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Kothagudem (Assembly constituency)
| Kothagudem | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Bhadradri Kothagudem |
| State | Telangana |
| Electorate | 2,18,146 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2018 |
| Party | TRS |
| MLA | Vanama Venkateswara Rao |
Kothagudem Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of constituencies in Bhadadri Kothadugem District. It includes the towns of Kothagudem and Palwancha and part of Khammam Lok Sabha constituency.
Vanama Venkateswara Rao is representing the constituency for the 4th time. He served has a minister for Vaidya Vidhana Parishad in the year 2007–09, and played a key role in formulating the 108 ambulance service and "aarogya sri" scheme. He served as DCC president for Khammam district from 1999 to 2014 and was again re-appointed in 2019 for Bhadradri Kothagudem district.
Mandals[edit | edit source]
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals: Template:Srn
| Mandal |
|---|
| Kothagudem |
| Palwancha |
| Sujatanagar |
| Chunchupally |
| Laxmidevipalli |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Jalagam Venkat Rao | 76,979 | |||
| INC | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | 81,118 | |||
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | 47,028 | 32.89% | ||
| INC | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | 45,024 | 31.49% | ||
| Praja Rajyam | Adavalli Krishna | 38,876 | 27.19% | ||
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
List of Elected Members to Kothagudem Constituency.[2]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2014 | Jalagam Venkat Rao | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2018 | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | Indian National Congress | |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- In 2018 Telangana Assembly Elections Vanama venkatesawara rao is the only MLA from BC community in the congress party.
- He is the only MLA in Telangana legislative assembly, who has won more times after Uttam Kumar Reddy in congress(4 times)
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "IndiaVotes | India's largest election database".
- ↑ "Kothagudem Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Kothagudem, Telangana". www.elections.in. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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