Khammam Lok Sabha constituency

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Khammam
Lok Sabha constituency
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Khammam Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Telangana
Assembly constituencies Khammam
Palair
Madhira
Wyra
Sathupalle
Kothagudem
Aswaraopeta
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Elected year 2019

Khammam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India. [1]

Contents

Nama Nageswara Rao of Telangana Rashtra Samithi is currently representing the constituency for second time.

Overview

Since its inception in 1952 Khammam seat is Congress strong hold where it has won 12 times various other political outfits like Communist Party of India, Telugu Desam Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and YSR Congress Party have won it during different general elections.

Assembly segments

Khammam presently comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments: [1]

NoNameDistrictMemberParty
112 Khammam Khammam Thummala Nageswara Rao INC
113 Palair Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy INC
114 Madhira (SC) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka INC
115 Wyra (ST)Ramdas Maloth INC
116 Sathupalli (SC) Matta Ragamayee INC
117 Kothagudem Bhadradri Kothagudem Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao CPI
118 Aswaraopeta (ST)Jare Adinarayana INC

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1952 T. B. Vittal Rao People's Democratic Front (Hyderabad)
1957 Communist Party of India
1962 T. Lakshmi Kantamma Indian National Congress
1967
1971
1977 Jalagam Kondala Rao
1980 Indian National Congress
1984 Jalagam Vengala Rao Indian National Congress
1989
1991 P. V. Rangaiah Naidu
1996 Tammineni Veerabhadram Communist Party of India
1998 Nadendla Bhaskara Rao Indian National Congress
1999 Renuka Chowdhary
2004
2009 Nama Nageswara Rao Telugu Desam Party
2014 Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy YSR Congress Party
2019 Nama Nageswara Rao Telangana Rashtra Samithi

Election results

General election, 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy
BRS Nama Nageswara Rao
BJP Tandra Vinod Rao
CPI(M)
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

General election, 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BRS Nama Nageswara Rao 567,459 49.78
INC Renuka Chowdhury 3,99,39735.04
CPI(M) Boda Venkat57,1025.01
BJP Devaki Vasudeva Rao20,4881.80
JSP Narala Satyanarayana19,3151.69
NOTA None of the Above 15,8321.39
Majority1,68,06214.74
Turnout 11,39,84875.30
BRS gain from YSRCP Swing

General election, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Khammam [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCP Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy 4,21,95735.67
TDP Nama Nageswara Rao 4,09,98334.66
CPI Kankanala Narayana1,87,65315.86
BRS Budan Baig Shaik89,0637.53
Majority11,974
Turnout 11,82,89782.13+0.05
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

General election, 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Nama Nageswara Rao 4,69,36845.39
INC Renuka Chowdary 3,44,92033.36
PRP Jalagam Hemamalini1,87,65312.68
Majority1,24,448
Turnout 10,34,00982.08+3.59
TDP gain from INC Swing

General election, 2004

General Election, 2004: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Renuka Chowdary 5,18,04750.63
TDP Nama Nageswara Rao 4,09,15939.99
Majority1,08,888
Turnout 10,23,17778.79+4.02
INC hold Swing

General election, 1999

General Election, 1999: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Renuka Chowdary 3,28,59634.7%
TDP Baby Swarna Kumari3,20,19833.8
CPI(M) Guguloth Dharma1,84,42219.5
Majority8,3980.9
Turnout 9,48,08877.2
INC hold Swing

General election, 1998

General Election, 1998: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Nadendla Bhaskara Rao 3,63,74739.7
CPI(M) Tammineni Veerabhadram 3,52,08338.4
BJP Ravindra Naik Dharavath1,17,92612.9
Majority11,6641.3
Turnout 9,17,36974.7
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

General election, 1996

General Election, 1996: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Tammineni Veerabhadram 3,74,67541.8
INC P.V. Rangaiah Naidu IPS retired 3,11,38434.8
NTRTDP(LP) Nageswara Rao Koneru75,0728.4
Majority63,2917.1
Turnout 8,95,44172.6
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

General election, 1991

General Election, 1991: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC P.V. Rangaiah Naidu IPS retired 3,16,18643.2%
CPI(M) Tammineni Veerabhadram 3,10,26842.3%
Independent Gaddam Venkatramayya45,9996.3%
Majority5,9180.8%
Turnout 7,32,65070.2%
INC hold Swing

General election, 1962

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References

  1. 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 30.
  2. KHAMMAM LOK SABHA (GENERAL) ELECTIONS RESULT

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