Goshamahal Assembly constituency

Goshamahal
Constituency No. 65 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Location of Goshamahal Assembly constituency within Telangana
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTelangana
DistrictHyderabad
Lok Sabha constituencyHyderabad
Established2008
Total electors2,86,264
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  Independent
Elected year2023

Goshamahal Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India.[1] It is one of 15 constituencies in the capital city of Hyderabad. It is part of Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3][4] Goshamahal has a sizeable Hindu migrant population, drawn from north India.[5]

T. Raja Singh from Bharatiya Janata Party is representing the constituency. He was elected for the first time in 2014 and re-elected for second term in 2018 and got elected for a historic consecutive third term in 2023. The constituency before 2008 was Maharaj Ganj and its legislator was Prem Singh Rathore from BJP. T Raja Singh resigned from the Telangana BJP, citing his protest against the appointment of N Ramchander Rao[6]

Extent of the constituency

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

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following neighbourhoods:

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Party
Andhra Pradesh
2009 Mukesh Goud Indian National Congress
Telangana Legislative Assembly
2014 T. Raja Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2018
2023

Election results

2023

2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Goshamahal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP T. Raja Singh 80,182 54.08 +8.90
BRS Nand Kishore Vyas 58,725 39.61 +7.38
INC Mogili Sunitha 6,265 4.23 −15.00
NOTA None of the Above 626 0.04
Majority 21,457 14.47
Turnout 1,48,259
BJP hold Swing

2018

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Goshamahal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP T. Raja Singh[7] 61,854 45.18 −13.5
TRS Prem Singh Rathore 44,120 32.23 +14.4
INC M. Mukesh Goud 26,322 19.23 −9.9
NOTA None of the Above 709 0.52
Majority 17,734 13.0 −16.52
Turnout 1,36,911 58.72
BJP hold Swing

2014

Telangana Legislative Assembly Election, 2014: Goshamahal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP T. Raja Singh[8] 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

2009

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009: Goshamahal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Mukesh Goud 55,829 45.48
BJP Prem Singh Rathore 35,341 28.78
TDP G. S. Bugga Rao 19,882 16.20
PRP 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

  • Goshamahal is the only assembly seat in Hyderabad assembly constituency which has never been won by AIMIM.[9][10]

See also

References

  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. ^ "How Raja Singh of Hyderabad's Goshamahal Emerged as the New Poster Boy of Hindutva".
  6. ^ "Telangana MLA T Raja Singh Quits BJP". NDTV India.
  7. ^ Goshamahal 2018 results
  8. ^ Goshamahal 2014 results
  9. ^ "Cong, MIM repeat success story - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  10. ^ Yunus Y Lasania (17 April 2014). "Keen contest in Goshamahal". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

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