# Balkonda Assembly constituency

Balkonda Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of the five constituencies in Nizamabad district. It is part of Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency.
Vemula Prashanth Reddy of Telangana Rashtra Samithi is representing the constituency.

## Mandals

The assembly constituency presently comprises the following mandals:
* Mandal
* Balkonda
* Mortad
* Kammarpally
* Mendora
* Velpur
* Yergatla
* Bheemgal
* Mupkal

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Term | Member | Political Party |
| 1952-57 | K. Anantha Reddy | Socialist Party |
| 1957-62 | Ranga Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962-67 | Gaddam Rajaram | Indian National Congress |
| 1967-72 | Gaddam Rajaram | Indian National Congress |
| 1972-78 | Gaddam Rajaram | Indian National Congress |
| 1978-81 | Gaddam Rajaram | Indian National Congress |
| 1981-83 | Gaddam S.Bai | Indian National Congress |
| 1983-85 | G. Madhusudhan Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985-89 | G. Madhusudhan Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989-94 | K. R. Suresh Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994-99 | K. R. Suresh Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1999-04 | K. R. Suresh Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2004-09 | K. R. Suresh Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009-10 | Eravatri Anil Kumar | Praja Rajyam Party |
| 2014-18 | Vemula Prashanth Reddy | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2018-23 | Vemula Prashanth Reddy | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2023- | Vemula Prashanth Reddy | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |

## Election results
### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2023: Balkonda (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BRS | Vemula Prashanth Reddy | 70,417 | 40.28 |
| | INC | Muthyala Sunilkumar | 65,884 | 37.68 |
| | BJP | Aleti Annapurna Devi | 30,250 | 17.30 |
| | Alliance of Democratic Reforms Party | Gadde Srinivas | 3,313 | 1.89 |
| | BSP | Pallikonda Narsaiah | 1,228 | 0.70 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,162 | 0.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,533 | 2.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,74,839 | 78.93 |
| | BRS hold | BRS hold | Swing | |

### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2018: Balkonda (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TRS | Vemula Prashanth Reddy | 73,662 | 47.57 |
| | BSP | Sunil Kumar Muthyala | 41,254 | 26.64 |
| | INC | Anil Kumar Eravathri | 30,433 | 19.65 |
| | BJP | Ruyyadi Rajeshwar | 3,097 | 2.00 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,886 | 1.22 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,408 | 20.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,851 | 79.70 |
| | TRS hold | TRS hold | Swing | |

### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2014: Balkonda (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TRS | Vemula Prashanth Reddy | 69,145 | 47.48 |
| | INC | Anil Kumar Eravathri | 32,897 | 22.59 |
| | TDP | Aleti Mallikarjun Reddy | 25,494 | 17.51 |
| | Independent | Dr. M.J. Madhushekhar | 7,890 | 5.42 |
| | Independent | Boga Ashok | 3,840 | 2.64 |
| | Independent | Kuninti Mahipal Reddy | 1,540 | 1.06 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,535 | 1.05 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,248 | 24.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,622 | 73.34 |
| | TRS gain from INC | TRS gain from INC | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2009

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections, 2009: Balkonda (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PRP | Anil Kumar Eravathri | 46,315 | 36.05 |
| | INC | Srinivas Reddy Shanigaram | 38,154 | 29.70 |
| | TRS | Surender Reddy Vemula | 31,108 | 24.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,159 | 6.35 |
| | PRP gain from INC | PRP gain from INC | Swing | |