Khammam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Khammam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.[2]

Khammam
Lok Sabha Constituency
Boundary of Khammam Constituency in Telangana
IncumbentNama Nageswara Rao
Parliamentary PartyTelangana Rashtra Samithi
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
Established1952–present
StateTelangana
Total Electors14,40,289[1]
Assembly ConstituenciesKhammam
Palair
Madhira
Wyra
Sathupalle
Kothagudem
Aswaraopeta

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:[2]

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None)
112 Khammam None
113 Palair None
114 Madhira SC
115 Wyra ST
116 Sathupalle SC
117 Kothagudem None
118 Aswaraopeta ST

Members of Parliament
Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
First1952-57T. B. Vittal RaoPeople's Democratic Front (Hyderabad)
Second1957-62T. B. Vittal RaoCommunist Party of India
Third1962-67T. Lakshmi KantammaIndian National Congress
Fourth1967-71T. Lakshmi KantammaIndian National Congress
Fifth1971-77T. Lakshmi KantammaIndian National Congress
Sixth1977-80Jalagam Kondala RaoIndian National Congress
Seventh1980-84Jalagam Kondala RaoIndian National Congress
Eighth1984-89Jalagam Vengala RaoIndian National Congress
Ninth1989-91Jalagam Vengala RaoIndian National Congress
Tenth1991-96P.V. Rangayya NayuduIndian National Congress
Eleventh1996-98Veerabhadram TammineniCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Twelfth1998-99Nadendla Bhaskara RaoIndian National Congress
Thirteenth1999-04Renuka ChowdharyIndian National Congress
Fourteenth2004-09Renuka ChowdharyIndian National Congress
Fifteenth2009-14Nama Nageswara RaoTelugu Desam Party
Sixteenth2014-19Ponguleti Srinivas ReddyYSR Congress Party
Seventeenth2019-IncumbentNama Nageswara RaoTelangana Rashtra Samithi

Election results

General Election, 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
TRS Nama Nageswara Rao 5,67,459 49.78
INC Renuka Chowdhury 3,99,397 35.04
CPI (M) Boda Venkat 57,102 5.01
BJP Devaki Vasudeva Rao 20,488 1.80
Jana Sena Narala Satyanarayana 19,315 1.69
NOTA None of the Above 15,832 1.39
Majority 1,68,062 14.74
Turnout 11,39,848 75.30
TRS gain from YSRCP Swing

General Election, 2014
General Election, 2014: Khammam[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
YSRCP Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy 4,21,957 35.67
TDP Nama Nageswara Rao 4,09,983 34.66
CPI Kankanala Narayana 1,87,653 15.86
TRS Budan Baig Shaik 89,063 7.53
Majority 11,974
Turnout 11,82,897 82.13 +0.05
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

General Election, 2009
General Election, 2009: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
TDP Nama Nageswara Rao 4,69,368 45.39
INC Renuka Chowdary 3,44,920 33.36
Praja Rajyam Jalagam Hemamalini 1,87,653 12.68
Majority 1,24,448
Turnout 10,34,009 82.08 +3.59
TDP gain from INC Swing

General Election, 2004
General Election, 2004: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Renuka Chowdary 5,18,047 50.63
TDP Nama Nageswara Rao 4,09,159 39.99
Majority 1,08,888
Turnout 10,23,177 78.79 +4.02
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1999
General Election, 1999: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Renuka Chowdary 3,28,596 34.7%
TDP Baby Swarna Kumari 3,20,198 33.8
CPI (M) Guguloth Dharma 1,84,422 19.5
Majority 8,398 0.9
Turnout 9,48,088 77.2
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1998
General Election, 1998: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Nadendla Bhaskara Rao 3,63,747 39.7
CPI (M) Tammineni Veerabhadram 3,52,083 38.4
BJP Ravindra Naik Dharavath 1,17,926 12.9
Majority 11,664 1.3
Turnout 9,17,369 74.7
INC gain from CPI (M) Swing

General Election, 1996
General Election, 1996: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI (M) Tammineni Veerabhadram 3,74,675 41.8
INC P.V. Rangaiah Naidu 3,11,384 34.8
NTRTDP(LP) Nageswara Rao Koneru 75,072 8.4
Majority 63,291 7.1
Turnout 8,95,441 72.6
CPI (M) gain from INC Swing

General Election, 1991
General Election, 1991: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC P.V. Rangaiah Naidu 3,16,186 43.2%
CPI (M) Tammineni Veerabhadram 3,10,268 42.3%
Independent Gaddam Venkatramayya 45,999 6.3%
Majority 5,918 0.8%
Turnout 7,32,650 70.2%
INC hold Swing

Trivia
  • Jalagam Vengala Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh represented the constituency in Eighth and Ninth Lok Sabha respectively.
  • Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh represented the constituency in Twelfth Lok Sabha.

See also

References
  1. Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014"
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 30.
  3. KHAMMAM LOK SABHA (GENERAL) ELECTIONS RESULT

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