# Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency

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

## Overview

Since its inception in 1952 Nizamabad seat is a Congress stronghold, various political outfits like the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Telugu Desam Party have won it during different general elections.
After the formation of Telangana the Bharat Rashtra Samithi won the seat for the first time in 2014 General Election.

## Assembly segments

Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 11 | Armoor | Nizamabad | Paidi Rakesh Reddy | BJP | BJP |
| 12 | Bodhan | Nizamabad | P. Sudarshan Reddy | INC | INC |
| 17 | Nizamabad (Urban) | Nizamabad | Dhanpal Suryanarayana Gupta | BJP | INC |
| 18 | Nizamabad (Rural) | Nizamabad | Rekulapally Bhoopathi Reddy | INC | BJP |
| 19 | Balkonda | Nizamabad | Vemula Prashanth Reddy | BRS | BJP |
| 20 | Koratla | Jagitial | Kalvakuntla Sanjay Rao | BRS | BJP |
| 21 | Jagtial | Jagitial | M.Sanjay Kumar | INC | INC |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Harish Chandra Heda | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Harish Chandra Heda | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Harish Chandra Heda | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | M. Narayana Reddy | Independent |
| 1971 | M. Ram Gopal Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | M. Ram Gopal Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | M. Ram Gopal Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Tadur Bala Goud | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Tadur Bala Goud | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Gaddam Ganga Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1996 | G. Atmacharan Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Gaddam Ganga Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Gaddam Ganga Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Madhu Yaskhi Goud | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Madhu Yaskhi Goud | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | K. Kavitha | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2019 | Dharmapuri Arvind | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Dharmapuri Arvind | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### General election, 2024

2024 Indian general election: Nizamabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Arvind Dharmapuri | 592,318 | 48.02 | 2.80 |
| | INC | T. Jeevan Reddy | 483,077 | 39.16 | 32.64 |
| | BRS | Bajireddy Goverdhan | 102,406 | 8.30 | 30.25 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,483 | 0.36 | 0.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110,241 | 8.86 | 2.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,233,581 | 71.92 | 3.48 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 2.80 | |

### General election, 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Nizamabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Dharmapuri Arvind | 480,584 | 45.22 | |
| | TRS | Kalvakuntla Kavitha | 4,09,709 | 38.55 | |
| | INC | Madhu Yaskhi Goud | 69,240 | 6.52 | |
| | Independent | Ippa Lachanna | 6,096 | 0.57 | |
| | Independent | Asli Ganesh | 2,648 | 0.25 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,031 | 0.19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70,875 | 6.67 | +9.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,63,182 | 68.44 | −0.66 |
| | BJP gain from TRS | BJP gain from TRS | Swing | +13.69 | |

### General election, 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Nizamabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TRS | Kalvakuntla Kavitha | 439,307 | 42.49 | |
| | INC | Madhu Yaskhi Goud | 2,72,123 | 26.32 | |
| | BJP | Endela Lakshminarayana | 2,25,333 | 21.79 | |
| | WPOI | Malik Mohtasim Khan | 43,814 | 4.24 | |
| | IND. | Bagwan B | 8,129 | 0.79 | |
| | BSP | Talari Ramulu | 7,421 | 0.50 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,266 | 0.70 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,67,184 | 16.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,33,924 | 69.10 | +4.57 |
| | TRS gain from INC | TRS gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General election, 2009

General Election, 2009: Nizamabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Madhu Yaskhi Goud | 296,504 | 33.33 | |
| | TRS | Bigala Ganesh Gupta | 2,36,114 | 26.54 | |
| | BJP | Bapu Reddy | 1,13,756 | 12.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60,390 | 6.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,89,504 | 66.66 | −2.70 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General election, 2004

General Election, 2004: Nizamabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Madhu Goud Yaskhi | 442,142 | 56.51 | +7.46 |
| | TDP | Syed Yusuf Ali | 304,271 | 38.89 | −10.62 |
| | BSP | Ramu Yedla | 21,133 | 2.70 | |
| | Independent | Ramadasu Baisa | 14,893 | 1.90 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137,871 | 17.62 | +18.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 782,439 | 69.37 | +0.49 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | +7.46 | |

### General election, 1999

General Election, 1999: Nizamabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Ganga Reddy Gaddam | 3,73,260 | 48.0% |
| | INC | S. Santosh Reddy | 3,69,824 | 47.5% |
| | Independent | Karnati Yadagiri | 6,312 | 0.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,436 | 0.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,78,332 | 68.9% |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### General election, 1998

General Election, 1998: Nizamabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Gangareddy Gaddam | 2,81,851 | 37.8% |
| | BJP | Atmacharan Reddy Gaddam | 2,49,095 | 33.4% |
| | INC | K. Keshava Rao | 1,96,106 | 26.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32,756 | 4.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,45,538 | 65.6% |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

### General election, 1996

General Election, 1996: Nizamabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Gaddam Atmacharan Reddy | 4,42,456 | 42.0% |
| | TDP | Mandawa Venkateshwara Rao | 2,49,645 | 35.7% |
| | BJP | P. Hambhant Reddy | 64,495 | 9.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,599 | 6.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,98,512 | 61.6% |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### General election, 1991

General Election, 1991: Nizamabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Gaddam Ganga Reddy | 2,57,297 | 43.2% |
| | INC | Tadur Bala Goud | 1,88,949 | 31.7% |
| | BJP | Loka Bhupathi Reddy | 1,07,779 | 18.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,599 | 6.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,95,243 | 61.7% |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

## Trivia

* The Lok Sabha constituency includes two assembly constituencies from Karimnagar district i.e. Koratla, Jagtial
* Candidates of Indian National Congress have won 11 out of 16 general elections from the constituency.