Kamalapur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency
Vidhan Sabha constituency
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Kamalapur Assembly constituency is a former constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in United Andhra Pradesh. In 2008, it was dissolved and merged with Huzurabad constituency.[1] It was a part of Karimnagar district,[2] in present-day Telangana.
| Kamalapur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the State Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | United Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Karimnagar |
| Abolished | 2008 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | K. V. Narayan Reddy | Independent politician | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | P. Janardhan Reddy | Independent politician | |
| 1978 | Janata Party | ||
| 1983 | Muddasani Damodar Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Etela Rajender | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2008 By-election | |||
Election results
Assembly By-election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRS | Etela Rajender | 54,092 | 44.54% |  7.90 | |
| TDP | Muddasani Damodar Reddy | 31,808 | 26.19% | New | |
| INC | Paripati Ravindar Reddy | 25,152 | 20.71% | New | |
| Independent | Enugala Bheema Rao | 7,880 | 6.49% | New | |
| Independent | Lingampalli Srinivas Reddy | 2,523 | 2.08% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,284 | 18.35% |  3.31 | ||
| Turnout | 121,455 | 64.70% | 6.32 | ||
| Total valid votes | 121,455 | ||||
| Registered electors | 187,708 | 2.21 | |||
| BRS hold | Swing | 7.90 |
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Assembly Election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRS | Etela Rajender | 68,393 | 52.44% | New | |
| TDP | Muddasani Damodar Reddy | 48,774 | 37.40% | 16.53 | |
| LJP | Palkala Veera Raghava Reddy | 8,821 | 6.76% | New | |
| BSP | Buchaiah Marapally | 1,751 | 1.34% | 0.55 | |
| JP | Bobbala Raji Reddy | 821 | 0.63% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 19,619 | 15.04% | 0.91 | ||
| Turnout | 130,415 | 71.02% | 0.64 | ||
| Total valid votes | 130,414 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.00% | 3.26 | ||
| Registered electors | 183,644 | 11.83 | |||
| BRS gain from TDP | Swing | 1.49 |
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Assembly Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Muddasani Damodar Reddy | 61,402 | 53.93% | 7.03 | |
| INC | Arukala Veeresham | 45,310 | 39.80% | 4.11 | |
| Anna Telugu Desam Party | Nerella Srinivas | 2,739 | 2.41% | New | |
| Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S.Srivastava) | Bodiga Shobha | 2,444 | 2.15% | New | |
| BSP | Bakki Mogili | 899 | 0.79% | 0.98 | |
| Margin of victory | 16,092 | 14.13% | 11.14 | ||
| Turnout | 117,683 | 71.66% | 2.11 | ||
| Total valid votes | 113,851 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 3,832 | 3.26% | 1.28 | ||
| Registered electors | 164,213 | 9.86 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | 7.03 |
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Assembly Election 1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Muddasani Damodar Reddy | 65,889 | 60.96% | 9.68 | |
| INC | Kethiri Sai Reddy | 38,572 | 35.69% | 9.10 | |
| BSP | Gattu Shankar | 1,914 | 1.77% | New | |
| BJP | Kalakuntla Thirupathamma | 1,181 | 1.09% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 27,317 | 25.27% | 18.79 | ||
| Turnout | 110,274 | 73.77% | 3.80 | ||
| Total valid votes | 108,090 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,184 | 1.98% | 2.84 | ||
| Registered electors | 149,478 | 2.71 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | 9.68 |
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Assembly Election 1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Muddasani Damodar Reddy | 49,698 | 51.28% | 6.11 | |
| INC | Veera Reddy Lingampalli | 43,414 | 44.79% | 18.87 | |
| Independent | Veera Raghavareddy Palakal;a | 1,354 | 1.40% | New | |
| Independent | Mall A. Reddy Yedla | 1,121 | 1.16% | New | |
| Independent | Madadi Ramachandra Reddy | 900 | 0.93% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,284 | 6.48% | 12.76 | ||
| Turnout | 101,834 | 69.97% | 3.36 | ||
| Total valid votes | 96,923 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 4,911 | 4.82% | 2.50 | ||
| Registered electors | 145,539 | 20.54 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | 6.11 |
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Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Muddasani Damodar Reddy | 35,485 | 45.17% | New | |
| INC | Madadi Ramachandra Reddy | 20,367 | 25.92% | 16.45 | |
| Independent | L. Veera Reddy | 19,444 | 24.75% | New | |
| Independent | Tungutoori Mogilaiah | 1,138 | 1.45% | New | |
| Independent | Bingi Damodhar | 1,002 | 1.28% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 15,118 | 19.24% | 10.50 | ||
| Turnout | 80,429 | 66.61% | 1.15 | ||
| Total valid votes | 78,564 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 1,865 | 2.32% | 0.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 120,738 | 7.66 | |||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | 2.80 |
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Muddasani Damodar Reddy | 30,179 | 42.37% | 15.12 | |
| LKD | P. Janardhan Reddy | 23,955 | 33.64% | New | |
| Independent | B. Damodhar | 16,693 | 23.44% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,224 | 8.74% | 4.68 | ||
| Turnout | 73,413 | 65.46% | 10.16 | ||
| Total valid votes | 71,220 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,193 | 2.99% | 0.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 112,151 | 5.98 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 8.45 |
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Assembly Election 1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | P. Janardhan Reddy | 26,269 | 33.92% | New | |
| INC(I) | Madadi Ramachandra Reddy | 23,128 | 29.86% | New | |
| INC | Kethiri Sai Reddy | 21,109 | 27.25% | 6.44 | |
| Independent | Bingi Damodhar | 5,704 | 7.36% | New | |
| Independent | Kotha Raji Reddy | 1,245 | 1.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,141 | 4.06% | 28.57 | ||
| Turnout | 80,021 | 75.62% | 2.70 | ||
| Total valid votes | 77,455 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,566 | 3.21% | 3.21 | ||
| Registered electors | 105,818 | 29.29 | |||
| JP gain from Independent | Swing | 32.39 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. Janardhan Reddy | 38,280 | 66.31% | New | |
| INC | K. V. Narayan Reddy | 19,446 | 33.69% | 28.51 | |
| Margin of victory | 18,834 | 32.63% | 2.35 | ||
| Turnout | 59,679 | 72.92% | 0.13 | ||
| Total valid votes | 57,726 | ||||
| Registered electors | 81,845 | 17.02 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 4.11 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. V. Narayan Reddy | 30,626 | 62.20% | 15.83 | |
| Independent | S. R. Madadi | 15,716 | 31.92% | New | |
| ABJS | G. R. Tangeda | 2,895 | 5.88% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 14,910 | 30.28% | 25.99 | ||
| Turnout | 51,092 | 73.05% | 8.10 | ||
| Total valid votes | 49,237 | ||||
| Registered electors | 69,941 | 21.72 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 11.53 |
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Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K. V. Narayan Reddy | 18,192 | 50.67% | New | |
| INC | Polsani Narsinga Rao | 16,651 | 46.37% | New | |
| Independent | Thokala Lakshma Reddy | 1,063 | 2.96% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,541 | 4.29% | |||
| Turnout | 37,318 | 64.95% | |||
| Total valid votes | 35,906 | ||||
| Registered electors | 57,459 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||