Peddapalli (Lok Sabha constituency)
Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes[2]
| Peddapalli | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Boundary of Peddapalli Constituency in Telangana | |
| Incumbent | Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta |
| Parliamentary Party | TRS |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1962–present |
| State | Telangana |
| Total Electors | 14,25,361[1] |
| Assembly Constituencies | Peddapalli Chennur Bellampalli Mancherial Dharmapuri Ramagundam Manthani |
Overview
Since its inception in 1962 Peddapalli seat is a Congress stronghold, various political outfits like the Telangana Praja Samithi and the Telugu Desam Party have won it during different general elections.
After the formation of Telangana the Telangana Rashtra Samithi won the seat for the first time in 2014 General Election.
Assembly segments
Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chennur | SC |
| 3 | Bellampalli | SC |
| 4 | Mancherial | None |
| 22 | Dharmapuri | SC |
| 23 | Ramagundam | None |
| 24 | Manthani | None |
| 25 | Peddapalle | None |
Members of Parliament
| LokSabha | Duration | Name of the Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1952-1957 | Does not exist | -- | |
| Second | 1957-1962 | Does not exist | -- | |
| Third | 1962-1967 | M. R. Krishna | Indian National Congress | |
| Fourth | 1967-1971 | M. R. Krishna | Indian National Congress | |
| Fifth | 1971-1977 | V. Tulasiram | Telangana Praja Samithi | |
| Sixth | 1977-1980 | V. Tulasiram | Indian National Congress | |
| Seventh | 1980-1984 | K. Rajamallu | Indian National Congress | |
| Eighth | 1984-1989 | G. Bhoopathy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Ninth | 1989-1991 | G. Venkat Swamy | Indian National Congress | |
| Tenth | 1991-1996 | G. Venkat Swamy | Indian National Congress | |
| Eleventh | 1996-1998 | G. Venkat Swamy | Indian National Congress | |
| Twelfth | 1998-1999 | Chellamalla Suguna Kumari | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Thirteenth | 1999-2004 | Chellamalla Suguna Kumari | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Fourteenth | 2004-2009 | G. Venkat Swamy | Indian National Congress | |
| Fifteenth | 2009-2014 | G. Vivek | Indian National Congress | |
| Sixteenth | 2014-2019 | Balka Suman | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
| Seventeenth | 2019-2024 | Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
Election results
General Election, 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta | 4,41,321 | 45.49 | ||
| INC | Agam Chandrasekhar | 3,46,141 | 35.68 | ||
| BJP | Sogala Kumar | 92,606 | 9.55 | ||
| IND. | Kuntala Narsaiah | 18,219 | 1.88 | ||
| BSP | Bala Kalyan Panja | 10,203 | 1.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,971 | 0.92 | ||
| Majority | 95,180 | 9.81 | |||
| Turnout | 9,70,165 | 65.59 | -6.34 | ||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
General Election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Balka Suman | 5,65,496 | 56.82 | ||
| INC | G. Vivek | 2,74,338 | 27.57 | ||
| TDP | Dr. Janapati Sarat Babu | 63,334 | 6.36 | ||
| RP (K) | Velthuru Mallaiah | 45,977 | 4.62 | ||
| BSP | Tagaram Shankar Lal | 9,449 | 0.95 | ||
| Pyramid Party of India | Kalvala Shankar | 9,288 | 0.65 | ||
| RPI | Kalvala Sanjeev | 8,609 | 0.60 | ||
| Majority | 2,91,158 | 28.48 | |||
| Turnout | 10,22,184 | 71.93 | +6.02 | ||
| TRS gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Election, 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | G. Vivek | 3,13,748 | 34.7% | ||
| TRS | Gomasa Srinivas | 2,64,731 | 29.28% | ||
| Praja Rajyam | Arepelli David Raju | 1,75,605 | 19.42% | ||
| Majority | 49,017 | 5.42 | |||
| Turnout | 9,04,084 | 68.72% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Election, 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | G. Venkat Swamy | 572,207 | 60.91 | +15.52 | |
| TDP | Suguna Kumari | 309,072 | 32.90 | -14.34 | |
| BSP | Kannam Raghu | 26,554 | 2.8 | ||
| Independent | Kampelli Srinivas | 14,151 | 1.51 | ||
| Independent | Maddela Odelu | 8,829 | 0.94 | ||
| Independent | Kamilla Jaya Rao | 8,637 | 0.92 | ||
| Majority | 263,135 | 28.01 | +29.86 | ||
| Turnout | 939,450 | 67.78 | +0.04 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | +15.52 | |||
Trivia
- The Lok Sabha constituency includes three assembly constituencies from Adilabad district i.e. Chennur, Bellampalli, Mancherial
- G. Venkat Swamy, former Union Minister represented the constituency in Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Fourteenth Lok Sabha respectively.
See also
- Karimnagar district
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014"
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 29.
- Peddapalli Lok Sabha (General) Elections Result
- "Election Results 2009" (pdf). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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