Kurnool was upgraded from municipality to municipal corporation in 2004. Kurnool city was the state capital of Andhra state from October 1st, 1953 to November 1st, 1956 and derived its name from Kandenavolu. Kurnool town is located on the banks of Tungabhadra river and suffered from floods in October, 2009. CPM has significant presence in this city. City landmark is Kondareddy Burz.
Kurnool is the largest city in the Rayalaseema area and hogged the national limelight during Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy days.
Kurnool city Municipal Corporation profile:
Politically dominant Castes & religion: Muslim, Vysya & Reddy.
Famous personalities: Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy & T.G. Venkatesh
Assembly segments: Kurnool constituency
Parliament Constituency: Kurnool Loksabha
Kurnool Municipal Corporation Election results:
2010 Kurnool Municipal Election results:
Result:
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2005 Kurnool Municipal Election results:
Result: Congress party corporator, S. Raghurami Reddy is elected as Corporation Mayor while Congress corporator, Abdul Razak is elected as deputy Mayor.
Poitical Party | Votes | Percentage | Wards |
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Total votes |
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Polled votes | 1,13,524 |
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Congress | 42,109 | 37.1% | 30 |
TDP | 25,085 | 22.1% | 3 |
CPM | 18,834 | 16.6% | 8 |
BJP | 3,022 | 3.66% | 1 |
CPI |
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| 1 |
Others | 23,450 | 20.66% | 7 |
2000 Kurnool City Corporation poll results:
Result: Congress party candidate, Faiyaz Begum won the Mayor post in a direct election but Telugu Desam party won in more number of wards.
Poitical Party | Votes | Percentage | Wards |
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Total votes |
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| 44 |
Polled votes |
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Congress |
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| 14 |
TDP |
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| 24 |
CPM |
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| 3 |
BJP |
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| 2 |
CPI |
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Independent |
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| 1 |
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