

Votes

80,983

40.7% share

Winning margin

14,974

7.5% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

69.3%

of 2,86,993

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

7 of 25 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2014 vs 2018

All Candidates

26 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	GANGULA KAMALAKAR	TRS TRS	80,983	40.7%	Inc
2	BANDI SANJAY KUMAR	BJP BJP	66,009	33.2%
3	PONNAM PRABHAKAR	INC Prajakutami (Telangana Grand Alliance)	39,500	19.9%
4	K. NAGESH	IND	3,009	1.5%	DL
5	EDAVELLY RAMESH	TKRRP	1,562	0.8%	DL
6	DURVASA REDDY PAKALA	IND	1,058	0.5%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	982	0.5%
8	NAGUNOORI YELLAIAH	IND	951	0.5%	DL
9	T. ARUNA JYOTHI	PPOI	724	0.4%	DL
10	ANAGANDULA VENKANNA	BSP	709	0.4%	DL
11	PULIKOTA RAMESH	IND	445	0.2%	DL
12	CHEEKOTI RAMESH	IND	430	0.2%	DL
13	WASEEMUDDIN AHMED	BJLP	333	0.2%	DL
14	SOMIDI VENU PRASAD	SHS	283	0.1%	DL
15	KOTA SHYAM KUMAR	IND	259	0.1%	DL
16	BANDI SRINIVAS	IND	246	0.1%	DL
17	MUSKU MAHENDER REDDY	IND	204	0.1%	DL
18	DURGAM MOHAN	RPI	185	0.1%	DL
19	P. SANTOSH	IND	177	0.1%	DL
20	MOLUMOORI DEENA DESHAI	IPBP	152	0.1%	DL
21	TEJ DEEP REDDY KOMATIREDDY	AIFB	149	0.1%	DL
22	KANUGULA NAVEEN KUMAR	BHRHS	144	0.1%	DL
23	MAMINDLA SANDEEP KUMAR	IND	128	0.1%	DL
24	YANAMALA MANJULA	DABAP	108	0.1%	DL
25	VURUMALLA VISHWAM	IND	100	0.1%	DL
26	MANETI RAJU	IND	96	0.1%	DL

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

marginal

7.5%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 7.3% · min 1.4% · max 13.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

65%

lowerhigher

93rd of 119

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.93

fewer partiesmore parties

38th of 119

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.6%

lowerhigher

81st of 119

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

119 seats · 60 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES

TRS 40.7%BJP 33.2%INC 19.9%OTH 5.7%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

7/25

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

37,76,269

Density

319 / km²

Sex ratio

1008 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

11,823 km²

SC population18.8%

ST population2.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

92%HINDU

Hindu 92.5%Muslim 6.5%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water69.5%

Electricity94.5%

Sanitation46.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births98.4%

Children fully vaccinated73.4%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%

Children underweight (under 5)27.5%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.1%

Women literate70.3%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.9%

Clean cooking fuel94.9%

Health insurance58.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Fisheries🏺Granites🏺Mango🏺Rice based products🏺Silverfiligree

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Nagunur Fort

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District Archaeological Museum, Karimnagar

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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