Kurnool (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency (Telugu: కర్నూలు లోక సభ నియోజకవర్గం) is one of the 42 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India.[1]

Contents

Assembly segments

Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments[1]:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None)
256 Kurnool None
261 Pattikonda None
262 Kodumur SC
263 Yemmiganur None
264 Mantralayam None
265 Adoni None
266 Alur None

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha Duration Name of M.P. Party Affiliation
First 1952-57 Y. Gadilingana Gowd Praja Socialist Party
Second 1957-62 Osman Ali Khan Indian National Congress
Third 1962-67 Yashoda Reddy Indian National Congress
Fourth 1967-71 Y. Gadilingana Goud Swatantra Party
Fifth 1971-77 K. Kodanda Rami Reddy Indian National Congress
Sixth 1977-80 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indian National Congress
Seventh 1980-84 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indian National Congress
Eighth 1984-89 E. Ayyapu Reddy Telugu Desam Party
Ninth 1989-91 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indian National Congress
Tenth 1991-96 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indian National Congress
Eleventh 1996-98 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indian National Congress
Twelfth 1998-99 Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy Indian National Congress
Thirteenth 1999-04 E. Kambalapadu Krishnamurthy Telugu Desam Party
Fourteenth 2004-09 Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy Indian National Congress
Fifteenth 2009-Incumbent Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy Indian National Congress

Election results

General Election, 2004: Kurnool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Congress Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy 433,529 52.95 +4.94
TDP Kambalapadu Ediga Krishnamurthi 332,431 40.60 -10.67
Independent James 17,410 2.13
BSP Reddipogu David 12,515 1.53
Independent T Seshaphani 8,899 1.09
Pyramid Party of India Dr Parameshwar Reddy 3,722 0.45 +0.04
Independent Giri Nivarthi Rao Yadav 2,873 0.35
TRS V Ravinder Rao 2,723 0.33
Janata Party R V Mohan Reddy 2,624 0.32
Independent K V Krishna Kumar 2,083 0.25
Majority 101,098 12.35 +15.61
Turnout 818,809 62.48 -4.02
Congress hold Swing +4.94

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