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Winner — 2023
Gangula Kamalakar
BHRS· BHRS
BHRS 40.1%BJP 38.7%26 others 21.2%
Votes
92,179
40.1% share
Winning margin
3,163
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
64.7%
of 3,55,156
Karimnagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 3,163 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
8 of 27 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
28 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gangula Kamalakar | BHRS BHRS | 92,179 | 40.1% |
| 2 | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | 89,016 | 38.7% | |
| 3 | Purumalla Srinivas | 40,057 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | Nallala Srinivas | 1,546 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,269 | 0.6% |
| 6 | Gorre Thara | IND | 986 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Gorre Sampath Kumar | IND | 706 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Gurram Kamalaker | IND | 444 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Ambati Joji Reddy | 430 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | Dr. Penchala Srinivas | IND | 405 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Bellapu Karunakar | IND | 363 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Kota Shyam Kumar | IND | 298 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Dr. K. Nagesh | IND | 288 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Theety Sudhakar Rao | IND | 278 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Banda Kishore Reddy | IND | 197 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Gavvala Laxmi | IND | 181 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Modumpalli Srikanth | DHRMSMJP | 159 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Cheeti Venkat Ramana Rao | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Aqeel Shahed Mohammed | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Ellaiah Nagunoori | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Bandi Srinivas | INJSP | 98 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Shafi | IND | 84 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Mohan Durgam | BMUP | 84 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Narmada Thotapally | PPOI | 79 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Durga Bai Bangaru | PS | 79 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Pallella Devaraju | IND | 70 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Moin Mechanik | IND | 66 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Babban | IND | 51 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.3% · min 1.4% · max 13.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
93rd of 119How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 119How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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81st of 119Where does the house stand?
SEAT
119 seats · 60 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BHRS 40.1%BJP 38.7%INC 17.4%OTH 3.2%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
8/27
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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