Medak (Lok Sabha constituency)

Medak Lok Sabha constituency (Telugu: మెదక్లో లోక సభ నియోజకవర్గం) is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.[1][2] Telangana first chief Minister, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao won the Medak seat by a margin of 3.7 lakh votes,but he later vacated it.[3][4][5][6]

Its best-known MP was former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was holding the seat when she was assassinated in 1984.

Assembly segments

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

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None)
33 Siddipet None
34 Medak None
37 Narsapur None
39 Sangareddy None
40 Patancheru None
41 Dubbaka None
42 Gajwel None

Members of Parliament

Lok SabhaDurationName of M.P.Party Affiliation
Second1957-62P. Hanmanth RaoIndian National Congress
Third1962-67P. Hanmanth RaoIndian National Congress
Fourth1967-71Sangam Laxmi BaiIndian National Congress
Fifth1971-77MallikarjunTelengana Praja Samithi
Sixth1977-80MallikarjunIndian National Congress
Seventh1980-84Indira GandhiIndian National Congress
Eighth1984-89P. Manik ReddyTelugu Desam Party
Ninth1989-91M.Baga ReddyIndian National Congress
Tenth1991-96M. Baga ReddyIndian National Congress
Eleventh1996-98M. Baga ReddyIndian National Congress
Twelfth1998-99M. Baga ReddyIndian National Congress
Thirteenth1999-04A. NarendraBharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth2004-09A. NarendraTelangana Rashtra Samithi
Fifteenth2009-2014Vijaya Shanthi MTelangana Rashtra Samithi
Sixteenth2014-(Resigned on 27/5/2014)Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao Telangana Rashtra Samithi
2014-By-electionKotha Prabhakar ReddyTelangana Rashtra Samithi

Election results

General Election, 2014: Medak[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BSP Y. Shankar Goud 7,89,980
BJP Chaganla Narendra Nath 55,000
INC P. Shravan Kumar Reddy 54,980
General Election, 2004: Medak
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TRS A. Narendra 453,738 50.36 +50.36
BJP P Ramchandra Reddy 329,972 36.62 -11.58
BSP Suryaprakash Nalla 52,273 5.80
Independent Md Ulfathali 34,476 3.83
Independent K Laxmaiah Yadav 18,457 2.05
Independent P Jeevula naik 12,099 1.34
Majority 124,766 13.74 +61.94
Turnout 901,015 71.60 +0.41
TRS hold Swing +50.36

See also

References