Asifabad is assembly constituency number 5 in Telangana, in Adilabad district, and one of the segments of the Adilabad Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Kova Laxmi of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi won with 45.0% of the vote, 22,810 votes ahead of Ajmera Shyam (INC).
- 01Kova LaxmiBRS83,05244.97%
- 02Ajmera ShyamINC60,24232.62%
- 03Kotnaka Vijay KumarIndependent16,4698.92%
- 04Ajmeera AthmaraoBJP6,6133.58%
- 05Kanaka PrabhakarBSP3,5441.92%
- 12 other candidates · 13,230 votesNOTA · 1,516 (0.82%)
Margin 22,810 votes · 12.35% of valid votes
All 17 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,84,666 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kova LaxmiFemale · 53 yrs · ST | BRS | 83,052 | 44.97% |
| 2 | Ajmera ShyamMale · 53 yrs · ST | INC | 60,242 | 32.62% |
| 3 | Kotnaka Vijay KumarMale · 40 yrs · ST | Independent | 16,469 | 8.92% |
| 4 | Ajmeera AthmaraoMale · 38 yrs · ST | BJP | 6,613 | 3.58% |
| 5 | Kanaka PrabhakarMale · 46 yrs · ST | BSP | 3,544 | 1.92% |
| 6 | Ajmera Ram NayakMale · 46 yrs · ST | PRSHP | 2,567 | 1.39% |
| 7 | Sidam AnnigaMale · 29 yrs · ST | Independent | 2,093 | 1.13% |
| 8 | Kotnaka KishanraoMale · 45 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,534 | 0.83% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,516 | 0.82% |
| 9 | Mesram Naveen KumarMale · 32 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,481 | 0.80% |
| 10 | Vasanth Singh JadhavMale · 61 yrs · ST | Independent | 989 | 0.54% |
| 11 | Pusam SoneraoMale · 26 yrs · ST | Independent | 847 | 0.46% |
| 12 | Rebbana NagarajuMale · 37 yrs · ST | Independent | 838 | 0.45% |
| 13 | Athram GovardhanMale · 66 yrs · ST | GGP | 759 | 0.41% |
| 14 | Bhukya PallaviFemale · 40 yrs · ST | BMUP | 664 | 0.36% |
| 15 | Shidam DharmuMale · 60 yrs · ST | Independent | 587 | 0.32% |
| 16 | Govind BukyaMale · 37 yrs · ST | JAC | 463 | 0.25% |
| 17 | Nunavat TirupatiMale · 34 yrs · ST | VTRP | 408 | 0.22% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BHRS in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Asifabad result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athram Sakku | INC | 65,788 | 40.92% |
| 2 | Kova Laxmi | TRS | 65,617 | 40.81% |
| 3 | Azmera Athma Rao | BJP | 6,711 | 4.17% |
| 4 | Kotnaka Vijay Kumar | TJS | 6,183 | 3.85% |
| 5 | Ajmera Ramnaik | BSP | 3,629 | 2.26% |
| 6 | Ade Balaji | BBKD | 3,039 | 1.89% |
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| 7 | Mukade Vishnu | APOI | 2,972 | 1.85% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,715 | 1.69% |
| 8 | Kursenga Vasanth Rao | NPRP | 1,721 | 1.07% |
| 9 | Banovath Jagan | BRPPA | 1,240 | 0.77% |
| 10 | Bhukya Indal Rao | Independent | 1,175 | 0.73% |
Asifabad result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kova Laxmi | TRS | 59,094 | 40.35% |
| 2 | Atram Sakku | INC | 40,039 | 27.34% |
| 3 | Marsukola Sarswathi | TDP | 25,439 | 17.37% |
| 4 | Kotnaka Vijay Kumar | MASP | 7,735 | 5.28% |
| 5 | Ade Leelarani | Independent | 4,592 | 3.14% |
| 6 | Kanaka Rambabai | BSP | 4,022 | 2.75% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,833 | 1.93% |
| 7 | Pendram Gopi | Independent | 1,370 | 0.94% |
| 8 | Sidam Arju | GGP | 1,314 | 0.90% |
Asifabad outlined in orange among the other Telangana seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Adilabad district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Asifabad is one of the assembly segments of Adilabad. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Adilabad candidates.
- Athram SugunaINC73,996 43.8%
- Godam NageshBJP47,056 27.9%
- Athram SakkuBRS38,597 22.9%
- Malothu Syamlal NayakAODRP2,024 1.2%
- Mesram JangubapuBSP1,076 0.6%
In the assembly election BHRS won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 26,940 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Asifabad.
Who won the Asifabad assembly seat in 2023?
Kova Laxmi of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BHRS) won Asifabad in the 2023 Telangana assembly election with 83,052 votes, which was 44.97% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Asifabad?
The margin was 22,810 votes (12.35% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ajmera Shyam of the Indian National Congress with 60,242 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Asifabad in 2023?
Turnout was 81.46%: 1,84,723 of 2,26,778 registered electors voted, across 305 polling stations. That is 4.8 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Asifabad part of?
Asifabad is an assembly segment of the Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Athram Suguna got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Asifabad a reserved constituency?
Yes. Asifabad is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Asifabad?
The Telangana assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Telangana assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2014 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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