Medak Lok Sabha constituency
Medak Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana state in southern India. Former prime minister Indira Gandhi represented this.
Overview
Since its inception in 1957 Medak seat is a Congress stronghold, various political outfits like the Telangana Praja Samithi, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Telugu Desam Party have won it during different general elections.After the formation of Telangana Rashtra Samithi the seat has been won by four different candidates in three general elections including its founder and former Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrashekar Rao and actress Vijayashanti
Assembly segments
Medak Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:Members of Parliament
^By-PollElection results
General Election, 1998
Trivia
- Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was holding the seat when she was assassinated in 1984.
- Telangana first Chief Minister, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao won the seat by a margin of 3.7 lakh votes in 2014 General Election, but he later vacated it.