Palair is assembly constituency number 113 in Telangana, in Khammam district, and one of the segments of the Khammam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy of the Indian National Congress won with 58.9% of the vote, 56,650 votes ahead of Kandala Upender Reddy (BHRS).
- 01Ponguleti Srinivasa ReddyINC1,27,82058.94%
- 02Kandala Upender ReddyBRS71,17032.82%
- 03Veerabhadram ThammineniCPI(M)5,3082.45%
- 04Allika Venkateswar RaoBSP2,0950.97%
- 05Ravi Kumar NunnaBJP1,8150.84%
- 32 other candidates · 8,123 votesNOTA · 520 (0.24%)
Margin 56,650 votes · 26.12% of valid votes
All 37 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,16,851 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ponguleti Srinivasa ReddyMale · 58 yrs | INC | 1,27,820 | 58.94% |
| 2 | Kandala Upender ReddyMale · 62 yrs | BRS | 71,170 | 32.82% |
| 3 | Veerabhadram ThammineniMale · 69 yrs | CPI(M) | 5,308 | 2.45% |
| 4 | Allika Venkateswar RaoMale · 50 yrs | BSP | 2,095 | 0.97% |
| 5 | Ravi Kumar NunnaMale · 49 yrs | BJP | 1,815 | 0.84% |
| 6 | Kukkala NagaiahMale · 32 yrs | AODRP | 1,080 | 0.50% |
| 7 | Koini AmarendraMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 678 | 0.31% |
| 8 | Amaragani Malsoor GoudMale · 51 yrs | Independent | 654 | 0.30% |
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| 9 | Ramireddy Sunki ReddyMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 573 | 0.26% |
| 10 | Ajmeera KishanMale · 40 yrs · ST | Independent | 545 | 0.25% |
| 11 | Achuta Rao NelluriMale · 63 yrs | Independent | 532 | 0.25% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 520 | 0.24% |
| 12 | Maruthi Babu. KesaniMale · 46 yrs | Independent | 488 | 0.23% |
| 13 | Gaddam VeerababuMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 407 | 0.19% |
| 14 | Venkateswarlu KampatiMale · 47 yrs | MCPI | 293 | 0.14% |
| 15 | Ramasahayam Madhavi ReddyFemale · 55 yrs | Independent | 282 | 0.13% |
| 16 | Shaik SirajuddinMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 260 | 0.12% |
| 17 | Halavath Rama RaoMale · 43 yrs · ST | PPOI | 246 | 0.11% |
| 18 | Shobhan Babu HalavathMale · 44 yrs · ST | Independent | 221 | 0.10% |
| 19 | Sreenivasu AnnabathulaMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 207 | 0.10% |
| 20 | Dulam VenkatnarayanaMale · 47 yrs | PRJVNIP | 199 | 0.09% |
| 21 | Vankudoth Thirupathi NaikMale · 34 yrs · ST | Independent | 177 | 0.08% |
| 22 | Edurugattla Chitti MalluMale · 40 yrs · SC | Independent | 169 | 0.08% |
| 23 | Pasumarthy SrinivasMale · 42 yrs | Independent | 159 | 0.07% |
| 24 | Matti PrasadMale · 33 yrs · SC | BMUP | 113 | 0.05% |
| 25 | Papetla RamamurthyMale · 43 yrs · SC | SKJLP | 108 | 0.05% |
| 26 | Tejavath BalakrishnaMale · 28 yrs · ST | BHRTSWDCNG | 90 | 0.04% |
| 27 | Gopoju RameshMale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 87 | 0.04% |
| 28 | Telagamalla RambabuMale · 42 yrs · SC | Independent | 72 | 0.03% |
| 29 | Rajendar IslavathMale · 30 yrs · ST | Independent | 66 | 0.03% |
| 30 | Bhairavabhotla Srinivasa RaoMale · 56 yrs | Independent | 65 | 0.03% |
| 31 | Prasad KommaMale · 39 yrs · SC | DABAP | 62 | 0.03% |
| 32 | Ravindar Islavath @ Islavath Ravindar NaikMale · 44 yrs · ST | Independent | 60 | 0.03% |
| 33 | Pamba SuryanarayanaMale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 53 | 0.02% |
| 34 | Suresh Gugulothu @ Guguloth SureshMale · 27 yrs · ST | Independent | 52 | 0.02% |
| 35 | Sanjeeva Rao MandaMale · 50 yrs · SC | Independent | 47 | 0.02% |
| 36 | Bari AshokMale · 28 yrs | Independent | 47 | 0.02% |
| 37 | Bhukya ParvathiFemale · 37 yrs · ST | Independent | 31 | 0.01% |
INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Palair bye-election, 16 May 2016
Turnout 89.8% · 1,71,074 of 1,90,396 electors voted
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tummala Nageswara Rao | TRS | 94,940 | 55.50% |
| 2 | Sucharitha Ram Reddy | INC | 49,258 | 28.79% |
| 3 | Pothineni Sudarsan Rao | CPI | 15,538 | 9.08% |
| 4 | Jajula Bhaskar | SO | 3,578 | 2.09% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,785 | 1.63% |
| 5 | Sunkari Rammurthy | Independent | 2,348 | 1.37% |
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| 6 | Timmidi Hanamantha Rao | Independent | 569 | 0.33% |
| 7 | Veeri Upendar | Independent | 457 | 0.27% |
| 8 | Boddo Sreeenu | Independent | 393 | 0.23% |
| 9 | Papetla Saritha | Independent | 290 | 0.17% |
| 10 | Lingala Ravi Kumar | Independent | 271 | 0.16% |
| 11 | Devarakonda Uday Bhaskar | Independent | 223 | 0.13% |
| 12 | Banoth Laxma Naik | Independent | 212 | 0.12% |
| 13 | Nakirikanti Jeevan Sagar | Independent | 211 | 0.12% |
Palair result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kandala Upender Reddy | INC | 89,407 | 46.53% |
| 2 | Tummala Nageswar Rao | TRS | 81,738 | 42.54% |
| 3 | Battula Hymavathi | CPI(M) | 6,769 | 3.52% |
| 4 | Nandigama Raj Kumar | Independent | 6,101 | 3.17% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,271 | 0.66% |
| 5 | Sridhar Reddy Kondapalli | BJP | 1,170 | 0.61% |
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| 6 | Sunkari Ramamurthy | Independent | 1,157 | 0.60% |
| 7 | Achaiah Gurram | Independent | 1,058 | 0.55% |
| 8 | Kishan Yerraboina | BSP | 987 | 0.51% |
| 9 | Seema Rambabu | Independent | 740 | 0.39% |
| 10 | Pullaiah Chary Banala | PPOI | 608 | 0.32% |
| 11 | Banoth Laxman Naik | Independent | 490 | 0.25% |
| 12 | Gopoju Ramesh | TECPI | 261 | 0.14% |
| 13 | Mandadapu Sudhakar Rao | Independent | 259 | 0.13% |
| 14 | Kasani Srinivasa Rao | JASWP | 148 | 0.08% |
Palair result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramireddy Venkatareddy | INC | 69,707 | 39.28% |
| 2 | Baby Swarna Kumari Maddineni | TDP | 47,844 | 26.96% |
| 3 | Pothineni Sudarshan Rao | CPI(M) | 44,245 | 24.93% |
| 4 | Naresh Reddy Ramasahayam | Independent | 5,587 | 3.15% |
| 5 | Ravella Ravindra | TRS | 4,041 | 2.28% |
| 6 | Maleedu Nageswara Rao | Independent | 1,315 | 0.74% |
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| 7 | Chaitanya Chekuri | BSP | 1,278 | 0.72% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 783 | 0.44% |
| 8 | Kasani Srinivasa Rao | AAP | 514 | 0.29% |
| 9 | Thimmidi Saidamma | Independent | 463 | 0.26% |
| 10 | Mallaiah Mothe | Independent | 437 | 0.25% |
| 11 | Kaasina Ananda Prasad | PPOI | 408 | 0.23% |
| 12 | Banothu Laxma Naik | JASPA | 252 | 0.14% |
| 13 | Aitagani Srinivasa Rao | Independent | 244 | 0.14% |
| 14 | Budancharla Ramaiah | Independent | 177 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Penugonda Venkat Rao | Independent | 166 | 0.09% |
Palair outlined in orange among the other Telangana seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Khammam district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Palair is one of the assembly segments of Khammam. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Khammam candidates.
- Ramasahayam Raghuram ReddyINC1,20,069 59.8%
- Nama Nageswara RaoBRS58,388 29.1%
- Vinod Rao TandraBJP12,648 6.3%
- Advocate Yerra KaameshBSP1,218 0.6%
- Vasam Ramakrishna DoraIndependent895 0.4%
In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 61,681 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Palair.
Who won the Palair assembly seat in 2023?
Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Palair in the 2023 Telangana assembly election with 1,27,820 votes, which was 58.94% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Palair?
The margin was 56,650 votes (26.12% of valid votes). The runner-up was Kandala Upender Reddy of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi with 71,170 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Palair in 2023?
Turnout was 91.78%: 2,17,008 of 2,36,451 registered electors voted, across 289 polling stations. That is 0.3 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Palair part of?
Palair is an assembly segment of the Khammam Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Ramasahayam Raghuram Reddy got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Has Palair had a bye-election?
Yes. In the bye-election on 16 May 2016, Tummala Nageswara Rao (TRS) won by 45,682 votes.
Is Palair a reserved constituency?
No. Palair is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Palair?
The Telangana assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Telangana assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2014 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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