# Dornakal Assembly constituency

Dornakal is a ST reserved constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. This region is occupied by more scheduled tribes in highest number. It is one of 12 constituencies in combined Warangal district, and one of the constituencies of Mahabubabad district. It is part of Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency.
Ram Chander Naik is the current MLA of the constituency.

## Mandals

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:
* Mandal
* Dornakal
* Maripeda
* Narsimhulapet
* Kuravi
* Chinna Gudur
* Danthalapally

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Duration | Member | Political party |
| 1957–62 | N. Ramchandra Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962–67 | N. Ramchandra Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1967–72 | N. Ramchandra Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1972–78 | N. Ramchandra Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1978–83 | Ramashayam Surender Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1983–85 | Ramashayam Surender Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1985–89 | Ramashayam Surender Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1989–94 | Dharamsoth Redya Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 1994–99 | Dharamsoth Redya Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 1999–04 | Dharamsoth Redya Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 2004–09 | Dharamsoth Redya Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 2009–14 | Satyavathi Rathod | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014–2018 | Dharamsoth Redya Naik | Indian National Congress |
| 2018–23 | Dharamsoth Redya Naik | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2023–incumbent | Jatoth Ram Chandru Naik | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2023: Dornakal (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Jatoth Ramachandru Naik | 115,587 | 60.01 |
| | BRS | D.S. Redya Naik | 62,456 | 32.42 |
| | Independent | Ratna Azmeera | 2,773 | 1.44 |
| | Independent | Bhukya Gopikrishna | 2,244 | 1.16 |
| | BSP | Guguloth Parvathi Naik | 1,892 | 0.98 |
| | BJP | Bhukya Sangeetha | 1,817 | 0.94 |
| | Telangana Jaghir Party | Ravi Kumar Vankudothu | 1,471 | 0.76 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,471 | 0.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,131 | 27.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,92,623 | |
| | INC gain from BRS | INC gain from BRS | Swing | |

### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Dornakal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TRS | D.S. Redya Naik | 88,307 | 50.73% |
| | TDP | Jatoth Ramachandru Naik | 70,926 | 40.74% |
| | Independent | Banoth Ravinder | 4,117 | 2.37% |
| | Independent | Bhukya Gopi Krishna | 2,107 | 1.21% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,036 | 1.17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,381 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,74,076 | 88.96% |
| | TRS gain from INC | TRS gain from INC | Swing | |

### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2014: Dornakal (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | D.S. Redya Naik | 84,170 | 51.45% |
| | TRS | Satyavathi Rathod | 60,639 | 37.07% |
| | TDP | Jatoth Ramachandru Naik | 8,384 | 5.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,531 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,591 | 87.27% |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |