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

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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

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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 INC INC
114 Madhira (SC) Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka INC INC
115 Wyra (ST) Ramdas Maloth INC INC
116 Sathupalli (SC) Matta Ragamayee INC INC
117 Kothagudem Bhadradri Kothagudem Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao CPI INC
118 Aswaraopeta (ST) Jare Adinarayana INC INC


Members of Parliament

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Year Member Party
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 (Marxist)
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
2024 Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy Indian National Congress

Election results

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General election, 2024

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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

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2019 Indian general elections: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BRS Nama Nageswara Rao 567,459 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
JSP Narala Satyanarayana 19,315 1.69
NOTA None of the Above 15,832 1.39
Majority 1,68,062[3] 14.74
Turnout 11,39,848 75.30
BRS gain from YSRCP Swing

General election, 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Khammam[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy 421,957 35.67
TDP Nama Nageswara Rao 4,09,983 34.66
CPI Kankanala Narayana 1,87,653 15.86
BRS Budan Baig Shaik 89,063 7.53
Majority 11,974 1.01
Turnout 11,82,897 82.13 +0.05
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

General election, 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Nama Nageswara Rao 4,69,368 45.39
INC Renuka Chowdary 3,44,920 33.36
PRP 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

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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

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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

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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

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General Election, 1996: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Tammineni Veerabhadram 3,74,675 41.8
INC P.V. Rangaiah Naidu IPS retired 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

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General Election, 1991: Khammam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P.V. Rangaiah Naidu IPS retired 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

General election, 1962

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

Trivia

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See also

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References

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  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.
  4. ^ KHAMMAM LOK SABHA (GENERAL) ELECTIONS RESULT
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