# Kalwakurthy Assembly constituency

Kalwakurthy Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of four constituencies in Nagarkurnool district and one of the eight constituencies in Ranga Reddy district. It is part of Nagarkurnool Lok Sabha constituency.
Kasireddy Narayan Reddy of Indian National Congress won the seat with majority of 5,410 in the 2023 Assembly election.
NT Rama Rao, founder of the Telugu Desam Party, lost from this constituency when he was defeated by Chittaranjan Das of Congress in 1989 elections.

## Mandals

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following mandals:
| Mandal | District |
| Kalwakurthy | Nagarkurnool |
| Veldanda | Nagarkurnool |
| Talakondapalle | Rangareddy |
| Amangal | Rangareddy |
| Madgul | Rangareddy |
| Kadthal | Rangareddy |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Year of election | MLA | Political party |
| 1952 | M. Narsing Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1952 | K.R. Veeraswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Shanta Bai Talpallikar | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Venkat Reddy | Independent |
| 1964 | Shanta Bai Talpallikar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | G. Reddy | Independent |
| 1969 | Jaipal Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Jaipal Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Jaipal Reddy | Janata Party |
| 1983 | Jaipal Reddy | Janata Party |
| 1985 | J. Chittaranjan Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | J. Chittaranjan Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Yadma Kista Reddy | Independent |
| 1999 | Gurka Jaipal Yadav | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Yadma Kista Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Gurka Jaipal Yadav | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | Challa Vamshichand Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2018 | Gurka Jaipal Yadav | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| 2023 | Kasireddy Narayan Reddy | Indian National Congress |

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

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2023: Kalwakurthy (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kasireddy Narayan Reddy | 75,858 | 37.41 |
| | BJP | Thalloju Achari | 70,448 | 34.75 |
| | BRS | Gurka Jaipal Yadav | 42,847 | 21.13 |
| | BSP | Komma Srinivasulu | 2,667 | 1.32 |
| | Alliance of Democratic Reforms Party | Adula Srinu | 1,941 | 0.96 |
| | Vidhyarthula Rajakiya Party | Vaggu Vinay | 1,111 | 0.55 |
| | Yuga Thulasi Party | Syed Ahmed Ali | 922 | 0.45 |
| | Dharma Samaj Party | Ramesh Vankeshwaram | 907 | 0.45 |
| | SUCI(C) | Paladi Kiran Kumar | 714 | 0.35 |
| | Bahujan Republican Socialist Party | Pandurangaiah M | 685 | 0.34 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 661 | 0.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,410 | 2.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,02,752 | |
| | INC gain from BRS | INC gain from BRS | Swing | |

### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Kalwakurthy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TRS | Gurka Jaipal Yadav | 62,892 | 35.34% |
| | BJP | Achary Talloju | 59,445 | 33.41% |
| | INC | Challa Vamshichand Reddy | 46,523 | 26.14% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,356 | 0.76% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,447 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,77,914 | 87.21 |
| | TRS gain from INC | TRS gain from INC | Swing | |

### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2014: Kalwakurthy (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Challa Vamshichand Reddy | 42,782 | 26.44% |
| | BJP | Achary Talloju | 42704 | 26.39% |
| | TRS | Gurka Jaipal Yadav | 29,844 | 18.45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | .04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,69,799 | 81.02% |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1989

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Win/Loss |
| INC | J. Chittaranjan Das | 54354 | 48.94% | Win |
| Telugu Desam Party | N. T. Rama Rao | 50786 | 47.59% | Loss |
| IND | Sangapuram Sai Kumar | 556 | 0.52% | Loss |