Lok Sabha Polls: Congress’ Kadiyam Kavya Clinches Victory in Warangal Seat

Hyderabad: Congress Candidate Kadiyam Kavya Wins Warangal Seat by a Significant Margin

Hyderabad: Congress candidate Kadiyam Kavya emerged victorious in the Warangal seat, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Aroori Ramesh and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) candidate M. Sudheer Kumar by over 216,000 votes.

Kadiyam Kavya, daughter of former Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari, made a dramatic exit from the BRS alongside her father after the party announced her candidacy for Warangal. The Congress reclaimed Warangal after losing the seat to the BRS in three consecutive Lok Sabha elections, including a bypoll.

The final vote count will be confirmed after the conclusion of the last round of voting.

Election History of Warangal Lok Sabha Seat:

2009 Election:

• Winner: Rajaiah Siricilla (Indian National Congress – INC) with 396,568 votes (38.48%)
• Runner-up: Ramagalla Parameshwar (Telangana Rashtra Samithi – TRS) with 271,907 votes (26.39%)
• Third place: Dommati Sambaiah (Telugu Desam Party – TDP) with 135,697 votes (13.17%)

2014 Election:

• Winner: Kadiyam Srihari (Telangana Rashtra Samithi – TRS) with 661,639 votes (56.33%)
• Runner-up: S. Rajaiah (Congress) with 22.9%
• Third place: R. Parameshwar (BJP) with 15.93%

2015 By-Election:

• Winner: Pasunoori Dayakar (TRS) with 615,403 votes (59.50%)
• Runner-up: D. Sarve Satyanarayana (Congress) with 156,315 votes (15.11%)
• Third place: P. Devaiah (BJP) with 12.57%

2019 Election:

• Winner: Pasunoori Dayakar (TRS) with 612,498 votes (57.69%)
• Runner-up: D. Sambaiah (Congress) with 262,200 votes (24.7%)
• Third place: C. Sambamurthy (BJP) with 83,777 votes (7.89%)

The Warangal Lok Sabha constituency comprises two assembly segments: Warangal West and Warangal East.

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Political history of Warangal