Goshamahal Assembly constituency explained

Goshamahal
Mla:T. Raja Singh
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Loksabha Cons:Hyderabad
Constituency No:65
Latest Election Year:2023
State:Telangana
District:Hyderabad
Electors:2,86,264
Reservation:None
Type:SLA

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, among which the Lodhi community is dominant.[5]

T. Raja Singh 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 and got elected for a historic consecutive third term in 2023. The constituency before 2008 was Maharaj Ganj and its legislator was Prem Singh Rathore from BJP.

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

ElectionMemberParty
2004Mukesh Goud
2009
2014T. Raja Singh
2018
2023

Election results

2009

Trivia

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cases against former BJP MLA Tiger of tigers sher Raja Singh double in four years . . Mahesh Buddi . 20 November 2018.
  2. Web site: TRS, MIM poll pact in the offing . . 2014-03-09 . 2014-06-05.
  3. Web site: Telugu Desam Party sees MIM-Congress deal . . 2014-04-14 . 2014-06-05.
  4. Web site: Hyderabad MLAs look for safer seats . The Times of India. 2014-03-10 . 2014-06-05.
  5. Web site: How Raja Singh of Hyderabad's Goshamahal Emerged as the New Poster Boy of Hindutva.
  6. Web site: Cong, MIM repeat success story - The Times of India . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2009-05-17 . 2014-06-05.
  7. Web site: Yunus Y Lasania . Keen contest in Goshamahal . The Hindu . 2014-04-17 . 2014-06-05.