Goshamahal Assembly constituency
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] Goshamahal has a sizeable Hindu migrant population, drawn from north India and Gujarat, among which Lodha community is dominant.[5]
| Goshamahal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 65 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| LS constituency | Hyderabad |
| Total electors | 2,86,264 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 2nd Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2018 |
| Preceded by | Mukesh Goud |
Raja Singh (now Independent after 23 August 2022) 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. The constituency before 2008 was Maharaj Ganj and its legislator was Prem Singh Rathore from BJP (now TRS).
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
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mukesh Goud | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | T. Raja Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2018 | |||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | T. Raja Singh | ||||
| BRS | |||||
| INC | Mogili Sunitha | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | T. Raja Singh[6] | 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 | ||||
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | T. Raja Singh[7] | 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
| 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 Lok Sabha constituency, which has never been won by AIMIM.[8][9]Prem Singh Rathore[10] Prem Singh Rathore got elected as BJP MLA from Maharajganj 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.
References
- Mahesh Buddi (20 November 2018). "Cases against former BJP MLA Tiger of tigers sher Raja Singh double in four years". The Times of India.
- "TRS, MIM poll pact in the offing". The Times of India. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- "Telugu Desam Party sees MIM-Congress deal". Deccan Chronicle. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- "Hyderabad MLAs look for safer seats". The Times of India. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- "How Raja Singh of Hyderabad's Goshamahal Emerged as the New Poster Boy of Hindutva".
- Goshamahal 2018 results
- Goshamahal 2014 results
- "Cong, MIM repeat success story - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- Yunus Y Lasania (17 April 2014). "Keen contest in Goshamahal". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- Mahesh, Koride (27 May 2015). "Which way will the numbers weigh? | Hyderabad News". The Times of India.
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