Revanth Reddy Reclaims Kodangal Assembly Constituency

Telangana Congress President A Revanth Reddy won Kodangal Assembly segment defeating sitting BRS MLA Patnam Narender Reddy. Revanth Reddy polled 107429 votes while, KCR came second with 74897 votes. BJP nominee Banti Ramesh Kumar who came third has garnered 3988 votes.

Congress and BRS are in a tough fight in Kodangal, as Revanth Reddy is fighting to secure the seat which he lost to Narender Reddy in 2018 elections. In the 2018 Assembly election, Narendra Reddy defeated Revanth Reddy by a margin of 9,319 votes, while BJP lost its deposit with just 2,624 votes. The BRS had received a 48.78 per cent vote share, while the Congress gathered 43.15 per cent. In the 2018 polls, an independent candidate garnered more votes than the BJP candidate. Revanth Reddy traces the history of representing Kodangal as a MLA twice, in 2009 and 2014.

The elections to Telangana State Assembly was held on November 30 for 119 seats. Kodangal assembly segment consists of nine mandals, four in the Vikarabad district and five in Narayanpet. Since the creation of Kodangal Assembly constituency, Congress won the election six times, while independents, Telugu Desam Party (TDP), and BRS have won three, five and one respectively. The battle is tight because securing the segment is a prestigious matter between the Congress and the BRS.