Sircilla Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Telangana legislative assembly in India
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Siricilla Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. Sircilla is a town and the district headquarters of Rajanna Sircilla district in the Indian state of Telangana.
| Sircilla | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 29 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Sircilla Assembly constituency within Telangana | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Rajanna Sircilla |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,27,883 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent K T Ramarao | |
| Party | Bharat Rashtra Samithi |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao, the current working president of Bharat Rashtra Samithi is representing the constituency for the fourth consecutive term.
Mandals
The assembly constituency presently comprises the following mandals:
| Mandal |
|---|
| Sircilla |
| Yellareddipet |
| Gambhiraopet |
| Mustabad |
| Thangalapally |
| Veernapally |

Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | K. T. Rama Rao | Bharat Rashtra Samithi | |
| 2018 | Telangana Rashtra Samithi | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2010^ | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2004 | Chennamaneni Rajeshwar Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Regulapati Papa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Chennamaneni Rajeshwar Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| 1989 | NV Krishnaiah | Independent | |
| 1985 | Chennamaneni Rajeshwar Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| 1983 | Vachidi Mohan Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1978 | Chennamaneni Rajeshwar Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | Juvvadi Narsinga Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Chennamaneni Rajeshwar Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | Juvvadi Narsinga Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | K. Narsiah | ||
| 1952 | Joganpalli Anand Rao | ||
- ^ denotes by-election
Election results
Telangana Legislative Assembly Election, 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRS | Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao | 89,244 | 47.28 | ||
| INC | Kondam Karuna Mahender Reddy | 59,557 | 31.56 | ||
| BJP | Rani Rudrama Reddy | 18,328 | 9.71 | ||
| BSP | Pittala Bhoomesh | 7,585 | 4.02 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 842 | 0.45 | ||
| Majority | 29,687 | 15.72 | |||
| Turnout | 1,88,740 | ||||
| BRS hold | Swing | ||||
Telangana Legislative Assembly Election, 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | K. T. Rama Rao | 125,213 | 70.89 | ||
| INC | Kondam Karuna Mahender Reddy | 36,204 | 20.50 | ||
| BJP | Mallugari Narsa Goudu | 3,243 | 1.84 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 2,321 | 1.31 | ||
| Majority | 89,009 | 50.39 | |||
| Turnout | 1,76,630 | 80.88 | |||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
Telangana Legislative Assembly Election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao | 92,135 | 58.36 | ||
| INC | Konduru Ravinder Rao | 39,131 | 24.79 | ||
| BJP | Akula Vijaya | 14,494 | 9.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1650 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 53,004 | 33.57 | |||
| Turnout | 1,57,869 | 73.62 | |||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRS | K. T. Rama Rao | 36,783 | 25.9 | ||
| Independent | Kondam Karuna Mahender Reddy | 36,612 | 27.8 | ||
| PRP | Gajula Balaiah | 22,988 | 16.8 | ||
| INC | Gudla Manjula | 13,235 | 9.7 | ||
| BJP | Aravalli Chandrashekar Rao | 9,269 | 6.8 | ||
| Majority | 171 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,637 | ||||
| TRS hold | Swing | ||||
Trivia
- Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao set record as the first time won two consecutive general elections from Sircilla constituency.
- Regulapati Papa Rao is the first MLA for TRS, who quit Congress and joined TRS on May 9, 2001, within a fortnight of the party's founding by KCR. He was the party's only MLA for about 10 months.
- Freedom fighter and active member of Telangana Rebellion Chennamaneni Rajeshwar Rao was the five times winner of the constituency.