Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency explained

Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency should not be confused with Peddapalle Assembly constituency.

Type:LS
Peddapalli
Established:1962
Party:Indian National Congress
Mp:Vamsi Krishna Gaddam
Reservation:SC
Latest Election Year:2024
State:Telangana
Electors:1,425,361[1]
Assembly Cons:Chennur
Bellampalli
Mancherial
Dharmapuri
Ramagundam
Manthani
Peddapalle

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]

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]

NameDistrictMemberPartyLeading
2Chennur (SC)MancherialGaddam Vivek Venkatswamy
3Bellampalli (SC)Gaddam Vinod Kumar
4MancherialKokkirala Premsagar Rao
22Dharmapuri (SC)JagitialAdluri Laxman Kumar
23RamagundamPeddapalliMakkan Singh Raj Thakur
24ManthaniD. Sridhar Babu
25PeddapalleChinthakunta Vijaya Ramana Rao

Members of Parliament

YearMemberParty
1962M. R. Krishna
1967
1971V. Tulasiram
1977
1980K. Rajamallu
1984G. Bhoopathy
1989G. Venkat Swamy
1991
1996
1998Chellamalla Suguna Kumari
1999
2004G. Venkat Swamy
2009Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy
2014Balka Suman
2019Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta
2024Vamsi Krishna Gaddam

Election results

General election, 2024

Detailed Results at:https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS292.htm

General election, 2004

Trivia

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702210941/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/GE2014/PC_WISE_TURNOUT.htm Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014"
  2. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. The Election Commission of India. 29.