Lok Sabha polls: Congress bags Bhongir seat with a massive majority

Hyderabad: Congress candidate C Kiran Kumar Reddy won from the Bhongir seat by over 2.22 lakh votes, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Boora Narsaiah Goud and Bharat Rasthra Samithi’s (BRS) Kyama Mallesham.

The Congress bagged the seat for the first time since 2009.

Result

Party-CandidateVotes
Congress- C Kiran Kumar Reddy629143 (+ 222170)
BRS- Kyama Mallesham256187 ( -372956)
BJP- Boora Narsaiah Goud406973 ( -222170)

Political history of Bhongir

YearResult
2019Boora Narasaiah Goud- TRS (now BRS)
2014Boora Narsaiah Goud- TRS (now BRS)
2009K Rajagopal Reddy- Congress

There are seven assembly constituencies under the Bhongir Lok Sabha constituency. These include Ibrahimpatnam, Munugode, Bhongir, Nakrekal, Thungathurthi, Alair, and Jangaon.

2009

The 2009 Lok Sabha election in the Bhongir parliamentary constituency saw Komatireddy Raj Gopal Reddy of the Indian National Congress (INC) emerge as the winner, securing 504,103 votes, which accounted (44.7%). Nomula Narsimhaiah of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) was the runner-up, garnering 364,215 votes (32.29%).

2014

The 2014 Lok Sabha election results in the Bhongir constituency showed Dr. Boora Narsaiah Goud of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) emerging victorious. He secured 448245 votes (36.99%). Komatireddy Venkat Reddy of the Indian National Congress (INC) came in second with 417751 votes (34.47) followed by BJP’s Indrasena Reddy (15.12%).

2019

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the Bhongir constituency. He secured 532,795 votes (44.37%). Dr. Boora Narsaiah Goud of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) came in second with 527,576 votes (43.94%).

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