| Kothagudem | |
| Mla: | Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao |
| Party: | Communist Party of India |
| Latest Election Year: | 2023 |
| State: | Telangana |
| District: | Bhadradri Kothagudem |
| Established: | 1978 |
| Electors: | 2,18,146 |
| Incumbent Image: | Ksambasivarao.jpg |
| Type: | SLA |
| Reservation: | None |
| Constituency No: | 117 |
Kothagudem Assembly constituency is a constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of constituencies in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. It includes the towns of Kothagudem and Palwancha and part of Khammam Lok Sabha constituency.
Jalagam Venkat Rao is representing this constituency for the second time. He was elected as his opposition candidate Vanama Venkateshwar Rao from Congress party filed a false affidavit report in the 2018 TS assembly elections. As a result, Jalagam Venkat Rao filed a case in the High court and won it in 2023. As a result, the High court declared Jalagam Venkat Rao as a MLA from this constituency in 2023, just five months before the TS assembly elections.
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:
| Mandal | |
|---|---|
| Kothagudem | |
| Palwancha | |
| Sujatanagar | |
| Chunchupally | |
| Laxmidevipalli |
List of Elected Members to Kothagudem Constituency.[1]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Andhra Pradesh | |||
| 1978 | Kasaiah Chekuri | ||
| 1983 | Koneru Nageswara Rao | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | ||
| 1994 | Koneru Nageswara Rao | ||
| 1999 | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| Telangana Legislative Assembly | |||
| 2014 | Jalagam Venkat Rao | ||
| 2018 | Vanama Venkateswara Rao | ||
| 2023 | Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao | ||