Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Constituency in Telangana

Karimnagar
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Lok Sabha constituency

Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Telangana
Assembly constituencies| Karimnagar
Choppadandi
Vemulawada
Sircilla
Manakondur
Huzurabad
Husnabad
Established| 1952
Total electors| 1,147,697[1]
Reservation| None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Bandi Sanjay Kumar
Minister of State for Home Affairs

Party|   BJP
Alliance|    NDA
Elected year| 2024
Preceded by| B. Vinod Kumar
BRS

Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.[2]

Bandi Sanjay of Bharatiya Janata Party is currently representing the constituency.

## History

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Since its inception in 1952 Karimnagar 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.[3]

After the formation of Telangana Rashtra Samithi the seat has been won by Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, the founder of TRS during the Telangana Agitation he won thrice from the constituency with huge margin.[4]

## Assembly segments

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Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:[2]

No  | Name  | District  | Member  | Party  | Leading

(in 2024)

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26  | Karimnagar | Karimnagar | Gangula Kamalakar |  | BRS |  | BJP
27  | Choppadandi (SC)  | Medipally Satyam  |  | INC |  | BJP
28  | Vemulawada | Rajanna Sircilla | Aadi Srinivas  |  | INC |  | BJP
29  | Sircilla | K. T. Rama Rao |  | BRS |  | BJP
30  | Manakondur (SC)  | Karimnagar | Dr. Kavvampally Satyanarayana  |  | INC |  | BJP
31  | Huzurabad | Padi Kaushik Reddy |  | BRS |  | BJP
32  | Husnabad | Siddipet | Ponnam Prabhakar |  | INC |  | INC

## Members of Parliament

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Year  | Member  | Party

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1952 | M. R. Krishna |  | Scheduled Castes Federation
Baddham Yella Reddy |  | People's Democratic Front
1957 | M. R. Krishna |  | Indian National Congress
M. Sri Ranga Rao
1962 | Juvvadi Ramapathy Rao
1967
1971 | Satyanarayana Rao |  | Telangana Praja Samithi
1977 |  | Indian National Congress
1980
1984 | Juvvadi Chokka Rao
1989
1991
1996 | L. Ramana |  | Telugu Desam Party
1998 | C. Vidyasagar Rao |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004 | K. Chandrashekar Rao |  | Bharat Rashtra Samithi
2006^
2008^
2009 | Ponnam Prabhakar |  | Indian National Congress
2014 | B. Vinod Kumar |  | Bharat Rashtra Samithi
2019 | Bandi Sanjay Kumar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party
2024

## Election results

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### General election, 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Karimnagar Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | 585,116  | 44.57  | 1.15
| INC | Velichala Rajender Rao  | 359,907  | 27.41  | 5.79
| BRS | B. Vinod Kumar | 282,163  | 21.49  | 14.13
| NOTA | None of the above  | 5,438  | 0.41  | 0.29
Majority | 225,209  | 17.16  | 9.36
Turnout | 1,312,852  | 72.54  | 3.02
| BJP hold | Swing |  |

### General Election, 2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Karimnagar Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| BJP | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | 498,276  | 43.42  | +24.34
| TRS | Boianapalli Vinod Kumar | 4,08,768  | 35.62  | −9.31
| INC | Ponnam Prabhakar | 1,79,258  | 15.62  | −11.09
| NOTA | None of the Above | 7,979  | 0.70  | +0.19
Majority | 89,508  | 7.80  |
Turnout | 10,94,551  | 69.52  |
| BJP gain from TRS | Swing | +16.83  |

### General Election, 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Karimnagar[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| TRS | Boianapalli Vinod Kumar | 505,783  | 44.93  |
| INC | Ponnam Prabhakar | 3,00,706  | 26.71  |
| BJP | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao | 2,14,828  | 19.08  |
| WPOI | Shaik Mahmood  | 39,308  | 3.49  |
| BSP | B. Laxman  | 11,328  | 1.00  |
| RPI(A) | Reddi Malla Srinivas  | 8,034  | 0.71  |
Majority | 2,05,007  | 18.22  |
Turnout | 11,25,691  | 74.71  |
| TRS gain from INC | Swing |  |

### General Election, 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Karimnagar Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Ponnam Prabhakar | 317,927  | 32.14  |
| TRS | Boianapalli Vinod Kumar | 2,67,684  | 27.06  |
| PRP | Velichala Rajender Rao  | 1,75,370  | 17.79  |
| BJP | Chandupatla Janga Reddy  | 1,22,337  | 12.37  |
Majority | 52000  | 5.08  |
Turnout | 9,89,301  | 66.12  |
| INC gain from TRS | Swing |  |

### By Election, 2006

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By Elections, 2006: Karimnagar  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| TRS | Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao | 378,030  | 47.61  | −3.98
| INC | T. Jeevan Reddy | 176,448  | 22.23  | +22.23
| TDP | L. Ramana | 170,268  | 21.44  | +21.44
| BJP | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao | 21,144  | 2.66  | −33.94
| Independent | Mazhar Mohiuddin  | 11,184  | 1.41  | +1.41
Majority | 201,582  | 25.39  | +34.93
Turnout | 7,93,941  | 55.9  |
| TRS gain from INC | Swing | -3.98  |

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### General Election, 2004

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General Elections, 2004: Karimnagar  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| TRS | Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao | 451,199  | 51.59  | +51.59
| BJP | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao | 320,031  | 36.60  | −13.13
| Independent | Mamidipalli Gangarajam  | 59,686  | 6.83  |
| BSP | Kothapalli Sandri Menayya  | 43,582  | 4.98  |
Majority | 131,168  | 14.99  | +64.72
Turnout | 874,498  | 65.12  | −1.64
| TRS gain from BJP | Swing | +51.59  |

## Trivia

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* C. Vidyasagar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra represented the constituency in 12th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha respectively.
* K. Chandrashekar Rao, former Chief Minister of Telangana represented the constituency in 14th Lok Sabha .

## See also

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* Karimnagar district
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

## References

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1. ^ Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014"
2. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 29.
3. ^ Karimnagar Lok Sabha
4. ^ In Karimnagar bypoll, TRS chief rides Telangana wave
5. ^ KARIMNAGAR LOK SABHA (GENERAL) ELECTIONS RESULT

## External links

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* Karimnagar lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

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