Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly constituency
| Secunderabad Cantt. | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 71 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Hyderabad |
| LS constituency | Malkajgiri |
| Established | 1957 to 1977, 2008 to present[1] |
| Total electors | 231,004 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Narayanan Sri Ganesh | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 24 constituencies in the capital city of Hyderabad. It is part of Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency.
In 2014, G. Sayanna from the Telugu Desam Party was elected as MLA by defeating the nearest rival by a 2.60% margin. The incumbent MLA, Shri G. Sayanna, died on 19 February 2023. In the 2023 election, G. Lasya Nandita, daughter of Sayanna, from the BRS party, won the election and became the MLA. However, she died on 23 February 2024 in a road accident on Orr Hyderabad.
Extent of the constituency
[edit]The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following neighbourhoods:
| Mandalas |
|---|
| Marredpally |
| Trimulgherry |
| Bolarum |
| Sikh Village |
| Lothkunta |
| Karkhana |
| Begumpet (part) |
| Rastrapathi Road (part) |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | B. Machinder Rao | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | N. A. Krishna | Independent | |
| 1985 | S. Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989 | D. Narsinga Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | G. Sayanna | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 2009 | P. Shankar Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | G. Sayanna | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2018 | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | ||
| 2023 | G. Lasya Nanditha | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2024^ | Narayanan Sri Ganesh | Indian National Congress | |
^by-election
Election results
[edit]2024 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sri Ganesh | 53,651 | 40.86 | ||
| BJP | T. N. Vamsha Tilak | 40,445 | 30.80 | ||
| BRS | G Niveditha Sayanna | 34,462 | 26.25 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 969 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 13,206 | 10.06 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,788 | 51.93 | |||
| INC gain from BRS | Swing | ||||
2023
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRS | G. Lasya Nanditha | 59,057 | 47.52 |  9.18 | |
| BJP | Sri Ganesh | 41,888 | 33.64 |  20.34 | |
| INC | Dr. G V Venella | 20,825 | 16.72 | 7.58 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,220 | 0.97 | 0.36 | |
| Majority | 17,169 | 13.88 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,517 | ||||
| BRS hold | Swing | ||||
2018
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | G. Sayanna | 65,797 | 56.7 | +21.2 | |
| INC | Sarvey Sathyanarayana | 28,234 | 24.3 | +11.7 | |
| BJP | Sri Ganesh | 15,487 | 13.30 | new | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,571 | 1.33 | ||
| Majority | 37,563 | 32.3 | +29.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,16,144 | 46.7% | −4.0 | ||
| TRS gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | G. Sayanna | 44,693 | 35.50 | +5.87 | |
| TRS | Gajjela Nagesh | 41,418 | 32.98 | +32.98 | |
| INC | Gajjela Kantham | 22,136 | 12.58 | −20.84 | |
| Majority | 3,275 | 2.60 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,894 | 50.7% | |||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ The Hindu (4 June 2024). "Turncoat triumphs as Congress regains Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly constituency". Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Secunderabad Cantonment 2018 Results
- ^ "Secunderabad Cantonment 2014 Results". Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.