Siddipet Assembly Constituency has its own significance in the elections. The segment is an unarguable stronghold of TRS leader, Tanneru Harish Rao. Nephew of TRS boss KCR – Harish Rao is likely to get one lakh majority given the spike of margins he got in the previous elections.
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Record Margins:
Harish Rao won Siddipet Constituency in the past 4 elections. His majority has more than doubled from 2004 to 2014. See the winning margins of Harish Rao:
2004 by-election: 44668 votes margin
2008 by-election: 58935 votes margin
2009 general election: 95858 votes margin
2014 general election: 93328 votes margin
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Search for Candidates:
Opposition parties are finding it difficult to select a candidate who can secure deposit back in Siddipet segment. The election statistics says that the opposition candidates did not get their deposit since 2008 by-election.
KCR Won Six Times:
Chief Minister, KCR won six times from Siddipet Constituency since 1983. Harish Rao won five times and waiting to equal his uncle’s winning streak. The opposition parties usually concede their defeat much before the elections in Siddipet as they are not confident of stopping Harish Rao at least, till 2023 / 2024.
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One Lakh Margin:
This time in 2018 elections, Harish Rao and his supporters are focussing on getting one lakh majority in Siddipet.