Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Adilabad (Andhra Pradesh) was won by Godam Nagesh (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) at the 2014 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 171,290 votes over Naresh. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh, from 1957 to 2014.
Full Election History, 1957–2014
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1957
K. Ashanna
Indian National Congress
91,287
51.7%
C. Madhav Reddy (Praja Socialist Party)
5,912 (3.4 pts)
1962
G. Narayan Reddy
Indian National Congress
129,068
61.5%
V.G. Dora Sami (Independent)
89,085 (42.4 pts)
1967
P.G. Reddy
Indian National Congress
160,494
59.5%
D.S. Rao (Communist Party of India)
74,250 (27.5 pts)
1971
P. Ganga Reddy
Indian National Congress
151,482
52.6%
K. V. Kishan Rao (Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti)
14,950 (5.2 pts)
1977
G. Narsimha Reddy
Indian National Congress
167,410
57.5%
Gopidi Ganga Reddy (Bharatiya Lok Dal)
71,166 (24.4 pts)
1980
G. Narasimha Reddy
Congress (I)
234,300
70.6%
P. Rajeshwar Rao (Janata Party)
181,955 (54.8 pts)
1984
C. Madhav Reddy
Telugu Desam Party
238,440
55.7%
C. Narisimha Reddy (Indian National Congress)
54,558 (12.7 pts)
1989
P.Narasa Reddy
Indian National Congress
290,072
52.5%
C.Madhava Reddy (Telugu Desam Party)
44,365 (8.0 pts)
1991
Allola Indrakaran Reddy
Telugu Desam Party
208,792
41.0%
P. Narasa Reddy (Indian National Congress)
39,976 (7.8 pts)
1996
S. Venugopala Chary
Telugu Desam Party
286,477
43.0%
Allola Indrakaran Reddy (Indian National Congress)
37,360 (5.6 pts)
1998
Dr.S.Venugopala Chary
Telugu Desam Party
291,168
39.5%
Allola Indrakaran Reddy (Indian National Congress)
33,534 (4.5 pts)
1999
Dr. S. Venugopal Chary
Telugu Desam Party
390,308
52.5%
Mohd. Sultan Ahmad (Indian National Congress)
109,723 (14.8 pts)
2004
Madhusudhan Reddy Takkala
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
415,429
50.0%
Dr S Venugopala Chary (Telugu Desam Party)
40,974 (4.9 pts)
2009
Rathod Ramesh
Telugu Desam Party
372,268
43.1%
Kotnak Ramesh (Indian National Congress)
115,087 (13.3 pts)
2014
Godam Nagesh
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
430,847
41.2%
Naresh (Indian National Congress)
171,290 (16.4 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Ashanna
Indian National Congress
91,287
51.7%
C. Madhav Reddy
Praja Socialist Party
85,375
48.3%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
G. Narayan Reddy
Indian National Congress
129,068
61.5%
V.G. Dora Sami
Independent
39,983
19.0%
Mohd. Pakruddin
Independent
31,494
15.0%
Ram Rao Deshpande
Independent
9,487
4.5%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P.G. Reddy
Indian National Congress
160,494
59.5%
D.S. Rao
Communist Party of India
86,244
32.0%
D. Rao
Independent
22,928
8.5%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P. Ganga Reddy
Indian National Congress
151,482
52.6%
K. V. Kishan Rao
Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti
136,532
47.4%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
G. Narsimha Reddy
Indian National Congress
167,410
57.5%
Gopidi Ganga Reddy
Bharatiya Lok Dal
96,244
33.0%
Thakur Mukteshwar Singh
Independent
27,652
9.5%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
G. Narasimha Reddy
Congress (I)
234,300
70.6%
P. Rajeshwar Rao
Janata Party
52,345
15.8%
A. Padmanabha Reddy
Janata Party (Secular)
22,723
6.8%
Takar Muktheswar Singh
Independent
10,518
3.2%
Jangapalli Lingaiah
Independent
6,126
1.8%
Amanath Ali
Independent
5,911
1.8%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
C. Madhav Reddy
Telugu Desam Party
238,440
55.7%
C. Narisimha Reddy
Indian National Congress
183,882
42.9%
M.A. Sajid
Independent
3,221
0.8%
Thakur Mukteshwar Simha
Independent
2,817
0.7%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
P.Narasa Reddy
Indian National Congress
290,072
52.5%
C.Madhava Reddy
Telugu Desam Party
245,707
44.5%
Lalji Bhai
Independent
8,310
1.5%
Thakoor Mukteshwar Singh
Independent
6,274
1.1%
Ghanashamlal Gupta
Independent
1,901
0.3%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Allola Indrakaran Reddy
Telugu Desam Party
208,792
41.0%
P. Narasa Reddy
Indian National Congress
168,816
33.1%
Thumala Narayana Reddy
Bharatiya Janata Party
106,751
20.9%
Durgam Shyam Rao
Independent
9,583
1.9%
Bairimala Mogilaiah
Independent
7,354
1.4%
Panna Lal
Independent
3,971
0.8%
Gogarla Ramchander
Independent
3,233
0.6%
Pamula Bheemaiah
Independent
687
0.1%
Mohd. Shafiuddin
Independent
549
0.1%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
S. Venugopala Chary
Telugu Desam Party
286,477
43.0%
Allola Indrakaran Reddy
Indian National Congress
249,117
37.4%
Koripelli Narayan Reddy
Bharatiya Janata Party
61,025
9.2%
Gona Venkat Amshuman Rao
NTRTDP(LP)
43,397
6.5%
Gogarla Ramchander
Independent
3,874
0.6%
Narayan Reddy
Independent
3,755
0.6%
Sidam Arju
BRP
3,584
0.5%
Upre Tukaram
Independent
3,537
0.5%
Gajanan Rao Srihari Komawar
Independent
2,643
0.4%
Poddutur Gopal Reddy
Independent
2,070
0.3%
Chinnaswamy Vishwanath
RPI(KH)
1,700
0.3%
Durgam Shyam Rao
Independent
1,128
0.2%
Md. Sayeed Ahmed
MBT
1,106
0.2%
Sirikonda Sambaiah
Independent
725
0.1%
Nakka Rayamallu
Independent
664
0.1%
Dandekar Satyakam
Shiv Sena
656
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dr.S.Venugopala Chary
Telugu Desam Party
291,168
39.5%
Allola Indrakaran Reddy
Indian National Congress
257,634
34.9%
Vishnu Prakash Bajaj
Bharatiya Janata Party
179,134
24.3%
Addi Bhoja Reddy
Independent
4,145
0.6%
Jadi Narsaiah
Independent
3,800
0.5%
Netavath Ramdas
Independent
878
0.1%
Sooram Gangareddy
Independent
616
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Dr. S. Venugopal Chary
Telugu Desam Party
390,308
52.5%
Mohd. Sultan Ahmad
Indian National Congress
280,585
37.7%
C. Shanker Rao
Communist Party of India
35,113
4.7%
K. V. Narayan Rao
Independent
22,141
3.0%
C.H. Dayanand
RPI(A)
10,466
1.4%
Sumathi Reddy
ATDP
3,859
0.5%
Md. Chand Pasha
Independent
1,130
0.2%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Madhusudhan Reddy Takkala
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
415,429
50.0%
Dr S Venugopala Chary
Telugu Desam Party
374,455
45.0%
Mothe Barik Rao
PRBP
23,282
2.8%
Nainala Goverdhan
Independent
18,171
2.2%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rathod Ramesh
Telugu Desam Party
372,268
43.1%
Kotnak Ramesh
Indian National Congress
257,181
29.8%
Mesram Nago Rao
PRAP
112,930
13.1%
Ade Tukaram
Bharatiya Janata Party
57,931
6.7%
Rathod Sadashiv Naik
Bahujan Samaj Party
16,471
1.9%
Banka Sahadevu
Independent
16,441
1.9%
Ganta Pentanna
Independent
13,378
1.5%
Nethavat Ramdas
Independent
9,157
1.1%
Athram Laxman Rao
Independent
7,824
0.9%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Godam Nagesh
Telangana Rashtra Samithi
430,847
41.2%
Naresh
Indian National Congress
259,557
24.8%
Ramesh Rathod
Telugu Desam Party
184,198
17.6%
Rathod Sadashiv
Bahujan Samaj Party
94,420
9.0%
Nethawath Ramdas
Independent
41,032
3.9%
None Of The Above
Independent
17,084
1.6%
Mosali Chinnaiah
Independent
8,859
0.8%
Pawar Krishna
Independent
5,055
0.5%
Banka Sahadev
Independent
4,787
0.5%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Adilabad has been contested at 15 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Telugu Desam Party, Telangana Rashtra Samithi.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Adilabad in the 2014 Lok Sabha election?
Godam Nagesh (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) won Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh, in 2014 with 430,847 votes (41.2%), a margin of 171,290 votes over Naresh.
Which parties have won Adilabad since 1957?
Since 1957, Adilabad has been won by: Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Telugu Desam Party.
What was the closest result in Adilabad?
The closest result on record for Adilabad was 1957, when Indian National Congress beat Praja Socialist Party by just 5,912 votes (3.4 percentage points).