Warangal Lok Sabha constituency

{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Telangana, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = LS

| name = Warangal
{{Small|TG-15}}

| map_image = Warangal_LSC.png

| map_caption = Boundary of Warangal Constituency in Telangana

| established = 1952

| party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}

| mp = Kadiyam Kavya

| latest_election_year = 2024

| reservation = SC

| state = Telangana

| electors = 1,537,781[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"]

| 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{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=30}}

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[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]

Assembly segments

Warangal Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:

class="wikitable sortable"

!No

!Name

!District

!Member

!colspan=2 |Party

!colspan=2 |Leading
{{small|(in 2024)}}

99

|Ghanpur Station (SC)

| rowspan="2" |Jangaon

|Kadiyam Srihari

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

100

|Palakurthi

|Mamidala Yashaswini Reddy

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

104

|Parkal

| rowspan="3" |Hanmakonda

|Revuri Prakash Reddy

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

105

|Warangal West

|Naini Rajender Reddy

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

106

|Warangal East

|Konda Surekha

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

107

|Waradhanapet (SC)

|Warangal

|K. R. Naga Raju

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

108

|Bhupalpalle

|Jayashankar Bhupalpally

|Gandra Satyanarayana Rao

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable sortable"
YearMember

! colspan="2" |Party

1952Pendyal Raghava Rao

|style="background-color: {{party color| Communist Party of India}}" |

| People's Democratic Front (Hyderabad)

1957Sadath Ali Khan

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}

1962Bakar Ali Mirza
1967Surendra Reddy
1971S. B. Giri

|{{Full party name with color|Telangana Praja Samithi}}

1977G. Mallikarjuna Rao

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1980Kamaluddin Ahmed

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}

1984T. Kalpana Devi

|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}

1989rowspan="2" | Surendra Reddy

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

1991
1996rowspan="2" | Azmeera Chandulal

| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=3}}

1998
1999Bodakunti Venkateshwarlu
2004Dharavath Ravinder Naik

|{{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}

2008^Errabelli Dayakararao

|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}

2009Siricilla Rajaiah

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2014Kadiyam Srihari

| {{Full party name with color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi|rowspan=3}}

2015^rowspan="2" | Pasunuri Dayakar
2019
2024

|Kadiyam Kavya

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

^By-Poll

Election results

= General election, 2024 =

{{Election box begin | title=2024 Indian general elections: Warangal{{cite news |title=Lok Sabha 2024 Election results: Warangal |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2915.htm |accessdate=3 February 2025 |work= |date=4 June 2024 |ref=Election Commission of India |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250203100001/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S2915.htm |archivedate=3 February 2025 |language=en}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Kadiyam Kavya|votes=581,294|percentage=45.85|change={{increase}}21.15}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Aroori Ramesh|votes=360,955|percentage=28.47|change={{increase}}20.58}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharat Rashtra Samithi|candidate=M. Sudheer Kumar|votes=232,033|percentage=18.30|change={{decrease}}39.39}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the Above|votes=8,380|percentage=0.66|change={{decrease}}1.11}}{{Election box majority|votes=220,339|percentage=17.38|change={{down}}17.61}}{{Election box turnout|votes=1,267,946|percentage=68.86|change={{increase}}5.16}}{{Election box gain with party link

| winner = Indian National Congress

| loser = Bharat Rashtra Samithi

| swing =

}}{{Election box end}}

Detailed Results at:

https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS2915.htm

= General election, 2019 =

{{Election box begin | title=2019 Indian general elections: Warangal[http://www.elections.in/results/warangal-ap.html WARANGAL LOK SABHA (ELECTIONS RESULT 2019]}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi

|candidate = Pasunoori Dayakar

|votes = 6,12,498

|percentage = 57.69

|change = -1.81

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Dommati Sambaiah

|votes = 2,62,200

|percentage = 24.70

|change = +9.59

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Chintha Sambamurthy

|votes = 83,777

|percentage = 7.89

|change = -4.68

}}

{{Election box candidate |

|party = ANP

|candidate = Bunga Jyothi Ramana

|votes = 29,183

|percentage = 2.75

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the Above

|votes = 18,801

|percentage = 1.77

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 3,50,298

| percentage = 32.99

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 10,61,672

| percentage = 63.70

| change = 2.59

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Telangana Rashtra Samithi

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=By-election, 2015=

{{Election box begin | title= Bye-election, 2015: Warangal [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/trs-leads-in-warangal-byelection/article7911781.ece WARANGAL LOK SABHA (By) ELECTIONS RESULT 2015]}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi

|candidate = Pasunoori Dayakar

|votes = 6,15,403

|percentage = 59.50

|change = +3.17

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Sarvey Sathyanarayana

|votes = 1,56,315

|percentage = 15.11

|change = -7.80

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Pagidipati Devaiah

|votes = 1,29,868

|percentage = 12.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = SJP

|candidate = Jajula Bhaskar

|votes = 28,371

|percentage = 2.67

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = YSR Congress Party

|candidate = Nalla Suryaprakash

|votes = 23,352

|percentage = 2.26

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 4,59,088

| percentage = 44.39

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 10,34,840

| percentage = 68.50

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Telangana Rashtra Samithi

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election, 2014=

{{Election box begin | title=2014 Indian general elections: Warangal[http://www.elections.in/telangana/parliamentary-constituencies/warangal.html WARANGAL LOK SABHA (GENERAL) ELECTIONS RESULT]}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi

|candidate = Kadiyam Srihari

|votes = 6,61,639

|percentage = 56.33

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Rajaiah Siricilla

|votes = 2,69,065

|percentage = 22.91

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Parameshwar Ramagalla

|votes = 1,87,139

|percentage = 15.93

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 14,034

|percentage =1.19

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 3,92,574

| percentage = 33.42

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 11,76,653

| percentage = 76.52

| change = +7.30

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

| winner = Telangana Rashtra Samithi

|loser = Indian National Congress

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election, 2009=

{{Election box begin | title=2009 Indian general elections: Warangal}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Siricilla Rajaiah

|votes = 3,96,568

|percentage = 38.48

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi

|candidate = Ramagalla Parameshwar

|votes = 2,71,907

|percentage = 26.39

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Dommati Sambaiah

|votes = 1,35,697

|percentage = 13.17

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Praja Rajyam Party

|candidate = Dr Chandragiri Rajamouly

|votes = 1,08,390

|percentage = 10.51

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 1,24,661

| percentage = 12.10

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 10,30,525

| percentage = 69.32

| change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

| winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Telugu Desam Party

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election, 2004=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election, 2004: Warangal}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telangana Rashtra Samithi

|candidate = Dharavath Ravinder Naik

|votes = 427,601

|percentage = 46.38

|change = +46.38

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Bodakunti Venkateshwarlu

|votes = 408,339

|percentage = 44.29

|change = -2.06

}}

{{Election box candidate |

|party = PPoI

|candidate = Ravullapelli Kondal Rao

|votes = 19,080

|percentage = 2.07

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 19,262

|percentage = 2.09

|change = +18.44

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 921,872

|percentage = 75.90

|change = +0.36

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Telangana Rashtra Samithi

|loser = Telugu Desam Party

|swing = +46.38

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election, 1999=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election, 1999: Warangal}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Bodakunti Venkateshwarlu

|votes =3,85,593

|percentage = 45.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = T. Kalpanadevi

|votes = 3,72,227

|percentage = 43.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Gollapelly Nagaiah

|votes = 30,622

|percentage = 3.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 13,366

| percentage = 1.6

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 8,55,702

| percentage = 75.5

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Telugu Desam Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election, 1998=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election, 1998: Warangal}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Azmeera Chandulal

|votes =3,23,093

|percentage = 40.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = T. Kalpana Devi

|votes = 2,98,292

|percentage = 37.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = C.Janga Reddy

|votes = 1,08,942

|percentage = 13.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 24,801

| percentage = 3.1

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 7,93,614

| percentage =70.4

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Telugu Desam Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election, 1996=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election, 1996: Warangal}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Azmeera Chandulal

|votes =2,92,887

|percentage = 38.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Surander Reddy Rama

|votes = 2,75,447

|percentage = 36.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)

|candidate = M.A. Rawoof

|votes = 68,257

|percentage = 9.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes = 17,440

| percentage = 2.3

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 7,56,120

| percentage =67.6

| change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link

| winner = Telugu Desam Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election, 1991=

{{Election box begin | title=General Election, 1991: Warangal}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Surendra Reddy Rama Sahayam

|votes = 2,58,733

|percentage = 43.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = N.Yethiraja Rao

|votes =2,06,860

|percentage = 34.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Kola Janardhan

|votes = 32,340

|percentage = 5.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority

| votes =51,873

| percentage = 8.7

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

| votes = 5,94,774

| percentage =62.9

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

| winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Telugu Desam Party

| swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

Trivia

  • Pasunuri Dayakar of Telangana Rashtra Samithi won with record margin of nearly 4.60 lakh votes in bypolls making it highest majority in the history of Telangana Lok Sabha elections.{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/telangana-ruling-trs-heads-for-spectacular-win-in-warangal/story-XQz6OFDlSLkN0IbjhL98sO.html | title=P Dayakar of TRS wins Warangal LS seat with a record margin | date=25 November 2015 | agency=PTI | newspaper=Hindustan Times | access-date=21 February 2020 }}

See also

References

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