Khammam Lok Sabha constituency

Khammam
TG-17
Lok Sabha constituency
Khammam Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTelangana
Assembly constituenciesKhammam
Palair
Madhira
Wyra
Sathupalle
Kothagudem
Aswaraopeta
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2024

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

Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy of Indian National Congress is currently representing the constituency for First 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]

No Name District Member Party Leading
(in 2024)
112 Khammam Khammam Thummala Nageswara Rao INC INC
113 Palair Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy
114 Madhira (SC) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
115 Wyra (ST) Ramdas Maloth
116 Sathupalli (SC) Matta Ragamayee
117 Kothagudem Bhadradri Kothagudem Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao CPI
118 Aswaraopeta (ST) Jare Adinarayana INC

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
Hyderabad State
1952 T. B. Vittal Rao People's Democratic Front (Hyderabad)
Andhra Pradesh
1957 T. B. Vittal Rao 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 (Marxist)
1998 Nadendla Bhaskara Rao Indian National Congress
1999 Renuka Chowdhary
2004
2009 Nama Nageswara Rao Telugu Desam Party
Telangana
2014 Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy YSR Congress Party
2019 Nama Nageswara Rao Telangana Rashtra Samithi
2024 Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy Indian National Congress

Election results

General election, 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Khammam[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy 766,929 61.29 26.25
BRS Nama Nageswara Rao 299,082 23.90 25.88
BJP Tandra Vinod Rao 118,636 9.48 7.68
NOTA None of the Above 6,782 0.54 0.85
Majority 467,847 37.39 22.65
Turnout 1,251,283 76.09 0.79
INC gain from BRS Swing

General election, 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BRS Nama Nageswara Rao 567,459 49.78
INC Renuka Chowdhury 399,397 35.04
CPI(M) Boda Venkat 57,102 5.01
BJP Devaki Vasudeva Rao 20,488 1.80
JSP Narala Satyanarayana 19,315 1.69
NOTA None of the Above 15,832 1.39
Majority 168,062[3] 14.74
Turnout 1,139,848 75.30
BRS gain from YSRCP Swing

General Election, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy 422,434 35.53
TDP Nama Nageswara Rao 410,230 34.51
CPI Kankanala Narayana 187,702 15.79
TRS Budan Baig Shaik 89,124 7.50
BSP Dodda Ram Babu 4,761 0.40
Independent 20 Independent Candidates 55,466 4.67
Others 2 Other Candidates 9,141 0.77
NOTA None of the Above 4,991 0.42
Majority 12,204 1.02
Turnout
YSRCP hold Swing

General Election, 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Nama Nageswara Rao 469,368 45.39
INC Renuka Chowdhury 344,920 33.36
PRP Jalagam Hemamalini 131,135 12.68
BJP Kapilavai Ravinder 9,644 0.93
BSP Thondapu Venkateswara Rao 6,302 0.61
Others Other 3 Candidates 19,047 1.83
Independent 5 Independent Candidates 53,593 5.11
Majority 124,448 12.03
Turnout
TDP hold 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

1999 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Renuka Chowdhury 328,596 35.85
TDP Baby Swarna Kumari Maddineni 320,198 34.93
CPI(M) Guguloth Dharma 184,422 20.12
Independent Aruna Chandra 52,971 5.78
Others 3 Other Candidates 19,905 2.17
Independent 6 Independent Candidates 10,479 1.14
Majority 8,398 0.92
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1998

1998 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nadendla Bhaskar Rao 363,747 40.30
CPI(M) Thammineni Veerabhadram 352,083 39.01
BJP Ravindra Naik Dharavath 117,926 13.07
Independent Aruna Chandra 55,624 6.16
Independent Gopagani Narasaiah 4,536 0.50
Independent Annavarapu Rajeswar Rao 4,102 0.45
Independent Danda Lingaiah 3,248 0.36
Independent Banoth Bikna 1,230 0.14
Majority 11,664 1.29
Turnout
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

General Election, 1996

1996 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Veerabhadram Tammineni 374,675 42.82
INC P. V. Rangaiah Naidu 311,384 35.59
NTRTDP(LP) Nageswara Rao Koneru 75,072 8.58
Independent Sadineni Venkateswarlu 45,749 5.23
BJP Jayachandra Reddy Reddyvari 28,823 3.29
AIIC(T) Khadaar Ali Sayyad 1,467 0.17
Independent Other 22 Independent Candidates 37,831 4.33
Majority 63,291 7.23
Turnout
CPI(M) hold Swing

General Election, 1996

1996 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rangayya Nayudu P. V. 316,186 44.20
CPI(M) Tammineni Veerabhadram 310,268 43.37
Independent Gaddam Venkatramayya 45,999 6.43
BJP Ali Khadar Sayyad 12,852 1.80
JP Arvapalli Vidya Sagar 2,596 0.36
BSP Suryanarayana Jamgeti 1,208 0.17
Independent Other 12 Independents 26,319 3.68
Majority 5,918 0.83
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1991

1991 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rangayya Nayudu P. V. 316,186 44.20
CPI(M) Tammineni Veerabhadram 310,268 43.37
Independent Gaddam Venkatramayya 45,999 6.43
BJP Ali Khadar Sayyad 12,852 1.80
JP Arvapalli Vidya Sagar 2,596 0.36
BSP Suryanarayana Jamgeti 1,208 0.17
Independent Other 12 Independent Candidates 26,319 3.68
Majority 5,918 0.83
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1989

1989 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jalagam Vengala Rao 388,461 49.68 4.98
CPI(M) Yalamanchili Radhakrishna Murthy 329,209 42.10 21.79
Independent Gaddam Venkatramalah 49,862 6.38
Independent Padiga Yerraiah 7,493 0.96
Independent Gandhuri Lalaiah 6,908 0.88
Majority 59,252 7.58
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1984

1984 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jalagam Vengala Rao 261,056 44.70
CPI Nallamala Prasad Rao 169,557 29.04
CPI(M) Parsa Satyanarayana 118,609 20.31
Independent Kandala Narsimha Reddy 30,126 5.16
Independent Chinthirala Joga Rao 3,725 0.64
Independent Banoth Laxma Nayak 895 0.15
Majority 91,499 15.66
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1980

1980 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Kondala Rao Jalagam 201,559 42.13
INC(U) Upendraiah Samineni 106,076 22.17
CPI(M) Yalamanchili Radhakrishna Murthy 101,959 21.31
Independent Maddi China Venkat Reddy 32,378 6.77
Independent B. Lakshmi Naik 12,840 2.68
Independent K. Ram Mohan Rao 12,181 2.55
Independent Kama John 5,007 1.05
Independent Anuapurna Visalaksi Aluri 3,807 0.80
Independent Lingala Jamalaih 2,643 0.55
Majority 95,483 19.96
Turnout
INC(I) hold Swing

General Election, 1977

1977 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jalagam Kondala Rao 208,617 51.30
CPI(M) Yalamanchili Radha Krishna Murthy 122,628 30.16
CPI Nallamala Prasada Rao 72,530 17.84
Independent K. I. Vidya Sagar 2,868 0.71
Majority 85,989 21.14
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1971

1971 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. Lakshmi Kantamma 137,830 36.94
TPS Chekuri Kasaiah 121,369 32.53
CPI(M) Manchikanti Ram Kishan Rao 92,012 24.66
Independent Kama John 12,333 3.31
Telangana Congress Kannekanti Sreenivas Rao 5,313 1.42
INC(O) Gogineni Satyanarayana Rao 4,246 1.14
Majority 16,461 4.41
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1967

1967 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. Lakshmikantamma 200,534 53.12
CPI(M) M. K. Rao 89,206 23.63
CPI R. Janakirammayya 67,068 17.76
ABJS M. Narasimharao 20,730 5.49
Majority 111,328 29.49
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1962

1962 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. Lakshikantamma 163,806 49.78
CPI T. B. Vittal Rao 151,746 46.11
Independent Golla Venkateswarlu 13,529 4.11
Majority 12,060 3.67
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1957

1957 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PDF Vittal Rao 106,627 44.27
INC Kolipak Kishan Rao 101,090 41.97
Independent P. Veeriah 23,842 9.90
Independent Kondapalli Srinivasa Rao 9,278 3.85
Majority 5,537 2.30
Turnout
PDF hold Swing

General Election, 1952

1952 Indian general election: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PDF T. B. Vittala Rao 101,223 53.82
INC Gadiurm Krishna Reddy 28,591 15.20
Independent K. Saayanarayana Rao 16,360 8.70
Socialist Devulopalli Ramanuja Rao 15,527 8.26
Independent Ram Kishore 13,332 7.09
Independent R. Shankarayya 13,031 6.93
Majority 72,632 38.62
Turnout
PDF hold Swing

Trivia

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 30.
  2. ^ The New Indian Express (5 June 2024). "Bizman Raghuram helps Congress secure historic win in Khammam". Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  3. ^ EENADU (30 April 2024). "అత్యధిక మెజార్టీ నామాదే" (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

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