Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17

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(Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in

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state in southern

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. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the

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Overview

Since its inception in 1962 Peddapalli seat is a

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stronghold, various political outfits like the Telangana Praja Samithi and the

Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Indian regional political party operating in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana at the state and central level. Since its founding by N. T. Rama Rao (often referred to as NTR) on 29 March 1982, the party has foc ...

have won it during different general elections. After the formation of

the Telangana Rashtra Samithi won the seat for the first time in 2014 General Election.

Assembly segments

Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:

Members of Parliament

Election results

General Election, 2019

General Election, 2014

General Election, 2009

General Election, 2004

Trivia

* The Lok Sabha constituency includes three assembly constituencies from Adilabad district i.e. Chennur,

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, Mancherial *

G. Venkat Swamy G. Venkat Swamy (5 October 1929 – 22 December 2014) was an Indian politician who was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha. Career He represented the Peddapalli constituency of Telangana and was a member of the Indian National Congress The ...

, former Union Minister represented the constituency in

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, Tenth,

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and Fourteenth Lok Sabha respectively.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana Karimnagar district Adilabad district