Medak (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Medak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.
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 former Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrashekar Rao and actress Vijayashanti
Assembly segments
Medak Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading
(in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Siddipet | Siddipet | T. Harish Rao | BRS | BRS | ||
| 34 | Medak | Medak | Mynampally Rohit | INC | BJP | ||
| 37 | Narsapur | Vakiti Sunitha Laxma Reddy | BRS | INC | |||
| 39 | Sangareddy | Sangareddy | Chinta Prabhakar | BRS | INC | ||
| 40 | Patancheru | Gudem Mahipal Reddy | INC | BJP | |||
| 41 | Dubbak | Siddipet | Kotha Prabhakar Reddy | BRS | BRS | ||
| 42 | Gajwel | K. Chandrashekar Rao | BRS | BRS | |||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | N. M. Jaisoorya | People's Democratic Front (Hyderabad) | |
| 1957 | P. Hanmanth Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Sangam Laxmi Bai | ||
| 1971 | Mallikarjun Goud | Telangana Praja Samithi | |
| 1977 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1980 | Indira Gandhi | ||
| 1984 | P. Manik Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989 | M. Baga Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 1998 | |||
| 1999 | A. Narendra | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2004 | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | ||
| 2009 | Vijayashanti | ||
| 2014 | K. Chandrashekar Rao | ||
| 2014^ | Kotha Prabhakar Reddy | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Raghunandan Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
^By-Poll
Election results
General election, 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raghunandan Rao | 471,217 | 33.99 |  16.47
| |
| INC | Nilam Madhu Mudiraj | 4,32,078 | 31.17 | 6.86
| |
| BRS | Venkatarami Reddy | 3,96,790 | 28.62 |  23.2
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Majority | 39,139 | ||||
| Turnout | 13,86,239 | 75.09 | 3.34
| ||
| BJP gain from BRS | Swing | ||||
General election, 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Kotha Prabhakar Reddy | 596,048 | 51.82 | −6.21 | |
| INC | Gali Anil Kumar | 2,79,621 | 24.31 | +2.95 | |
| BJP | Raghunandan Rao | 2,01,567 | 17.52 | −0.39 | |
| IND. | Thumalapally Pruthviraj | 18,813 | 1.64 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 15,390 | 1.34 | ||
| Majority | 3,16,427 | 27.51 | +3.34 | ||
| Turnout | 11,50,331 | 71.75 | +3.96 | ||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
General By-Election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Kotha Prabhakar Reddy | 5,71,810 | 55.24 | ||
| INC | Vakiti Sunitha Laxma Reddy | 2,10,524 | 20.34 | ||
| BJP | Jagga Reddy | 1,86,343 | 18.00 | ||
| Majority | 3,61,286 | 34.54 | + | ||
| Turnout | 10,46,114 | 67.79 | |||
| 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 | ||
| IND. | Kundeti Ravi | 33,507 | 2.81 | ||
| YSRCP | Prabhugoud Pullaiahgari | 27,412 | 0.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,696 | 0.90 | ||
| Majority | 3,97,029 | 33.33 | |||
| Turnout | 12,93,548 | 77.70 | +1.41 | ||
| 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 | 76.29 | |||
| 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 gain from BJP | 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.
See also
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.
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- ^ Election Commission of India (6 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Medak". Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ MEDAK LOK SABHA POLLS RESULT
- ^ The Hindu (16 September 2014). "TRS wins Medak Lok Sabha seat". Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ MEDAK LOK SABHA BY-ELECTIONS RESULT
- ^ MEDAK LOK SABHA (GENERAL) ELECTIONS RESULT
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