Khammam
Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.
Nama Nageswara Rao of Telangana Rashtra Samithi is currently representing the constituency for second time.
Overview
Since its inception in 1952 Khammam seat is Congress strong hold where it has won 12 times various other political outfits like Communist Party of India, Telugu Desam Party, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and YSR Congress Party have won it during different general elections.
Assembly segments
Khammam presently comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:
| 112 |
Khammam |
None |
Khammam |
Puvvada Ajay Kumar |
TRS |
TRS |
| 113 |
Palair |
None |
Khammam |
Kandala Upender Reddy |
TRS |
TRS |
| 114 |
Madhira |
SC |
Khammam |
Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka |
INC |
TRS |
| 115 |
Wyra |
ST |
Khammam |
Lavudya Ramulu |
TRS |
TRS |
| 116 |
Sathupalle |
SC |
Khammam |
Sandra Venkata Veeraiah |
TRS |
TRS |
| 117 |
Kothagudem |
None |
Bhadradri Kothagudem |
Vanama Venkateshwara Rao |
TRS |
TRS |
| 118 |
Aswaraopeta |
ST |
Bhadradri Kothagudem |
Mecha Nageswara Rao |
TRS |
TRS |
Members of Lok Sabha
| Lok Sabha |
Duration |
Name of M.P. |
Party Affiliation |
|
First |
1952-57 |
T. B. Vittal Rao |
People’s Democratic Front (Hyderabad) |
|
Second |
1957-62 |
T. B. Vittal Rao |
Communist Party of India |
|
Third |
1962-67 |
T. Lakshmi Kantamma |
Indian National Congress |
|
Fourth |
1967-71 |
T. Lakshmi Kantamma |
Indian National Congress |
|
Fifth |
1971-77 |
T. Lakshmi Kantamma |
Indian National Congress |
|
Sixth |
1977-80 |
Jalagam Kondala Rao |
Indian National Congress |
|
Seventh |
1980-84 |
Jalagam Kondala Rao |
Indian National Congress |
|
Eighth |
1984-89 |
Jalagam Vengala Rao |
Indian National Congress |
|
Ninth |
1989-91 |
Jalagam Vengala Rao |
Indian National Congress |
|
Tenth |
1991-96 |
P.V. Rangaiah Naidu IPS retired |
Indian National Congress |
|
Eleventh |
1996-98 |
Veerabhadram Tammineni |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
|
Twelfth |
1998-99 |
Nadendla Bhaskara Rao |
Indian National Congress |
|
Thirteenth |
1999-04 |
Renuka Chowdhary |
Indian National Congress |
|
Fourteenth |
2004-09 |
Renuka Chowdhary |
Indian National Congress |
|
Fifteenth |
2009-14 |
Nama Nageswara Rao |
Telugu Desam Party |
|
Sixteenth |
2014-19 |
Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy |
Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |
|
Seventeenth |
2019-Incumbent |
Nama Nageswara Rao |
Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
Election results
General Election, 2019
2019 Indian general elections: Khammam
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
TRS |
Nama Nageswara Rao |
5,67,459 |
49.78 |
|
|
INC |
Renuka Chowdhury |
3,99,397 |
35.04 |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Boda Venkat |
57,102 |
5.01 |
|
|
BJP |
Devaki Vasudeva Rao |
20,488 |
1.80 |
|
|
Jana Sena |
Narala Satyanarayana |
19,315 |
1.69 |
|
|
NOTA |
None of the Above |
15,832 |
1.39 |
|
| Majority |
1,68,062 |
14.74 |
|
| Turnout |
11,39,848 |
75.30 |
|
|
TRS gain from YSRCP |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 2014
2014 Indian general elections: Khammam
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
YSRCP |
Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy |
4,21,957 |
35.67 |
|
|
TDP |
Nama Nageswara Rao |
4,09,983 |
34.66 |
|
|
CPI |
Kankanala Narayana |
1,87,653 |
15.86 |
|
|
TRS |
Budan Baig Shaik |
89,063 |
7.53 |
|
| Majority |
11,974 |
|
|
| Turnout |
11,82,897 |
82.13 |
+0.05 |
|
YSRCP gain from TDP |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 2009
2009 Indian general elections: Khammam
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
TDP |
Nama Nageswara Rao |
4,69,368 |
45.39 |
|
|
INC |
Renuka Chowdary |
3,44,920 |
33.36 |
|
|
PRP |
Jalagam Hemamalini |
1,87,653 |
12.68 |
|
| Majority |
1,24,448 |
|
|
| Turnout |
10,34,009 |
82.08 |
+3.59 |
|
TDP gain from INC |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 2004
General Election, 2004: Khammam
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
INC |
Renuka Chowdary |
5,18,047 |
50.63 |
|
|
TDP |
Nama Nageswara Rao |
4,09,159 |
39.99 |
|
| Majority |
1,08,888 |
|
|
| Turnout |
10,23,177 |
78.79 |
+4.02 |
|
INC hold |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 1999
General Election, 1999: Khammam
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
INC |
Renuka Chowdary |
3,28,596 |
34.7% |
|
|
TDP |
Baby Swarna Kumari |
3,20,198 |
33.8 |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Guguloth Dharma |
1,84,422 |
19.5 |
|
| Majority |
8,398 |
0.9 |
|
| Turnout |
9,48,088 |
77.2 |
|
|
INC hold |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 1998
General Election, 1998: Khammam
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
INC |
Nadendla Bhaskara Rao |
3,63,747 |
39.7 |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Tammineni Veerabhadram |
3,52,083 |
38.4 |
|
|
BJP |
Ravindra Naik Dharavath |
1,17,926 |
12.9 |
|
| Majority |
11,664 |
1.3 |
|
| Turnout |
9,17,369 |
74.7 |
|
|
INC gain from CPI (M) |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 1996
General Election, 1996: Khammam
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Tammineni Veerabhadram |
3,74,675 |
41.8 |
|
|
INC |
P.V. Rangaiah Naidu IPS retired |
3,11,384 |
34.8 |
|
|
NTRTDP(LP) |
Nageswara Rao Koneru |
75,072 |
8.4 |
|
| Majority |
63,291 |
7.1 |
|
| Turnout |
8,95,441 |
72.6 |
|
|
CPI (M) gain from INC |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 1991
General Election, 1991: Khammam
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
|
INC |
P.V. Rangaiah Naidu IPS retired |
3,16,186 |
43.2% |
|
|
CPI (M) |
Tammineni Veerabhadram |
3,10,268 |
42.3% |
|
|
Independent |
Gaddam Venkatramayya |
45,999 |
6.3% |
|
| Majority |
5,918 |
0.8% |
|
| Turnout |
7,32,650 |
70.2% |
|
|
INC hold |
Swing |
|
|
General Election, 1962
- T. Lakshikantamma (Congress) : 163,806 votes
- T B Vittal Rao (CPI) : 1,51,7460
