Thungathurthi Assembly constituency

Thungathurthi Assembly constituency is a SC (Scheduled Caste)[1] reserved constituency of the Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of four constituencies in Suryapet district. It is 42 km far away from the district headquarters Suryapet.

Thungathurthi
Constituency No. 96 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTelangana
DistrictSuryapet
Established1967
Total electors2,35,349
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Mandula Samel
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023

Mandula Samel of Indian National Congress is representing the constituency for the first time.

Mandals

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The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:

Mandal Districts
Thungathurthi Suryapet
Maddirala
Nagaram
Thirumalagiri
Noothankal
Jajireddigudem
Shaligowraram Nalgonda
Mothkur Yadadri Bhuvanagiri
Addagudur

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Year MLA Party Ref.
1967 B. Narayana Reddy Communist Party of India
1972 Guruganti Venkat Narsaiah Independent politician
1978 Mallu Swarajyam Communist Party of India
1983 Mallu Swarajyam Communist Party of India
1985 Ramreddy Damodar Reddy Indian National Congress
1989 Ramreddy Damodar Reddy Indian National Congress
1994 Ramreddy Damodar Reddy Independent politician
1999 Sankineni Venkateswar Rao Telugu Desam Party
2004 Ramreddy Damodar Reddy Indian National Congress [2]
2009 Mothukupalli Narsimhulu Telugu Desam Party
2014 Gadari Kishore Telangana Rashtra Samithi
2018 Gadari Kishore Telangana Rashtra Samithi
2023 Mandula Samuel Indian National Congress

Election results

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2023

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2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Thungathurthi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mandula Samuel 129,535
BRS Gadari Kishore 78,441
BJP Kadiyam Ramachandraiah 4,412
NOTA None of the above
Majority 51,094
Turnout 2,25,170
INC gain from TRS Swing

2018

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2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Thungathurthi[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TRS Gadari Kishore 90,857 45.47%
INC Addanki Dayakar 89,010 44.54%
Independent Bade Anil 3,729 1.87%
BJP Ramachandraiah Kadiyam 3,222 1.61%
NOTA None of the Above 1,392 0.70%
Majority 1,847
Turnout 1,99,822 86.33%
TRS hold Swing

2014

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2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Thungathurthi[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TRS Gadari Kishore 64,382 37.1%
INC Addanki Dayakar 62,003 35.7%
TDP Palvai Rajani Kumari 31,612 18.2%
Independent Palvai Venu 6,142 3.5%
Majority 2,379 1.4%)
Turnout 1,74,462 78.1%
TRS gain from TDP Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TABLE B - Parliamentary Constituencies". Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 31.
  2. ^ "Plum posts for Nalgonda leaders". The Hindu. 3 June 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Telangana General Legislative Election 2018 - Statistical Report". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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