Warangal Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Warangal
Established:1952
Mp:Kadiyam Kavya
Latest Election Year:2024
Reservation:SC
State:Telangana
Electors:1,537,781[1]
Assembly Cons:Ghanpur (Station)
Palakurthi
Parkal
Warangal West
Warangal East
Waradhanapet
Bhupalpalle

Warangal 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]

Kadiyam Kavya of Indian National Congress is currently representing the constituency for the first time.

Overview

Since its inception in 1952 the seat was won by many political parties with Congress winning 8 times out of 16 whereas other outfits like Telangana Praja Samithi and the Telugu Desam Party have won it during different general elections.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi emerged victorious on three occasions including the 2015 Bye election where its candidate Pasunuri Dayakar registered the biggest victory margin compared to any leader in the history of the Telangana[3]

Assembly segments

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

NoNameDistrictMemberPartyLeading
99 Ghanpur Station (SC)JangaonKadiyam Srihari
100Mamidala Yashaswini Reddy
104ParkalHanmakondaRevuri Prakash Reddy
105Warangal WestNaini Rajender Reddy
106Warangal EastKonda Surekha
107Waradhanapet (SC)WarangalK. R. Naga Raju
108BhupalpalleJayashankar BhupalpallyGandra Satyanarayana Rao

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1952People's Democratic Front (Hyderabad)
1957
1962Bakar Ali Mirza
1967Surendra Reddy
1971S. B. Giri
1977G. Mallikarjuna Rao
1980
1984
1989Surendra Reddy
1991
1996
1998
1999Bodakunti Venkateshwarlu
2004
2008^ Errabelli Dayakararao
2009
2014
2015^
2019
2024Kadiyam Kavya

^By-Poll

Election results

General election, 2024

Detailed Results at:https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2915.htm

General election, 1991

Trivia

See also

External links

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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. 30.
  3. http://www.firstpost.com/politics/trs-triumphs-in-warangal-bypolls-here-are-5-key-takeaways-from-elections-2519578.html TRS triumphs in Warangal bypolls: Here are 5 key takeaways from elections
  4. News: P Dayakar of TRS wins Warangal LS seat with a record margin . 25 November 2015 . PTI . Hindustan Times . 21 February 2020 .