Gajwel

Gajwel, officially Gajwel–Pragnapur, is a town and a municipality in Siddipet district of the Indian state of Telangana.[3][2] Gajwel–Pragnapur Nagar Panchayat was constituted in 2012. The jurisdiction of the civic body is spread over an area of 49.00 km² (18.92 sq mi).[1]

Gajwel
Town
Gajwel–Pragnapur
Gajwel Location in Telangana, India Gajwel Gajwel (India)
Coordinates: 17.8517°N 78.6828°E
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Siddipet
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Gajwel–Pragnapur Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	49.00 km^2 (18.92 sq mi)
Elevation	568 m (1,864 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	24,961
• Density	510/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	502278
Vehicle registration	TS 36
Website	gajwelmunicipality.telangana.gov.in

Politics

Gajwel Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India.It is one of 10 constituencies in Siddipet district.[4] It consists of 6 mandals: Toopran, Kondapak, Gajwel, Jagadevpur, wargal, Markook and Mulug. J. B. Muthyal Rao is the First MLA of Gajwel. Gajwel Saidaiah won 4 times from 1962-1978. Telangana first Chief Minister Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao is MLA from Gajwel seat.

References

1. "Urban Local Body Information" (PDF). Directorate of City and Country Planning. Government of Telangana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
2. "District Census Handbook – Karimnagar" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 12, 44. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
3. "Gajwet-Pragnapur Municipatity, Siddipet District" (PDF). CDMA Telangana. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
4. "Live Telangana election results: TRS storms to power in the newly formed 29th state". Deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.