Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency

Bhadrachalam
Constituency No. 119 for the Telangana Legislative Assembly
Location of Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency within Telangana
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateTelangana
DistrictBhadradri Kothagudem, Mulugu
Lok Sabha constituencyMahabubabad
Established1951
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
3rd Telangana Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
View of Bhadrachalam Gopuram from Yogananda Narasimha Swamy temple
A view of Bhadrachalam Gopuram from Yogananda Narasimha Swamy temple

Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency is a ST reserved constituency of Telangana Legislative Assembly, India. It includes the temple town of Bhadrachalam. It is one among constituencies in Bhadradri Kothagudem district and Mulugu district. It is part of Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency.

Mandals

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:

Mandal Districts
Wazedu Mulugu
Venkatapuram Mulugu
Cherla Bhadradri Kothagudem
Dummugudem Bhadradri Kothagudem
Bhadrachalam Bhadradri Kothagudem

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year member Party
Madras State
1952 Y. Venkata Krishna Rao Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
Karam Bapanna Dora
Andhra State
1955 Mahammad Tahseel Communist Party of India
Syamala Seetharamaiah
United Andhra Pradesh
1957 P. V. M. Rao Indian National Congress
1962 Mahammad Tahseel Communist Party of India
1967 K. K. Dora Indian National Congress
1972 Matta Ramachandraiah
1978 Yerraiah Reddy Murla Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1983
1985 Kunja Bojji
1989
1994
1999 Sunnam Rajaiah
2004
2009 Kunja Satyavathi Indian National Congress
Telangana Legislative Assembly
2014 Sunnam Rajaiah Communist Party of India (Marxist)
2018 Podem Veeraiah Indian National Congress
2023 Dr. Tellam Venkata Rao Bharat Rashtra Samithi

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2023
 
45.08%
2018
 
43.23%
2014
 
34.78%
2009
 
35.76%
2004
 
48.22%
1999
 
39.22%
1994
 
62.55%
1989
 
50.82%
1985
 
42.37%
1983
 
37.02%
1978
 
36.04%
1972
 
43.48%
1967
 
48.16%
1962
 
53.74%
1957
 
51.34%
1955
 
34.82%
1955
 
33.42%
1952
 
26.45%
1952
 
25.62%

2023

2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BRS Dr. Tellam Venkata Rao 53,252 45.08
INC Podem Veeraiah 47,533 40.24
CPI(M) Karam Pullaiah 5,860 4.96
IND Marmam Thirupathamma 2,083 1.76
BJP Kunja Dharmarao 1,931 1.63
NOTA None of the Above 1,672 1.42
IND Nakka Saibabu 1,327 1.12
BSP Irpa Ravikumar 1,303 1.10
IND Ubba Seetharamulu 823 0.70
IND Pandra Hemasundar 588 0.50
OTH 4 Other Party Candidates 1,757 1.49
Majority 5,719 4.84
Turnout 118,129
Swing to BRS from INC Swing

2018

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Podem Veeraiah 47,746 43.23
TRS Tellam Venkata Rao 35,961 32.56
CPI(M) Midiyam Babu Rao 14,228 12.88
IND Pandra Hemasundar 4,523 4.10
NOTA None of the Above 2,106 1.91
BJP Kunja Satyavathi 1,824 1.65
PPOI Ramesh Babu Bhukya 1,119 1.01
IND Chele Anusha 835 0.76
RPI Punem Pradeep Kumar 816 0.74
IND Karam Naveen 698 0.63
BSP Gundu Sarath Babu 589 0.53
Majority 11,785 10.67
Turnout 110,445 80.41
Swing to INC from CPI(M) Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sunnam Rajaiah 57,750 34.78
TDP K. P. R. K. Phaneeswaramma 55,935 33.69
INC Kunja Satyavathi 22,061 13.29
TRS Mane Ramakrishna 8,728 5.26
IND Venkata Ramana Sunnam 5,267 3.17
NOTA None of the Above 2,499 1.50
BSP Kamaraju Irpa 2,152 1.30
IND Somini Venkata Purushotham 2,039 1.23
IND Payam Venkaiah 1,929 1.16
JSP Gondi Venkateswarlu 1,642 0.99
PPOI Bhukya Parvathi 1,425 0.86
IND Marmam Lakshmi Devi 1,156 0.70
IND Kunja Dulaiah 1,100 0.66
IND G. Chandra 903 0.54
IND Vislavath Swaroopa Ramu 893 0.54
IND Pandra Hema Sundar 570 0.34
Majority 1,815 1.09
Turnout 166,049 76.60
Swing to CPI(M) from INC Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kunja Satyavathi 51,466 35.76
CPI(M) Sunnam Rajaiah 45,083 31.33
PRP Gundu Sarath Babu 28,245 19.63
IND Payam China Rama Rao 6,136 4.26
BJP Som Raju Parsika 3,574 2.48
BSP Gote Dana Lakshmi 3,046 2.12
IND Karam Narasimha Rao 2,518 1.75
LSP Puli Pitchaiah 2,372 1.65
IND Etti Aswapathi 1,468 1.02
Majority 6,383 4.43
Turnout 143,908
Swing to INC from CPI(M) Swing

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sunnam Rajaiah 64,888 48.22
TDP Sode Ramaiah 50,303 37.38
TRS Gondi Nagarjuna Madhusudhana Rao 3,816 2.84
MCPI(S) Murla Ramesh 3,057 2.27
IND Sonde Veeraiah 10,074 7.49
IND Chichadi Srirama Murthy 2,432 1.81
Majority 14,585 10.84
Turnout 134,570
CPI(M) hold Swing

1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Sunnam Rajaiah 46,058 39.22
TDP Chichadi Sreerama Murthy 39,709 33.82
INC Dungroth Suseela 30,550 26.02
AJBP Attam Raghupathi 685 0.58
NCP B. A. Tilak 427 0.36
Majority 6,349 5.40
Turnout 123,704 74.60
CPI(M) hold Swing

1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Kunja Bojji 71,768 62.55
INC Sode Bhadraiah 32,503 28.33
SAP Ubba Satyam 3,467 3.02
MCPI Yerraiah Reddy Muria 2,619 2.28
BJP Bhaskara Rao Tusti 2,568 2.24
IND Peethala Vaniramana Rao 1,140 0.99
BSP Aswapathi Yetti 663 0.58
Majority 39,265 34.22
Turnout 118,141 73.45
CPI(M) hold Swing

1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Kunja Bojji 48,217 50.82
INC Dungurothu Suseela 40,441 42.63
IND Koyyala Venkateswara Rao 2,383 2.51
IND Kurusamu Achaiah 1,955 2.06
MCPI Miurla Yerraiha Reddy 1,878 1.98
Majority 7,776 8.19
Turnout 100,742 67.34
CPI(M) hold Swing

1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Kunja Bojji 30,337 42.37
INC Bhadrayya Sode 23,634 33.01
IND Karama Ramachandraiah 9,176 12.82
IND Chidem Gopalakrishna Murthy 4,469 6.24
IND Nagamani Vummadisetti 2,965 4.14
IND Lakshmayya Kalam 1,012 1.41
Majority 6,703 9.36
Turnout 73,712 61.05
CPI(M) hold Swing

1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Yerraiah Reddi Murla 22,416 37.02
IND Aswapathi Yetti 19,671 32.49
INC(J) Turram Podiyan Dora 8,567 14.15
INC Vani Ramana Rao Pethala 8,205 13.55
IND Alam Laxmaiah 1,695 2.80
Majority 2,745 4.53
Turnout 62,545 57.42
CPI(M) hold Swing

1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Yerraiah Reddy Murla 21,006 36.04
INC(I) Pusam Tirupathaiah 18,660 32.01
INC Matta Ramachandraiah 18,622 31.95
Majority 2,346 4.03
Turnout 61,171 62.75
Swing to CPI(M) from INC Swing

1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Matta Ramachandraiah 19,209 43.48
CPI(M) Murla Yerraiah Reddy 14,122 31.96
CPI Nura Bojji 9,164 20.74
ABJS Chinnabbi Karam 1,688 3.82
Majority 5,087 11.52
Turnout 47,082 59.69
INC hold Swing

1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam (ST)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. K. Dora 16,855 48.16
CPI(M) S. Sitaramayya 9,919 28.34
CPI S. Ramayya 4,962 14.18
IND P. Muthayya 3,259 9.31
Majority 6,936 19.82
Turnout 38,647 57.99
Swing to INC from CPI Swing

1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Mahammed Tahaseel 17,146 53.74
INC Pithala Vani Ramana Rao 8,862 27.78
IND Chentalacheruvu Venkatadri 4,168 13.06
IND Tellam Ghana Samuel Sundar Rao 1,730 5.42
Majority 8,284 25.96
Turnout 34,502 56.74
Swing to CPI from INC Swing

1957

1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC P. V. M. Rao 16,665 51.34
CPI S. Ramayya 15,793 48.66
Majority 872 2.69
Turnout
Swing to INC from CPI Swing

1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Mahammad Tahseel 27,102 34.82
CPI Syamala Seetharamaiah 26,012 33.42
KSP Karam Bapanna Dota 12,647 16.25
KSP Yellapeddy Venkatakrishna Rao 12,082 15.52
Turnout 77,843 74.62
Registered electors 1,04,322
CPI gain from KMPP Swing

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KMPP Karam Bapanna Dora 31,912 26.45
KMPP Y. Venkata Krishna Rao 30,905 25.62
INC Varsavyi Venkata Tirupathi Raju 18,637 15.45
INC Sivasam Bojji Dora 18,396 15.25
KLP K. Rami Reddi 11,249 9.32
KLP Sstyam Pendyala 9,551 7.92
Turnout 1,20,650 78.34
Registered electors 1,54,004
KMPP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bye-election results 1952-95". www.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original (XLS) on 11 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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