The Congress party has released three lists comprising a total of 114 candidates for the
2023 Telangana assembly elections. For the 119-seat Assembly, the Congress has positioned state unit chief, Revanth Reddy, against Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in the Kamareddy assembly constituency.
This marks the second seat for Reddy, the incumbent MP from the Malkajgiri parliamentary constituency.
In its third list, the party also made changes to two previously announced candidates. Ade Gajender will now vie for the Boath (ST) seat, taking over from Vannela Ashok, while Tudi Megha Reddy has been nominated for Wanaparthy, replacing Gillela Chinna Reddy.
Here's the full list of Congress candidates for the 2023 Telangana election:
Serial no. | Candidate | Constituency |
1 | G. Vivekanand | Chennur (SC) |
2 | Ade Gajender(In place of Vannela Ashok) | Boath (ST) |
3 | Thota Laxmi Kantha Rao | Jukkal (SC) |
4 | Eanugu Ravinder Reddy | Banswada |
5 | Revanth Reddy | Kamareddy |
6 | Mohd Shabbir Ali | Nizamabad - Urban |
7 | Purumalla Srinivas | Karimnagar |
8 | Kondam Karuna Mahender Reddy | Sircilla |
9 | Suresh Kumar Shetkar | Narayankhed |
10 | Nilam Madhu Mudiraj | Patancheru |
11 | Tudi Megha Reddy(In place of Dr.Gillela Chinna Reddy) | Wanaparthy |
12 | Jatoth Ramachandru Naik | Dornakal (ST) |
13 | Koram Kanakaiah | Yellandu (ST) |
14 | Ramdas Maloth | Wyra (ST) |
15 | Matta Ragamayee | Sathupalle (SC) |
16 | Jare Adhinarayana | Aswaraopeta (ST) |
Serial no. | Candidate | Constituency |
1 | Raavi Srinivas | Sirpur |
2 | Ajmera Shyam | Asifabad (ST) |
3 | Vedma Bhojju | Khanapur (ST) |
4 | Kandi Srinivas Reddy | Adilabad |
5 | Vannela Ashok | Boath (ST) |
6 | Bhosle Narayan Rao Patil | Mudhole |
7 | K. Madan Mohan Rao | Yellareddy |
8 | Dr. Reculapally Bhoopathi Reddy | Nizamabad - Rural |
9 | Juvvadi Narsinga Rao | Koratla |
10 | Medipally Satyam | Choppadani (SC) |
11 | Vodithala Pranav | Huzurabad |
12 | Ponnam Prabhakar | Husanabad |
13 | Poojala Harikrishna | Siddipet |
14 | Aavula Raji Reddy | Narsapur |
15 | Cheruku Srinivas Reddy | Dubbak |
16 | Bandi Ramesh | Kukatpalle |
17 | Malreddy Ranga Reddy | Ibrahimpatnam |
18 | Madhu Goud Yaskhi | Lal Bahadur Nagar |
19 | Kichannagari Laxma Reddy | Maheswaram |
20 | Kasthuri Narendar | Rajendranagar |
21 | V. Jagadeeshwar Goud | Serilingampally |
22 | Buyyani Manohar Reddy | Tandur |
23 | Rohin Reddy | Amberpet |
24 | P. Vijaya Reddy | Khairatabad |
25 | Mohammed Azharuddin | Jubilee Hills |
26 | G.V. Venella | Secunderabad Cantt (SC) |
27 | Parnika Chittem Reddy | Narayanpet |
28 | Yennam Srinivas Reddy | Mahbubnagar |
29 | J.Anirudh Reddy | Jadcherla |
30 | Gavinolla Madhusudhan Reddy | Devarkadra |
31 | Vakiti Srihari | Makthal |
32 | Dr. Gillela Chinna Reddy | Wanaparthy |
33 | Nenavath Balu Naik | Devarakonda (ST) |
34 | K. Rajgopal Reddy | Munugode |
35 | Kumbam Anil Kumar Reddy | Bhongir |
36 | Kommuri Pratap Reddy | Jangoan |
37 | Yeshashwani Memidila | Palakurthi |
38 | Murali Naik | Mahabubabad (ST) |
39 | Revuri Prakash Reddy | Parkal |
40 | Naini Rajender Reddy | Warangal West |
41 | Konda Surekha | Warangal East |
42 | K.R. Naga Raju | Wardhannapet (SC) |
43 | Payam Venkateswarlu | Pinapaka (ST) |
44 | Tumla Nageshwar Rao | Khammam |
45 | Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy | Palair |
Serial no. | Candidate | Constituency |
1 | Gaddam Vinod | Ballampalle (SC) |
2 | Kokkirala Prem Sagar Rao | Mancherial |
3 | Kuchadi Srihari Rao | Nirmal |
4 | Prodduturi Vinay Kumar Reddy | Armur |
5 | P. Sudarshan Reddy | Bodhan |
6 | Sunil Kumar Muthyala | Balkonda |
7 | T. Jeevan Reddy | Jagtial |
8 | Adluri Laxman Kumar | Dharmapuri (SC) |
9 | M.S. Raj Thakoor | Ramagundam |
10 | Duddilla Sridhar Babu | Manthani |
11 | Chintakunta Vijaya Ramana Rao | Peddapalle |
12 | Aadi Srinivas | Vemulawada |
13 | Dr. Kavvampally Satyanarayana | Manakondur (SC) |
14 | Mynampally Rohit Rao | Medak |
15 | C. Damodar Rajanarsimha | Andole (SC) |
16 | Agam Chandra Sekhar | Zahirabad (SC) |
17 | Thurupu Jagga Reddy | Sangareddy |
18 | Thumkunta Narsa Reddy | Gajwel |
19 | Thotakura Vajresh Yadav | Medchal |
20 | Mynapally Hanumathrao (Velma) | Malkajgiri |
21 | Kolan Hanmanth Reddy | Qutbullapur |
22 | M. Parameshwar Reddy | Uppal |
23 | Pamena Bheembharat | Chevella (SC) |
24 | T. Ram Mohan Reddy | Pargi |
25 | Gaddam Prasad Kumar | Vicarabad (SC) |
26 | Anjan Kumar Yadav Mandadi | Musheerabad |
27 | Shaikh Akbar | Malakpet |
28 | Dr. Kota Neelima | Sanathnagar |
29 | Mohammed Feroz Khan | Nampally |
30 | Osman Bin Mohammed Al Hajri | Karwan |
31 | Mogili Sunitha | Goshamahal |
32 | Boya Nagesh (Naresh) | Chandrayangutta |
33 | K Ravi Raju | Yakutpura |
34 | Rajesh Kumar Pulipati | Bahadurpura |
35 | Adam Santosh Kumar | Secunderabad |
36 | Anumula Revanth Reddy | Kodangal |
37 | Saritha Thirupathaiah | Gadwal |
38 | Dr. S.A. Sampath Kumar | Alampur ( SC) |
39 | Dr. Kuchakulla Rajesh Reddy | Nagarkurnool |
40 | Dr. Chikkudu Vamshi Krishna | Achampet (SC) |
41 | Kasireddy Narayan Reddy | Kalwakurthy |
42 | K. Shankaraiah | Shadnagar |
43 | Jupally Krishna Rao | Kollapur |
44 | Jayaveer Kunduru | Nagarjuna Sagar |
45 | Nalamada Uttam Kumar Reddy | Huzurnagar |
46 | Nalamada Padmavathi Reddy | Kodad |
47 | Komatireddy Venkat Reddy | Nalgonda |
48 | Vemula Veerasham | Nakrekal (SC) |
49 | Beerla llaiah | Alair |
50 | Singapuram Indira | Ghanpur Station (SC) |
51 | Donthi Madhava Reddy | Narsampet |
52 | Gandra Satyanarayana Rao | Bhupalpalle |
53 | Danasari Anasuya Seethakka | Mulug (ST) |
54 | Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu | Madhira (SC) |
55 | Podem Veeraiah | Bhadrachalam (ST) |
With this, only three more candidates are left to be declared by the Congress, which is seeking to wrest power from the BRS in the southern state.
Revanth Reddy will also contest from the Kodangal assembly seat, while CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu has been fielded from the Madhira-SC seat.
In Telangana, the party fielded Pradesh Congress chief Anumala Revanth Reddy from the Kodangal assembly seat while CLP leader Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu has been fielded from the Madhira (SC) seat.
The party has also fielded its sitting Lok Sabha MP N Uttam Kumar Reddy from the Huzurnagar assembly constituency. He currently represents the Nalgonda Lok Sabha seat in Telangana. Besides, first-timer Kota Neelima, wife of national spokesperson Pawan Khera, has also been fielded from the Sanathnagar assembly seat.
With agency inputs.
First Published: Oct 16, 2023 5:04 PM IST