# Zahirabad Lok Sabha constituency

Zahirabad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.
Suresh Kumar Shetkar of Indian National Congress is currently representing the constituency for the first time.

## History

The constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002. It comprises three constituencies from Medak district and four assembly constituencies from Kamareddy district.

## Assembly segments

Zahirabad Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 13 | Jukkal (SC) | Kamareddy | Thota Laxmi Kantha Rao | INC | INC |
| 14 | Banswada | Kamareddy | Pocharam Srinivas Reddy | INC | INC |
| 15 | Yellareddy | Kamareddy | K. Madan Mohan Rao | INC | BJP |
| 16 | Kamareddy | Kamareddy | K. V. Ramana Reddy | BJP | BJP |
| 35 | Narayankhed | Sangareddy | Patlolla Sanjeeva Reddy | INC | INC |
| 36 | Andole (SC) | Sangareddy | Damodar Raja Narasimha | INC | INC |
| 38 | Zahirabad (SC) | Sangareddy | K.Manik Rao | BRS | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952-2008 : Constituency did not exist ||||
| 2009 | Suresh Shetkar | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | B. B. Patil | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2019 | B. B. Patil | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2024 | Suresh Shetkar | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election in Telangana: Zahirabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Suresh Kumar Shetkar | 528,418 | 42.73 | 1.75 |
| | BJP | B. B. Patil | 482,230 | 39.00 | 25.70 |
| | BRS | Gali Anil Kumar | 172,078 | 13.92 | 27.66 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,977 | 0.24 | 0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46,188 | 3.72 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,236,593 | 74.63 | 4.93 |
| | INC gain from BRS | INC gain from BRS | Swing | | |
Detailed Results at: https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/ConstituencywiseS295.htm

### General election, 2019

2019 Indian general election: Zahirabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TRS | B. B. Patil | 434,244 | 41.58 | −4.88 |
| | INC | Madan Mohan Rao | 4,28,015 | 40.98 | +7.73 |
| | BJP | Banala Laxma Reddy | 1,38,947 | 13.30 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 11,640 | 1.07 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,229 | 0.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,44,504 | 69.70 | |
| | TRS hold | TRS hold | Swing | | |

### General election, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Zahirabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TRS | B. B. Patil | 5,08,661 | 46.46 | +9.27 |
| | INC | Suresh Kumar Shetkar | 3,64,030 | 33.25 | −5.65 |
| | TDP | K.Madan Mohan Rao | 1,57,497 | 14.39 | N/A |
| | RPI(A) | Marri Durgesh | 18,027 | 1.64 | |
| | YSRCP | Mahmood Mohiuddin | 12,383 | 1.13 | |
| | BSP | Syed Ferozuddin | 8,180 | 0.74 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 11,157 | 1.02 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,44,631 | 13.21 | +11.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,94,806 | 77.28 | +2.61 |
| | TRS gain from INC | TRS gain from INC | Swing | +6.45 | |

### General election, 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Zahirabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Suresh Kumar Shetkar | 3,95,767 | 38.90 | |
| | TRS | Syed Yousuf Ali | 3,78,360 | 37.19 | |
| | PRP | Malkapuram Shiva Kumar | 1,12,792 | 11.09 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,407 | 1.71 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,17,290 | 74.67 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |