# Khammam Lok Sabha constituency

Khammam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.
Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy of Indian National Congress is currently representing the constituency for First 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:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 112 | Khammam | Khammam | Thummala Nageswara Rao | INC | INC |
| 113 | Palair | Khammam | Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy | INC | INC |
| 114 | Madhira (SC) | Khammam | Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka | INC | INC |
| 115 | Wyra (ST) | Khammam | Ramdas Maloth | INC | INC |
| 116 | Sathupalli (SC) | Khammam | Matta Ragamayee | INC | INC |
| 117 | Kothagudem | Bhadradri Kothagudem | Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | CPI | INC |
| 118 | Aswaraopeta (ST) | Bhadradri Kothagudem | Jare Adinarayana | INC | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | T. B. Vittal Rao | People's Democratic Front (Hyderabad) |
| 1957 | T. B. Vittal Rao | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | T. Lakshmi Kantamma | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | T. Lakshmi Kantamma | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | T. Lakshmi Kantamma | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Jalagam Kondala Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Jalagam Kondala Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Jalagam Vengala Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Jalagam Vengala Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | P. V. Rangaiah Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Tammineni Veerabhadram | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1998 | Nadendla Bhaskara Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Renuka Chowdhary | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Renuka Chowdhary | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Nama Nageswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Nama Nageswara Rao | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2024 | Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### General election, 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Khammam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy | 766,929 | 61.29 | 26.25 |
| | BRS | Nama Nageswara Rao | 299,082 | 23.90 | 25.88 |
| | BJP | Tandra Vinod Rao | 118,636 | 9.48 | 7.68 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 6,782 | 0.54 | 0.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467,847 | 37.39 | 22.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,251,283 | 76.09 | 0.79 |
| | INC gain from BRS | INC gain from BRS | Swing | | |

### General election, 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Khammam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BRS | Nama Nageswara Rao | 567,459 | 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 |
| | JSP | Narala Satyanarayana | 19,315 | 1.69 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 15,832 | 1.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,68,062 | 14.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,39,848 | 75.30 |
| | BRS gain from YSRCP | BRS gain from YSRCP | Swing | |

### General election, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Khammam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy | 421,957 | 35.67 | |
| | TDP | Nama Nageswara Rao | 4,09,983 | 34.66 | |
| | CPI | Kankanala Narayana | 1,87,653 | 15.86 | |
| | BRS | Budan Baig Shaik | 89,063 | 7.53 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,974 | 1.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,82,897 | 82.13 | +0.05 |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### General election, 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Khammam :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,24,448 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,34,009 | 82.08 | +3.59 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General election, 2004

General Election, 2004: Khammam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Renuka Chowdary | 5,18,047 | 50.63 | |
| | TDP | Nama Nageswara Rao | 4,09,159 | 39.99 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,08,888 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,23,177 | 78.79 | +4.02 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General election, 1999

General Election, 1999: Khammam :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,398 | 0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,48,088 | 77.2 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General election, 1998

General Election, 1998: Khammam :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 11,664 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,17,369 | 74.7 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### General election, 1996

General Election, 1996: Khammam :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 63,291 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,95,441 | 72.6 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | |

### General election, 1991

General Election, 1991: Khammam :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5,918 | 0.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,32,650 | 70.2% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General election, 1962

* T. Lakshikantamma (Indian National Congress) : 163,806 votes
* T B Vittal Rao (CPI) : 1,51,7460

## Trivia

* Jalagam Vengala Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh represented the constituency in Eighth and Ninth Lok Sabha respectively.
* Nadendla Bhaskara Rao, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh represented the constituency in Twelfth Lok Sabha.