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.[1]

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

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]

NoNameDistrictMemberPartyLeading
(in 2024)
112KhammamKhammamThummala Nageswara RaoINCINC
113PalairPonguleti Srinivasa ReddyINCINC
114Madhira (SC)Mallu Bhatti VikramarkaINCINC
115Wyra (ST)Ramdas MalothINCINC
116Sathupalli (SC)Matta RagamayeeINCINC
117KothagudemBhadradri KothagudemKunamneni Sambasiva RaoCPIINC
118Aswaraopeta (ST)Jare AdinarayanaINCINC


Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1952T. B. Vittal RaoPeople's Democratic Front (Hyderabad)
1957Communist Party of India
1962T. Lakshmi KantammaIndian National Congress
1967
1971
1977Jalagam Kondala Rao
1980Indian National Congress
1984Jalagam Vengala RaoIndian National Congress
1989
1991P. V. Rangaiah Naidu
1996Tammineni VeerabhadramCommunist Party of India
1998Nadendla Bhaskara RaoIndian National Congress
1999Renuka Chowdhary
2004
2009Nama Nageswara RaoTelugu Desam Party
2014Ponguleti Srinivas ReddyYSR Congress Party
2019Nama Nageswara RaoTelangana Rashtra Samithi
2024Ramasahayam Raghuram ReddyIndian National Congress

Election results

General election, 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCRamasahayam Raghuram Reddy 766,929 61.29 26.25
BRSNama Nageswara Rao299,08223.90 25.88
BJPTandra Vinod Rao118,6369.48 7.68
NOTANone of the Above6,7820.54 0.85
Majority467,84737.39 22.65
Turnout1,251,28376.09 0.79
INC gain from BRSSwing

General election, 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BRSNama Nageswara Rao 567,459 49.78
INCRenuka Chowdhury3,99,39735.04
CPI(M)Boda Venkat57,1025.01
BJPDevaki Vasudeva Rao20,4881.80
JSPNarala Satyanarayana19,3151.69
NOTANone of the Above15,8321.39
Majority1,68,062[2]14.74
Turnout11,39,84875.30
BRS gain from YSRCPSwing

General election, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Khammam[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCPPonguleti Srinivasa Reddy 421,957 35.67
TDPNama Nageswara Rao4,09,98334.66
CPIKankanala Narayana1,87,65315.86
BRSBudan Baig Shaik89,0637.53
Majority11,974
Turnout11,82,89782.13+0.05
YSRCP gain from TDPSwing

General election, 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDPNama Nageswara Rao4,69,36845.39
INCRenuka Chowdary3,44,92033.36
PRPJalagam Hemamalini1,87,65312.68
Majority1,24,448
Turnout10,34,00982.08+3.59
TDP gain from INCSwing

General election, 2004

General Election, 2004: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCRenuka Chowdary5,18,04750.63
TDPNama Nageswara Rao4,09,15939.99
Majority1,08,888
Turnout10,23,17778.79+4.02
INC holdSwing

General election, 1999

General Election, 1999: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCRenuka Chowdary3,28,59634.7%
TDPBaby Swarna Kumari3,20,19833.8
CPI(M)Guguloth Dharma1,84,42219.5
Majority8,3980.9
Turnout9,48,08877.2
INC holdSwing

General election, 1998

General Election, 1998: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCNadendla Bhaskara Rao3,63,74739.7
CPI(M)Tammineni Veerabhadram3,52,08338.4
BJPRavindra Naik Dharavath1,17,92612.9
Majority11,6641.3
Turnout9,17,36974.7
INC gain from CPI(M)Swing

General election, 1996

General Election, 1996: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M)Tammineni Veerabhadram3,74,67541.8
INCP.V. Rangaiah Naidu IPS retired3,11,38434.8
NTRTDP(LP)Nageswara Rao Koneru75,0728.4
Majority63,2917.1
Turnout8,95,44172.6
CPI(M) gain from INCSwing

General election, 1991

General Election, 1991: Khammam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCP.V. Rangaiah Naidu IPS retired3,16,18643.2%
CPI(M)Tammineni Veerabhadram3,10,26842.3%
IndependentGaddam Venkatramayya45,9996.3%
Majority5,9180.8%
Turnout7,32,65070.2%
INC holdSwing

General election, 1962

  • T. Lakshikantamma (Indian National Congress) : 163,806 votes
  • T B Vittal Rao (CPI) : 1,51,7460

Trivia

See also

References

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