Medak Lok Sabha constituency
| Medak Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
 Boundary of Medak Constituency in Telangana | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
Medak Lok Sabha constituency (Telugu: మెదక్ లోక సభ నియోజకవర్గం) is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.[2][3]
Kotha Prabhakar Reddy of Telangana Rashtra Samithi is representing the constituency for the first time.
Overview
Since its inception in 1957 Medak seat is a Congress stronghold, various political outfits like the Telangana Praja Samithi, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Telugu Desam Party have won it during different general elections.
After the formation of Telangana Rashtra Samithi the seat has been won by four different candidates in three general elections including its founder and current Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrashekar Rao and actress Vijayashanti
Assembly segments
Medak Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Siddipet | None |
| 34 | Medak | None |
| 37 | Narsapur | None |
| 39 | Sangareddy | None |
| 40 | Patancheru | None |
| 41 | Dubbak | None |
| 42 | Gajwel | None |
Members of Parliament
Election results
2014 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Kotha Prabhakar Reddy | 5,71,800 | 58.03 | +2.83 | |
| INC | Sunitha Laxma Reddy V | 2,10,523 | 21.36 | -0.51 | |
| BJP | Jagga Reddy | 1,86,334 | 18.91 | +3.65 | |
| Majority | 3,61,277 | 36.67 | +3.34 | ||
| Turnout | 9,85,251 | ||||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
General Election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | K. Chandrashekar Rao | 6,57,492 | 55.2 | ||
| INC | P. Shravan Kumar Reddy | 2,60,463 | 21.87 | ||
| BJP | Chaganla Narendra Nath | 1,81,804 | 15.26 | ||
| BSP | Y.Shankar Goud | 6,643 | 0.56 | ||
| Majlis Bachao Tehreek | Iqbal Ali Zafar | 5,010 | 0.42 | ||
| RPI(A) | Kompelli Prabhudas | 7,599 | 0.64 | ||
| YSRCP | Prabhugoud Pullaiahgari | 11,752 | 0.98 | ||
| Pyramid Party of India | Bomma Balesham | 3,297 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | Kundeti Ravi | 33,507 | 2.81 | ||
| Independent | Gajabinkar Bansilal | 3,281 | 0.27 | ||
| Independent | Gurjada Bheeraiah Yadav | 2,053 | 0.17 | ||
| Independent | Balaraju Mittapally | 2,973 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Meka Subba Rao | 4,441 | 0.37 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,696 | 0.90 | ||
| Majority | 3,97,029 | 33.33 | |||
| Turnout | 11,91,096 | 80.08 | +3.8 | ||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
General Election, 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Vijaya Shanthi. M | 3,88,839 | 36.67% | ||
| INC | Narendra Nath Chengala | 3,82,762 | 36.12% | ||
| PRP | Khaja Quayum Anwar | 1,20,812 | 11.39% | ||
| Majority | 6,077 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,60,272 | 80.08% | |||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
General Election, 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | A. Narendra | 453,738 | 50.36 | +50.36 | |
| BJP | P Ramchandra Reddy | 329,972 | 36.62 | -11.58 | |
| BSP | Suryaprakash Nalla | 52,273 | 5.80 | ||
| Independent | Md Ulfathali | 34,476 | 3.83 | ||
| Independent | K Laxmaiah Yadav | 18,457 | 2.05 | ||
| Independent | P Jeevula naik | 12,099 | 1.34 | ||
| Majority | 124,766 | 13.74 | +61.94 | ||
| Turnout | 901,015 | 71.60 | +0.41 | ||
| TRS hold | Swing | +50.36 | |||
Trivia
- Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was holding the seat when she was assassinated in 1984.
- Telangana first Chief Minister, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao won the seat by a margin of 3.7 lakh votes in 2014 General Election,but he later vacated it.[6][7][8][9]
See also
References
- ^ Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014"
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 29.
- ^ "Kavita versus Vijayashanti in Andhra's Medak Lok Sabha seat? - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
- ^ MEDAK LOK SABHA BY-ELECTIONS RESULT
- ^ MEDAK LOK SABHA (GENERAL) ELECTIONS RESULT
- ^ "TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao resigns from Medak Lok Sabha seat | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
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