Kalwakurthy Assembly constituency

Kalwakurthy
Constituency No. 83 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Location of Kalwakurthy Assembly constituency within Telangana
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Telangana
District	Nagarkurnool
Lok Sabha constituency	Nagarkurnool
Established	1951
Total electors	1,99,363
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Kasireddy Narayan Reddy
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2023

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:

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election : Kalwakurthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kasireddy Narayan Reddy	75,858	37.41%	11.26
	BJP	Thalloju Achari	70,448	34.75%	1.34
	BRS	Gurka Jaipal Yadav	42,847	21.13%	14.22
	BSP	Komma Srinivasulu	2,667	1.32%	0.09
	Alliance of Democratic Reforms Party	Adula Srinu	1,941	0.96%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	661	0.33%	0.43
Margin of victory			5,410	2.66%	0.72
Turnout			202,773	74.50%	12.71
Total valid votes			202,773
	INC gain from BRS		Swing	11.26

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election : Kalwakurthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TRS	Gurka Jaipal Yadav	62,892	35.35%	16.90
	BJP	Thalloju Achari	59,445	33.41%	7.02
	INC	Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy	46,523	26.15%	0.29
	BSP	Gangaram Sai Baba	2,500	1.41%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	1,359	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			3,447	1.94%	1.86
Turnout			177,914	87.21%	6.19
Total valid votes			177,914
	TRS gain from INC		Swing	16.90

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election : Kalwakurthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Challa Vamshichand Reddy	42,782	26.44%	9.69
	BJP	Thalloju Achari	42,704	26.39%	10.93
	TRS	Gurka Jaipal Yadav	29,844	18.45%	New
	Independent	Kasireddy Narayan Reddy	24,095	14.89%	New
	YSRCP	Yadma Kista Reddy	13,818	8.54%	New
Margin of victory			78	0.08%	6.43
Turnout			161,799	81.02%	7.03
Total valid votes			161,799
	INC gain from TDP		Swing	9.69

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kalwakurthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Yadma Kista Reddy	59,514	44.20%	3.37
	BJP	Achary Talloju	51,525	38.27%	6.10
	Independent	T. Raghunandan Reddy	15,316	11.37%	New
	BSP	Kotha Ramulu	4,496	3.34%	New
	Independent	Kurva Satyanarayana	2,569	1.91%	New
Margin of victory			7,989	5.93%	2.73
Turnout			134,657	69.17%	4.67
Total valid votes			134,657
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	3.37

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kalwakurthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Gurka Jaipal Yadav	30,341	24.40%	14.36
	INC	Yadma Kista Reddy	50,774	40.83%	4.07
	BJP	Achary Talloju	39,997	32.17%	19.57
	Anna Telugu Desam Party	D. Krishnaiah	1,845	1.48%	New
Margin of victory			10,777	8.66%	1.38
Turnout			124,357	64.50%	5.50
Total valid votes			124,357
	TDP gain from INC		Swing	3.37

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kalwakurthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Yadma Kista Reddy	52,192	44.90%	7.67
	TDP	Jagannadham	44,834	38.76%	8.55
	BJP	Achary Talloju	14,582	12.60%	8.29
	Independent	M. Krishnaiah	1,489	1.29%	New
Margin of victory			7,358	6.14%	1.60
Turnout			115,670	70.00%	1.63
Total valid votes			115,670
	Independent gain from TDP		Swing	7.67

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kalwakurthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	J. Chittaranjan Das	54,354	50.94%	3.35
	TDP	N. T. Rama Rao	50,786	47.59%	New
	Independent	T. Raghunandan Reddy	10,724	10.22%	New
	BJP	Achary Talloju	4,520	4.31%	New
Margin of victory			3,568	3.35%	New
Turnout			106,700	68.37%	4.67
Total valid votes			106,700
	INC gain from TDP		Swing	3.35

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kalwakurthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	J. Chittaranjan Das	47,842	49.00%	1.64
	TDP	D. Venkat Reddy	38,103	39.00%	10.00
Margin of victory			9,739	10.00%	11.64
Turnout			97,580	63.70%	1.30
Total valid votes			97,580
	INC gain from JP		Swing	1.64

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Kalwakurthy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	S. Jaipal Reddy	44,520	47.36%	2.64
	INC	R. M. Manohar	46,012	49.00%	2.00
Margin of victory			1,492	1.64%	4.64
Turnout			93,900	65.00%	3.00
Total valid votes			93,900
	INC gain from JP		Swing	2.64

References

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