# Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency

Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.
Bandi Sanjay of Bharatiya Janata Party is currently representing the constituency.

## History

Since its inception in 1952 Karimnagar seat is a Congress stronghold, various political outfits like the Telangana Praja Samithi, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Telugu Desam Party have won it during different general elections.
After the formation of Telangana Rashtra Samithi the seat has been won by Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, the founder of TRS during the Telangana Agitation he won thrice from the constituency with huge margin.

## Assembly segments

Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 26 | Karimnagar | Karimnagar | Gangula Kamalakar | BRS | BJP |
| 27 | Choppadandi (SC) | Karimnagar | Medipally Satyam | INC | BJP |
| 28 | Vemulawada | Rajanna Sircilla | Aadi Srinivas | INC | BJP |
| 29 | Sircilla | Rajanna Sircilla | K. T. Rama Rao | BRS | BJP |
| 30 | Manakondur (SC) | Karimnagar | Dr. Kavvampally Satyanarayana | INC | BJP |
| 31 | Huzurabad | Karimnagar | Padi Kaushik Reddy | BRS | BJP |
| 32 | Husnabad | Siddipet | Ponnam Prabhakar | INC | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | M. R. Krishna | Scheduled Castes Federation |
| 1952 | Baddham Yella Reddy | People's Democratic Front |
| 1957 | M. R. Krishna | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | M. Sri Ranga Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Juvvadi Ramapathy Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Juvvadi Ramapathy Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Satyanarayana Rao | Telangana Praja Samithi |
| 1977 | Satyanarayana Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Satyanarayana Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Juvvadi Chokka Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Juvvadi Chokka Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Juvvadi Chokka Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | L. Ramana | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1998 | C. Vidyasagar Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | C. Vidyasagar Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | K. Chandrashekar Rao | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| 2006^ | K. Chandrashekar Rao | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| 2008^ | K. Chandrashekar Rao | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| 2009 | Ponnam Prabhakar | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | B. Vinod Kumar | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| 2019 | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General election, 2024

2024 Indian general election: Karimnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | 585,116 | 44.57 | 1.15 |
| | INC | Velichala Rajender Rao | 359,907 | 27.41 | 5.79 |
| | BRS | B. Vinod Kumar | 282,163 | 21.49 | 14.13 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 5,438 | 0.41 | 0.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225,209 | 17.16 | 9.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,312,852 | 72.54 | 3.02 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### General Election, 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Karimnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | 498,276 | 43.42 | +24.34 |
| | TRS | Boianapalli Vinod Kumar | 4,08,768 | 35.62 | −9.31 |
| | INC | Ponnam Prabhakar | 1,79,258 | 15.62 | −11.09 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 7,979 | 0.70 | +0.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89,508 | 7.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,94,551 | 69.52 | |
| | BJP gain from TRS | BJP gain from TRS | Swing | +16.83 | |

### General Election, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Karimnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TRS | Boianapalli Vinod Kumar | 505,783 | 44.93 |
| | INC | Ponnam Prabhakar | 3,00,706 | 26.71 |
| | BJP | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao | 2,14,828 | 19.08 |
| | WPOI | Shaik Mahmood | 39,308 | 3.49 |
| | BSP | B. Laxman | 11,328 | 1.00 |
| | RPI(A) | Reddi Malla Srinivas | 8,034 | 0.71 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,05,007 | 18.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,25,691 | 74.71 |
| | TRS gain from INC | TRS gain from INC | Swing | |

### General Election, 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Karimnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ponnam Prabhakar | 317,927 | 32.14 |
| | TRS | Boianapalli Vinod Kumar | 2,67,684 | 27.06 |
| | PRP | Velichala Rajender Rao | 1,75,370 | 17.79 |
| | BJP | Chandupatla Janga Reddy | 1,22,337 | 12.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52000 | 5.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,89,301 | 66.12 |
| | INC gain from TRS | INC gain from TRS | Swing | |

### By Election, 2006

By Elections, 2006: Karimnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TRS | Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao | 378,030 | 47.61 | −3.98 |
| | INC | T. Jeevan Reddy | 176,448 | 22.23 | +22.23 |
| | TDP | L. Ramana | 170,268 | 21.44 | +21.44 |
| | BJP | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao | 21,144 | 2.66 | −33.94 |
| | Independent | Mazhar Mohiuddin | 11,184 | 1.41 | +1.41 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201,582 | 25.39 | +34.93 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,93,941 | 55.9 | |
| | TRS gain from INC | TRS gain from INC | Swing | -3.98 | |
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### General Election, 2004

General Elections, 2004: Karimnagar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TRS | Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao | 451,199 | 51.59 | +51.59 |
| | BJP | Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao | 320,031 | 36.60 | −13.13 |
| | Independent | Mamidipalli Gangarajam | 59,686 | 6.83 | |
| | BSP | Kothapalli Sandri Menayya | 43,582 | 4.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131,168 | 14.99 | +64.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 874,498 | 65.12 | −1.64 |
| | TRS gain from BJP | TRS gain from BJP | Swing | +51.59 | |

## Trivia

* C. Vidyasagar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra represented the constituency in 12th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha respectively.
* K. Chandrashekar Rao, former Chief Minister of Telangana represented the constituency in 14th Lok Sabha .