Charminar (Assembly constituency)

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Charminar
Constituency for the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
State Telangana
District Hyderabad
Total electors1,96,116
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAMumtaz Ahmed Khan
Party AIMIM
Elected year1967

Charminar Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 15 constituencies in capital city of Hyderabad. It is part of Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency.

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Syed Pasha Quadri won the assembly election from Charminar in 2014. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Extent of the constituency

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following neighbourhoods:

Neighbourhood
Charminar
Purana pul
Laad Bazaar
Moghalpura
Khilwat
Chaderghat (part)
Lal Darwaza (part)

Members of Legislative Assembly

DurationMemberPolitical party
1967-72 Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi Independent politician
1972-78 Syed Hassan Independent politician
1978-83 Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi Independent politician
1983-85 Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi Independent politician
1985-89 Mohd. Mukkarramuddin Independent politician
1989-94 Virasat Rasoot Khan All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
1994-99 Asaduddin Owaisi All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
1999-04 Asaduddin Owaisi All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
2004-09 Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
2009-14 Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
2014-18 Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen
2018-Incumbent Mumtaz Ahmed Khan All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

Election results

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2018

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2018: Charminar (Assembly constituency)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIMIM Mumtaz Ahmed Khan [6] 53,80853.7%-3.9
BJP T Uma Mahendra21,22221.2%new
INC Mohd Ghouse16,89916.9%+11.8
Majority32,58632.5%-0.7
Turnout 1,00,23550.3%-5.9
AIMIM hold Swing

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2014

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2014: Charminar (Assembly constituency)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
AIMIM Syed Ahmed Pasha Quadri [7] 62,94157.6%
TDP M A Basith26,32624.1%
TRS MirInayat Ali Qaudri8,2727.6%
Majority36,61533.2%
Turnout 1,10,21256.2%
AIMIM hold Swing +2.97

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  6. Charminar 2018 results
  7. Charminar 2014 results

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