Nalgonda is a parliamentary and assembly constituency in the state of Telangana, India. Nalgonda Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India. Nalgonda Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 12 constituencies in the Nalgonda district. It is part of Nalgonda Lok Sabha constituency.
- According to a report by Hindustan Times, Nalgonda constituency was once a Communist Party of India (CPI) stronghold. Later, parties such as Congress, TDP, and Telangana Praja Samithi held the seat at different times.
- In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Gutha Sukhender Reddy of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi won the seat by defeating the Indian National Congress candidate with a margin of 3,97,029 votes.
- According to a report by Factly, in the 1996 Lok Sabha elections, 480 candidates contested from Nalgonda constituency, which is the third-highest number of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election from a single constituency.
- In the 2023 Lok Sabha elections, the sitting MP of Nalgonda constituency, Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy of the Indian National Congress, is looking to defend his turf and win the seat for the second consecutive time.
- According to the available search results, Nalgonda has been a closely contested constituency between the Communist Party of India, Congress, Telugu Desam Party, Telangana Rashtra Samithi, and Indian National Congress in recent years.
Overall, it seems that Nalgonda has been a closely contested constituency between various political parties in recent years.
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