List of constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Assembly
The Telangana Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral state legislature of Telangana state in India. It is housed in the Assembly Building, in Hyderabad, the capital of the state. The term of the assembly is five years, unless it is dissolved earlier.[1]: 72
Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | of the Telangana Legislature |
Term limits | 5 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 2 June 2014 |
| Preceded by | Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly |
New session started | 9 December 2023 |
| Seats | 119 |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
First election | 30 April 2014 |
Last election | 30 November 2023 |
Next election | November 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Assembly Building, Hyderabad, Telangana | |
| Website | |
| Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
Telangana was formed on 2 Jun 2014, after the passage of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act. It comprised 10 districts of Andhra Pradesh. The unified Legislative Assembly was also apportioned and 119 constituencies were assigned to the Legislative Assembly of the new state. The representatives of those constituencies, elected in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, became the members of the new assembly.[2] Telangana has continued to have the same number of constituencies in the subsequent elections of 2018[3] and 2023.[4]
Since the independence of India, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given Reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs.[1]: 35, 137 [5] According to the 2011 census of India the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes constituted a significant portion of the population of the state, at 15.45%[6] and 9.08% respectively.[7] The Scheduled Castes have been granted a reservation of 19 seats in the assembly, while 12 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Tribes.[8][4]
Constituencies
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The following is the list of constituencies of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, since its creation in 2014.[9][10]
Reservation
See also
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edit- ^ a b "The Constitution of India [As on 9th December, 2020]" (PDF). Legislative Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 1 March 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Purified Electoral Rolls: Poll Body Chief On Deleting Telangana Voters". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
The state has 119 assembly constituencies including 19 reserved for Scheduled Castes and 12 for Scheduled Tribes.
- ^ a b "Telangana Election 2023: Get Latest Updates of Constituency List in Telangana Assembly Election 2023". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Kumar, K Shiva (17 February 2020). "Reserved uncertainty or deserved certainty? Reservation debate back in Mysuru". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Special Development Fund Act 2017 (Telangana State) - It's journey and impact" (PDF). Centre for Dalit Studies. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
The State of Telangana is having 54,08,800 SC population (15.45%) out of total population of 3,50,03,674 as per 2011 census.
- ^ "Tribal Welfare Department and Schemes for the welfare and Development of Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Tribal Welfare Department, Government of Telangana. 11 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2013" (PDF). Election Commission of India. pp. 6, 9–29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Telangana State Statistical Abstract 2021" (PDF). Government of Telangana. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Members of Legislative Assembly". Government of Telangana. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ^ "Number of Electors in the SSR-2025 Final Electoral Roll Published on 06.01.2025" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana. 6 January 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.