Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency

This article is about Parliamentary constituency. For other uses, see Malkajgiri (disambiguation).

Malkajgiri
TG-7
Lok Sabha constituency
Malkajgiri LSC
Boundary of Malkajgiri Constituency in Telangana
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTelangana
Assembly constituenciesMedchal
Malkajgiri
Quthbullapur
Kukatpally
Uppal
Lal Bahadur Nagar
Secunderabad Cantt.
Established2008
Total electors3,150,303[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party   BJP
AllianceNDA
Elected year2024
Preceded byRevanth Reddy,   INC

Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in the Indian state of Telangana. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.[2]

As of 2019, Malkajgiri is the largest Lok Sabha constituency by number of electors with 3,150,303.[3] It first held elections in 2009 as a constituency of the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and its first member of parliament (MP) was Sarvey Sathyanarayana of the Indian National Congress. The new state of Telangana was created in 2014 by the implementation of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 and this constituency became part of it.[4] From 2014-2019, its MP was Malla Reddy who represented the Telugu Desam Party at the election. In 2016, Malla Reddy switched parties to represent the Telangana Rashtra Samithi.[5]

Most successful political parties

  INC (2 terms) (50%)
  TDP (1 term) (25%)
   BJP (1 term) (25%)
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference turnout was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 29. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Malkajgiri biggest Lok Sabha seat, Lakshadweep smallest". Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Malkajgiri: A Seemandhra enclave in the heart of Telangana". India Today. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  5. ^ "TDP's lone Telangana MP, Malla Reddy, joins TRS". The Indian Express. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.