Hyderabad: BJP candidate Konda Vishweshwar Reddy addresses the media, at the state BJP office, in Hyderabad, Friday, May 3, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI05_03_2024_000265B)
Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Konda Vishweshwar Reddy won from the Chevella Lok Sabha seat after defeating incumbent Congress candidate Dr G Ranjith Reddy and Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s (BRS) Kasani Gnaneshwar Goud with a majority of over 1.72 lakh votes.
Vishweshwar Reddy won the seat in 2014, as the TRS (now BRS) candidate but lost to the incumbent MP Dr G Ranjith Reddy (who was then the BRS’ candidate) in 2019.
| Party-Candidate | Voter percentage |
| Congress- Dr G Ranjith Reddy | 636985 ( -172897) |
| BRS- Kasani Gnaneshwar Goud | 178968 ( -630914) |
| BJP- Konda Vishweshwar Reddy | 809882 (+ 172897) |
| Year | Result |
| 2019 | Dr G Ranjith Reddy-Congress |
| 2014 | Konda Vishweshwar Reddy-TRS (now BRS) |
| 2009 | S Jaipal Reddy-Congress |
In the 2009 general election, Sudini Jaipal Reddy from the Indian National Congress won with a victory margin of 18,532 votes, securing 38.78% of the total votes. A. P. Jithender Reddy from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) received 37.08% of the votes, and Baddam Bal Reddy from the BJP received 10.39%.
In the 2014 general election, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) won with a victory margin of 73,023 votes, securing 33.06% of the total votes. Patlolla Kartik Reddy from the Indian National Congress received 27.51% of the votes, and Tulla Veerender Goud from the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) received 26.84%.
In the 2019 general election, Dr. G. Ranjith Reddy from the Indian National Congress won with a victory margin of 14,317 votes, securing 40.62% of the total votes. Konda Vishweshwar Reddy from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) received 39.5% of the votes, and B. Janardhan Reddy from the BJP received 15.53%.
The Chevella Lok Sabha constituency was formed in 2008 following the implementation of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
The constituency is part of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana and includes seven Assembly segments-Maheswaram, Rajendranagar, Serilingampally, Chevella, Pargi, Vikarabad, and Tandur.
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