Kurnool Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India
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Kurnool Assembly constituency is a constituency in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Kurnool Lok Sabha constituency.
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| Kurnool | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 137 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Kurnool Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kurnool |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kurnool |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 258,815 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
T. G. Bharath is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[2] As of 25 April 2024, there are a total of 258,815 electors in the constituency.[3] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Damodaram Sanjivayya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1955 | Mahaboob Ali Khan | ||
| 1962 | T.K.R. Sarma | Independent | |
| 1967 | K. E. Madanna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | P. Rahiman Khan | ||
| 1978 | Mohammad Ibrahim Khan | ||
| 1983 | V. Rama Bhupal Chowdry | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | V. Rama Bhupal Chowdry | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | M. Abdul Gafoor | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1999 | T. G. Venkatesh | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | M. Abdul Gafoor | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2009 | T. G. Venkatesh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Somula Venkat Mohan Reddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Abdul Hafeez Khan | ||
| 2024 | T. G. Bharath | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | D. Sanjeevayya | 24,526 | 19.06% | 19.06% | |
| INC | Sankara Reddi, N. | 23,467 | 18.23% | 18.23% | |
| Independent | Venkata Reddi, K. | 20,643 | 16.04% | ||
| Independent | Sankarayya, S. | 19,286 | 14.98% | ||
| Socialist Party (India) | Ramachandra Sarma, Darnam | 19,019 | 14.78% | ||
| Independent | Anjanayya | 7,698 | 5.98% | ||
| KMPP | Nagappa, S. | 5,038 | 3.91% | ||
| KLP | Issaq, A. R. | 4,725 | 3.67% | ||
| KLP | Hussainappa M | 4,306 | 3.35% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,059 | 0.82% | |||
| Turnout | 1,28,708 | 84.96% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,51,490 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. Abdul Gafoor | 54,125 | 39.06 | +16.78 | |
| TDP | T. G. Venkatesh | 51,652 | 37.27 | −6.45 | |
| Independent | D. Vishnuvardhan Reddy | 26,104 | 18.84 | ||
| Majority | 2,473 | 1.69 | |||
| Turnout | 135,876 | 53.13 | −3.19 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. G. Venkatesh | 68,467 | 61.28 | +24.01 | |
| CPI(M) | M. Abdul Gafoor | 24,400 | 21.84 | −17.22 | |
| PRP | Yennam Rajasekhar Reddy | 12,013 | 10.75 | ||
| Majority | 44,067 | 39.44 | |||
| Turnout | 111,726 | 52.82 | −0.31 | ||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | S. V. Mohan Reddy | 57,962 | 40.18 | ||
| TDP | T. G. Venkatesh | 54,483 | 37.77 | ||
| Majority | 3,479 | 2.41 | |||
| Turnout | 144,245 | 63.34 | +10.52 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Abdul Hafeez Khan | 72,819 | 47.70 | ||
| TDP | T. G. Bharath | 67,466 | 44.19 | ||
| Majority | 5,353 | 3.51 | |||
| Turnout | 1,52,659 | ||||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||