Hyderabad: In a very close contest, Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) national vice president DK Aruna won Mahbubnagar Lok Sabha seat by defeating Congress’ C Vamsi Chand Reddy by around a mere 4500 votes.
Mahbubnagar is Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s home district. Also, this is the first victory of a non-BRS party after the general elections in 2009.
Result
| Party-Candidate | Winner |
| Congress- C Vamsi Chand Reddy | 506247 ( -4500) |
| BRS- Manne Srinivas Reddy | 154792 ( -355955) |
| BJP- DK Aruna | 510747 (+ 4500) |
Political history of Mahbubnagar
| Year | Winner |
| 2019 | Manne Srinivas Reddy- TRS (now BRS) |
| 2014 | AP Jithender Reddy- TRS (now BRS) |
| 2009 | K Chandrashekhar Rao (KCR)- TRS (now BRS) |
The Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana comprises seven assembly constituencies. These are Kodangal, Narayanpet, Mahbubnagar, Jadcherla, Devarkadra, Makthal, and Shadnagar.
2009
In the 2009 Lok Sabha election, Kalva Kuntla Chandrasekhar Rao of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) won the Mahabubnagar seat with 366569 votes (39.56%). He defeated Congress candidate Devarakonda Vittal Rao (37.39%) by around 20,000 votes. BJP’s K Yadagiri Reddy stood third with 6.26%.
2014
In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, A. P. Jithender Reddy of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) won the Mahabubnagar seat with 334228 votes (32.94%). He defeated Congress candidate Jaipal Reddy (32.68%) by a margin of 2,590 votes.
2019
In the 2019 election, Manne Srinivas Reddy of the TRS won the seat by securing 411402 votes (41.78%) followed by BJP’s DK Aruna (33.88%).
