Kothagudem Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Telangana legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kothagudem
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Telangana (117-Kothagudem highlighted).png
| map_caption = Location of Kothagudem Assembly constituency within Telangana
| mla = Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao
| party = Communist Party of India
| latest_election_year = 2023
| state = Telangana
| district = Bhadradri Kothagudem
| established = 1978
| electors = 2,18,146
| incumbent_image = Ksambasivarao.jpg
| type = SLA
| reservation = None
| constituency_no = 117
}}
Kothagudem Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of constituencies in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. It includes the towns of Kothagudem and Palwancha and part of Khammam Lok Sabha constituency.
Jalagam Venkat Rao is representing this constituency for the second time. He was elected as his opposition candidate Vanama Venkateshwar Rao from Congress party filed a false affidavit report in the 2018 TS assembly elections. As a result, Jalagam Venkat Rao filed a case in the High court and won it in 2023. As a result, the High court declared Jalagam Venkat Rao as a MLA from this constituency in 2023, just five months before the TS assembly elections.
Mandals
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:
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!Mandal |
| Kothagudem |
| Palwancha |
| Sujatanagar |
| Chunchupally |
| Laxmidevipalli |
Members of Legislative Assembly
List of Elected Members to Kothagudem Constituency.{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/telangana/assembly-constituencies/kothagudem.html|title=Kothagudem Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Kothagudem, Telangana|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2017-01-29}}
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| Year
! Member ! colspan="2" | Political party |
|---|
| colspan=4| United Andhra Pradesh |
| 1978
|Kasaiah Chekuri |{{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} |
| 1983
|rowspan=2|Koneru Nageswara Rao |{{Full party name with color |Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 1985 |
| 1989
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1994
|Koneru Nageswara Rao |{{Full party name with color |Telugu Desam Party}} |
| 1999
|rowspan=2|Vanama Venkateswara Rao |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress |rowspan=2}} |
| 2004 |
| 2009
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India}}" | |
| colspan=4| Telangana Legislative Assembly |
| 2014
| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}} |
| 2018
| Vanama Venkateswara Rao | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2023
| Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
Election results
= Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023 =
{{Election box begin | title=Telangana Assembly Elections, 2023: Kothagudem (Assembly constituency){{cite news |title=Telangana Assembly Election Results 2023: Kothagudem |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S29117.htm |access-date=16 January 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250116174447/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenDecNew2023/candidateswise-S29117.htm |archive-date=16 January 2025 |language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India
|candidate=Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao|votes=80,336|percentage=42.75|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Forward Bloc|candidate=Jalagam Venkat Rao|votes=53,789|percentage=28.62|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharat Rashtra Samithi|candidate=Vanama Venkateswara Rao|votes=37,555|percentage=19.98|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Jana Sena Party|candidate=Lakkineni Surendar Rao|votes=1,945|percentage=1.04|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Yerra Kamesh|votes=1,879|percentage=1.00|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,427|percentage=0.76|change=}}{{Election box majority|votes=26,547|percentage=14.13|change=}}{{Election box turnout|votes=1,87,920|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box gain with party link
| winner =Communist Party of India
|loser =Indian National Congress
| swing =
}}{{Election box end}}
= Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018 =
{{Election box begin | title=2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Kothagudem[https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2018/telangana/kothagudem-rural-election-result-s29a117/]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate =Vanama Venkateswara Rao
|votes = 81,118
| percentage = 46.78
| change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| candidate =Jalagam Venkat Rao
| votes = 76,979
| percentage = 44.39
| change =
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{{Election box candidate
| party = BLF
| candidate = Adavalli Krishna
| votes = 5,520
| percentage = 3.18
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent
| candidate = Essampalli Vamsi Krishna
| votes = 1943
| percentage = 1.12
| change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 4,139
|percentage =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,73,421
|percentage = 81.75
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Indian National Congress
| loser = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014 =
{{Election box begin | title=Telangana Assembly Elections, 2014: Kothagudem (Assembly constituency)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| candidate = Jalagam Venkat Rao
| votes = 50,688
| percentage =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = YSR Congress Party
| candidate = Vanama Venkateshwara Rao
|votes = 34,167
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Telugu Desam Party
| candidate = Koneru Satyanarayana
|votes = 28,363
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,521
|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Telangana Rashtra Samithi
| loser = Communist Party of India
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{{Election box end}}
= Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2009 =
{{Election box begin | title=Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections, 2009: Kothagudem (Assembly constituency){{Cite web|url=https://www.indiavotes.com/ac/details/27/30528/205|title = IndiaVotes | India's largest election database}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party =Communist Party of India
| candidate =Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao
| votes =47,028
| percentage =32.89
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate =Vanama Venkateswara Rao
|votes =45,024
| percentage =31.49
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Praja Rajyam Party
| candidate =Adavalli Krishna
| votes =38,876
| percentage =27.19
| change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,004
|percentage =
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{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Communist Party of India
| loser = Indian National Congress
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{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Telangana}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Telangana
Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh