Telangana Election Results: Payal Shanker Wins Adilabad Assembly

In the general election to the Adilabad constituent assembly, Payal Shankar of Bharathiya janatha party (BJP) managed to win against Jogu ramanna of Bharath Rashthra Samiti, for a total votes of 67608 with the majority of 6,692. Kandi Srinivasa Reddy of Indian National congress, who is in the third position, acquired 47,724 votes.

Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state of Telangana. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.

In the 2014 elections, Jagu Tamanna of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) secured a significant victory, triumphing over Payal Shankar by a substantial margin of 14,711 votes. Ramanna garnered 58,705 votes, while Payal Shankar received 43,994 votes.

In the 2018 election, Jogu Ramanna secured a re-election victory, once again defeating Payal Shankar by a considerable margin of 26,606 votes. Ramanna received 74,050 votes, while Payal Shankar garnered 47,444 votes in this electoral contest. Concurrently, Gandhrath Sujatha of the Indian National Congress (INC) accumulated 32,200 votes in the same election.

Examining the overall election outcome in Telangana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured only a handful of seats, with Adilabad being one of the few constituencies won. The 2023 election results indicate a notable shift in favor of the Indian National Congress (INC), which emerged victorious in approximately 65 seats. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), a prominent political force in the state, experienced a setback in the 2023 elections.

(This story is part of a Timeline. internship project “Whom They Voted For: Celebrating The National Festival”. This internship project is being organised aimed at helping young minds understand the electoral process of the country.)