# Kothagudem Assembly constituency

Kothagudem Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of constituencies in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. It includes the towns of Kothagudem and Palwancha and part of Khammam Lok Sabha constituency.
Jalagam Venkat Rao is representing this constituency for the second time. He was elected as his opposition candidate Vanama Venkateshwar Rao from Congress party filed a false affidavit report in the 2018 TS assembly elections. As a result, Jalagam Venkat Rao filed a case in the High court and won it in 2023. As a result, the High court declared Jalagam Venkat Rao as a MLA from this constituency in 2023, just five months before the TS assembly elections.

## Mandals

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:
* Mandal
* Kothagudem
* Palwancha
* Sujatanagar
* Chunchupally
* Laxmidevipalli

## Members of Legislative Assembly

List of Elected Members to Kothagudem Constituency.
| Year | Member | Political party |
| United Andhra Pradesh ||||
| 1978 | Kasaiah Chekuri | Janata Party |
| 1983 | Koneru Nageswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Koneru Nageswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Koneru Nageswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | Communist Party of India |
| Telangana Legislative Assembly ||||
| 2014 | Jalagam Venkat Rao | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2018 | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 2023 | Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | Communist Party of India |

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

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2023: Kothagudem (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI | Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | 80,336 | 42.75 |
| | AIFB | Jalagam Venkat Rao | 53,789 | 28.62 |
| | BRS | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | 37,555 | 19.98 |
| | JSP | Lakkineni Surendar Rao | 1,945 | 1.04 |
| | BSP | Yerra Kamesh | 1,879 | 1.00 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,427 | 0.76 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,547 | 14.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,87,920 | |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | |

### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Kothagudem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | 81,118 | 46.78 |
| | TRS | Jalagam Venkat Rao | 76,979 | 44.39 |
| | BLF | Adavalli Krishna | 5,520 | 3.18 |
| | Independent | Essampalli Vamsi Krishna | 1943 | 1.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,139 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,73,421 | 81.75 |
| | INC gain from TRS | INC gain from TRS | Swing | |

### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2014: Kothagudem (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | TRS | Jalagam Venkat Rao | 50,688 |
| | YSRCP | Vanama Venkateshwara Rao | 34,167 |
| | TDP | Koneru Satyanarayana | 28,363 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,521 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | TRS gain from CPI | TRS gain from CPI | Swing |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2009

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections, 2009: Kothagudem (Assembly constituency) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI | Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | 47,028 | 32.89 |
| | INC | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | 45,024 | 31.49 |
| | PRP | Adavalli Krishna | 38,876 | 27.19 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,004 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | |