Medak Lok Sabha constituency

Lok sabha constituency in Telangana

Medak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Telangana state in southern India.^[2][3]

Overview

Since its inception in 1957 Medak seat is a Congress stronghold, various political outfits like the Telangana Praja Samithi, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Telugu Desam Party have won it during different general elections.

After the formation of Telangana Rashtra Samithi the seat has been won by four different candidates in three general elections including its founder and current Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrashekar Rao and actress Vijayashanti

Assembly segments

Medak Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:^[2]

Members of Parliament

^By-Poll

Election results

General election, 2024

General election, 2019

General By-Election, 2014[6]

General Election, 2014

General Election, 2009

General Election, 2004

Trivia

• Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was holding the seat when she was assassinated in 1984.
• Telangana first Chief Minister, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao won the seat by a margin of 3.7 lakh votes in 2014 General Election, but he later vacated it.^{[9][10][11][12]}

See also

• Medak district
• List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

1. Parliamentary Constituency wise Turnout for General Election - 2014"
2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 29.
3. Shankar, Shiva (4 April 2014). "Kavita versus Vijayashanti in Andhra's Medak Lok Sabha seat?". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
4. Election Commision of India (6 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Medak". Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
5. MEDAK LOK SABHA POLLS RESULT
6. The Hindu (16 September 2014). "TRS wins Medak Lok Sabha seat". Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
7. MEDAK LOK SABHA BY-ELECTIONS RESULT
8. MEDAK LOK SABHA (GENERAL) ELECTIONS RESULT
9. "TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao resigns from Medak Lok Sabha seat | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
10. "Many aspirants for Medak Lok Sabha seat". The Hindu. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
11. ' + val.created_at + ' (18 April 2014). "TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao likely to have smooth sailing in Medak Lok Sabha seat". NDTV.com. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
12. "TRS, AIMIM announce candidates; KCR to contest from Medak". Livemint. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

External links

• Medak lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule

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