Kurnool (Assembly constituency)

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Kurnool
Constituency
for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
DistrictKurnool
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate2,58,815
Current constituency
PartyYuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
MLAAbdul Hafeez Khan
ReservationNo

Kurnool Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India.[1] It is one of 14 constituencies in the Kurnool district.

Abdul Hafeez Khan of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party is currently representing the constituency.

Overview[edit]

It is part of the Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Pattikonda, Kodumur, Yemmiganur, Mantralayam, Adoni and Alur in Kurnool district.

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Year Member Political party
1952 D. Sanjeevayya Indian National Congress
1952 N. Sankara Reddy Indian National Congress
1955 Mahaboob Ali Khan Indian National Congress
1962 T.K.R. Sarma Independent politician
1967 K. E. Madanna Indian National Congress
1972 P. Rahiman Khan Indian National Congress
1978 Md. Ibrahim Khan Indian National Congress
1983 V. Rama Bhupal Chowdry Telugu Desam Party
1985 V. Rama Bhupal Chowdry Indian National Congress
1989 V. Rama Bhupal Chowdry Indian National Congress
1994 M. Abdul Gafoor Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1999 T. G. Venkatesh Telugu Desam Party
2004 M. Abdul Gafoor Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2009 T. G. Venkatesh Indian National Congress
2014 S. V. Mohan Reddy YSR Congress Party
2019 Abdul Hafeez Khan YSR Congress Party

Members of Legislative Council from Kurnool[edit]

Political party MLC Span
Telugu Desam Party B.Tirumala Naidu (2019-2025)

Assembly Elections 2004[edit]

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kurnool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) M. Abdul Gafoor 54,125 39.06 +16.78
TDP T. G. Venkatesh 51,652 37.27 -6.45
Independent D. Vishnuvardhan Reddy 26,104 18.84
Majority 2,473 1.69
Turnout 135,876 53.13 -3.19
CPI (M) gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009[edit]

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Kurnool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. G. Venkatesh 68,467 61.28 +24.01
CPI (M) M. Abdul Gafoor 24,400 21.84 -17.22
Praja Rajyam Yennam Rajasekhar Reddy 12,013 10.75
Majority 44,067 39.44
Turnout 111,726 52.82 -0.31
Indian National Congress (INC) gain from CPI (M) Swing

Assembly elections 2014[edit]

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kurnool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP S. V. Mohan Reddy 57,962 40.18
TDP T. G. Venkatesh 54,483 37.77
Majority 3,479 2.41
Turnout 144,245 63.34 +10.52
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

Assembly elections 2019[edit]

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kurnool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Abdul Hafeez Khan 72,819 47.70
TDP T. G. Bharath 67,466 44.19
Majority 5,353 3.51
Turnout 1,52,659
YSRCP hold Swing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Kurnool Assembly Constituency". Infobase. Retrieved 4 January 2018.