Kothagudem Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of constituencies in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. It includes the towns of Kothagudem and Palwancha and part of Khammam Lok Sabha constituency.
Jalagam Venkat Rao is representing this constituency for the second time. He was elected as his opposition candidate Vanama Venkateshwar Rao from Congress party filed a false affidavit report in the 2018 TS assembly elections. As a result, Jalagam Venkat Rao filed a case in the High court and won it in 2023. As a result, the High court declared Jalagam Venkat Rao as a MLA from this constituency in 2023, just five months before the TS assembly elections.
Mandals The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:
Mandal Kothagudem Palwancha Sujatanagar Chunchupally Laxmidevipalli
Members of Legislative Assembly List of Elected Members to Kothagudem Constituency. Year Member Political party United Andhra Pradesh1978Kasaiah Chekuri1983Koneru Nageswara Rao19851989Vanama Venkateswara Rao1994Koneru Nageswara Rao1999Vanama Venkateswara Rao2004 2009 Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao Communist Party of India Telangana Legislative Assembly 2014 Jalagam Venkat Rao 2018 Vanama Venkateswara Rao 2023 Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao
Election results
2023
2018
2014
2009
2004
1999
1994
1989
1985
1983
1978
Notes
See also List of constituencies of Telangana Legislative Assembly
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