Dharmapuri is assembly constituency number 22 in Telangana, in Karimnagar district, and one of the segments of the Peddapalle Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Adluri Laxman Kumar of the Indian National Congress won with 50.3% of the vote, 22,039 votes ahead of Koppula Eshwar (BHRS).
- 01Adluri Laxman KumarINC91,39350.30%
- 02Koppula EshwarBRS69,35438.17%
- 03Kumar. SBJP7,3454.04%
- 04Sherla MahendarIndependent3,8472.12%
- 05Mothe NareshIndependent2,6781.47%
- 10 other candidates · 4,681 votesNOTA · 2,392 (1.32%)
Margin 22,039 votes · 12.13% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,81,690 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adluri Laxman KumarMale · 57 yrs · SC | INC | 91,393 | 50.30% |
| 2 | Koppula EshwarMale · 63 yrs · SC | BRS | 69,354 | 38.17% |
| 3 | Kumar. SMale · 57 yrs · SC | BJP | 7,345 | 4.04% |
| 4 | Sherla MahendarMale · 30 yrs · SC | Independent | 3,847 | 2.12% |
| 5 | Mothe NareshMale · 32 yrs · SC | Independent | 2,678 | 1.47% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,392 | 1.32% |
| 6 | Nakka Vijay KumarMale · 49 yrs · SC | BSP | 1,344 | 0.74% |
| 7 | Mudugam RajalinguMale · 43 yrs · SC | Independent | 1,022 | 0.56% |
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| 8 | Akshay Kumar MekalaMale · 29 yrs · SC | Independent | 657 | 0.36% |
| 9 | Medapatla DubbaiahMale · 33 yrs · SC | Independent | 537 | 0.30% |
| 10 | Duda MahipalMale · 31 yrs · SC | Independent | 346 | 0.19% |
| 11 | Jadi Prem SagarMale · 36 yrs · SC | Independent | 193 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Duda ThirupathiMale · 37 yrs · SC | DHRMSMJP | 177 | 0.10% |
| 13 | Kuntala NarsaiahMale · 47 yrs · SC | Independent | 153 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Theegala ShekharMale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 137 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Bhuthkuri KanthaFemale · 49 yrs · SC | AIFB | 115 | 0.06% |
The seat changed hands: TRS won in 2018, INC in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Dharmapuri result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eshwar Koppula | TRS | 70,579 | 42.58% |
| 2 | Adluri Laxman Kumar | INC | 70,138 | 42.32% |
| 3 | Kuntala Narsaiah | Independent | 13,114 | 7.91% |
| 4 | Kannam Anjaiah | BJP | 5,272 | 3.18% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,600 | 1.57% |
| 5 | Buradagunta Sangha Mithra | Independent | 1,259 | 0.76% |
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| 6 | Thadagonda Nagaraju | BSP | 1,063 | 0.64% |
| 7 | Sathpadi Pranay Kumar | JASWP | 535 | 0.32% |
| 8 | Maddela Ravindar | BLFP | 302 | 0.18% |
| 9 | Mothe Naresh | NIP | 300 | 0.18% |
| 10 | Sandrugu Vijaya Kumar | IPBP | 294 | 0.18% |
| 11 | Duda Mahipal | NBP | 291 | 0.18% |
Dharmapuri result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koppula Eshwar | TRS | 67,836 | 46.18% |
| 2 | Adluri Laxman Kumar | INC | 49,157 | 33.47% |
| 3 | Kannam Anajaiah | BJP | 13,267 | 9.03% |
| 4 | Santhosh Ramagiri | Independent | 7,479 | 5.09% |
| 5 | Kannuri Suresh | BSP | 2,114 | 1.44% |
| 6 | Bangari Madhav | PPOI | 1,758 | 1.20% |
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| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,554 | 1.06% |
| 7 | Akkenapelli Kumar | YSRCP | 1,038 | 0.71% |
| 8 | Nalla Shyam | Independent | 957 | 0.65% |
| 9 | Mokenapelli Rajavva | BCUF | 497 | 0.34% |
| 10 | Kadari Kumara Swamy | Independent | 417 | 0.28% |
| 11 | Buradagunta Deva Deevana Kumar | AIFB | 411 | 0.28% |
| 12 | Uparapu Rayanarsu | Independent | 402 | 0.27% |
Dharmapuri 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 Karimnagar district
- Koratla
- Jagtial
- Ramagundam
- Manthani
- Peddapalle
- Karimnagar
- Choppadandi
- Vemulawada
- Sircilla
- Manakondur
- Huzurabad
- Husnabad
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Dharmapuri is one of the assembly segments of Peddapalle. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Peddapalle candidates.
- Srinivas GomaseBJP66,221 39.2%
- Vamsi Krishna GaddamINC57,633 34.2%
- Eshwar KoppulaBRS32,075 19.0%
- Erukulla RajanarsaiahBSP1,073 0.6%
- Moyyi VenugopalBMUP895 0.5%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 8,588 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dharmapuri.
Who won the Dharmapuri assembly seat in 2023?
Adluri Laxman Kumar of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Dharmapuri in the 2023 Telangana assembly election with 91,393 votes, which was 50.30% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Dharmapuri?
The margin was 22,039 votes (12.13% of valid votes). The runner-up was Koppula Eshwar of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi with 69,354 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Dharmapuri in 2023?
Turnout was 80.08%: 1,81,789 of 2,27,013 registered electors voted, across 269 polling stations. That is 0.1 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dharmapuri part of?
Dharmapuri is an assembly segment of the Peddapalle Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Srinivas Gomase got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Dharmapuri a reserved constituency?
Yes. Dharmapuri is reserved for scheduled castes (sc), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Dharmapuri?
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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