Bhadrachalam is assembly constituency number 119 in Telangana, in Khammam district, and one of the segments of the Mahabubabad Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Dr. Tellam Venkata Rao of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi won with 45.1% of the vote, 5,719 votes ahead of Podem Veeraiah (INC).
- 01Dr. Tellam Venkata RaoBRS53,25245.08%
- 02Podem VeeraiahINC47,53340.24%
- 03Karam. Pullaiah.CPI(M)5,8604.96%
- 04Marmam ThirupathammaIndependent2,0831.76%
- 05Kunja DharmaraoBJP1,9311.63%
- 8 other candidates · 5,798 votesNOTA · 1,672 (1.42%)
Margin 5,719 votes · 4.84% of valid votes
All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,18,129 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Tellam Venkata RaoMale · 55 yrs · ST | BRS | 53,252 | 45.08% |
| 2 | Podem VeeraiahMale · 57 yrs · ST | INC | 47,533 | 40.24% |
| 3 | Karam. Pullaiah.Male · 38 yrs · ST | CPI(M) | 5,860 | 4.96% |
| 4 | Marmam ThirupathammaFemale · 46 yrs · ST | Independent | 2,083 | 1.76% |
| 5 | Kunja DharmaraoMale · 59 yrs · ST | BJP | 1,931 | 1.63% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,672 | 1.42% |
| 6 | Nakka. SaibabuMale · 27 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,327 | 1.12% |
| 7 | Irpa. RavikumarMale · 47 yrs · ST | BSP | 1,303 | 1.10% |
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| 8 | Ubba. SeetharamuluMale · 40 yrs · ST | Independent | 823 | 0.70% |
| 9 | Aruna ChinthaFemale · 36 yrs · ST | GNDWDKP | 725 | 0.61% |
| 10 | Pandra. HemasundarMale · 37 yrs · ST | Independent | 588 | 0.50% |
| 11 | Ravva. BhadrammaFemale · 35 yrs · ST | DHRMSMJP | 395 | 0.33% |
| 12 | Madakam. MithraFemale · 30 yrs · ST | VTRP | 331 | 0.28% |
| 13 | Punem Pradeep KumarMale · 46 yrs · ST | BCYP | 306 | 0.26% |
The seat changed hands: INC won in 2018, BHRS in 2023.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Bhadrachalam result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podem Veeraiah | INC | 47,746 | 43.23% |
| 2 | Tellam Venkata Rao | TRS | 35,961 | 32.56% |
| 3 | Midiyam Babu Rao | CPI(M) | 14,228 | 12.88% |
| 4 | Pandra Hemasundar | Independent | 4,523 | 4.10% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,106 | 1.91% |
| 5 | Kunja Satyavathi | BJP | 1,824 | 1.65% |
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| 6 | Ramesh Babu Bhukya | PPOI | 1,119 | 1.01% |
| 7 | Chele Anusha | Independent | 835 | 0.76% |
| 8 | Punem Pradeep Kumar | RPI | 816 | 0.74% |
| 9 | Karam Naveen | Independent | 698 | 0.63% |
| 10 | Gundu Sarath Babu | BSP | 589 | 0.53% |
Bhadrachalam result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunnam Rajaiah | CPI(M) | 57,750 | 34.78% |
| 2 | K.P.R.K. Phaneeswaramma | TDP | 55,935 | 33.69% |
| 3 | Kunja Satyavathi | INC | 22,061 | 13.29% |
| 4 | Mane Ramakrishna | TRS | 8,728 | 5.26% |
| 5 | Venkata Ramana Sunnam | Independent | 5,267 | 3.17% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,499 | 1.50% |
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| 6 | Kamaraju Irpa | BSP | 2,152 | 1.30% |
| 7 | Somini Venkata Purushotham | Independent | 2,039 | 1.23% |
| 8 | Payam Venkaiah | Independent | 1,929 | 1.16% |
| 9 | Gondi Venkateswarlu | JASPA | 1,642 | 0.99% |
| 10 | Bhukya Parvathi | PPOI | 1,425 | 0.86% |
| 11 | Marmam Lakshmi Devi | Independent | 1,156 | 0.70% |
| 12 | Kunja Dulaiah | Independent | 1,100 | 0.66% |
| 13 | G.chandra | Independent | 903 | 0.54% |
| 14 | Vislavath Swaroopa Ramu | Independent | 893 | 0.54% |
| 15 | Pandra Hema Sundar | Independent | 570 | 0.34% |
Bhadrachalam outlined in orange among the other Telangana seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Khammam district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Bhadrachalam is one of the assembly segments of Mahabubabad. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Mahabubabad candidates.
- Balram Naik PorikaINC53,637 51.4%
- Kavitha MalothBRS19,406 18.6%
- Professor. Azmeera Seetaram NaikBJP10,294 9.9%
- Arun Kumar MypathiAIFB9,124 8.7%
- Durga PalvanchaIndependent1,632 1.6%
In the assembly election BHRS won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 34,231 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Bhadrachalam.
Who won the Bhadrachalam assembly seat in 2023?
Dr. Tellam Venkata Rao of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BHRS) won Bhadrachalam in the 2023 Telangana assembly election with 53,252 votes, which was 45.08% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Bhadrachalam?
The margin was 5,719 votes (4.84% of valid votes). The runner-up was Podem Veeraiah of the Indian National Congress with 47,533 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Bhadrachalam in 2023?
Turnout was 79.44%: 1,18,143 of 1,48,713 registered electors voted, across 176 polling stations. That is 1.0 points lower than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Bhadrachalam part of?
Bhadrachalam is an assembly segment of the Mahabubabad Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Balram Naik Porika got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Bhadrachalam a reserved constituency?
Yes. Bhadrachalam is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Bhadrachalam?
The Telangana assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Telangana assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2014 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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