Khammam Lok Sabha constituency
| Khammam TG-17 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Khammam Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Telangana |
| Assembly constituencies | Khammam Palair Madhira Wyra Sathupalle Kothagudem Aswaraopeta |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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
Election results
General election, 2024
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 30.
- ^ 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.
- ^ EENADU (30 April 2024). "అత్యధిక మెజార్టీ నామాదే" (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.