# Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency

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 |
| 1952 | Karam Bapanna Dora | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |
| Andhra State ||||
| 1955 | Mahammad Tahseel | Communist Party of India |
| 1955 | Syamala Seetharamaiah | Communist Party of India |
| 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 | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Yerraiah Reddy Murla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1983 | Yerraiah Reddy Murla | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1985 | Kunja Bojji | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1989 | Kunja Bojji | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1994 | Kunja Bojji | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1999 | Sunnam Rajaiah | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2004 | Sunnam Rajaiah | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 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 | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2023

Telangana Assembly Elections, 2023: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | 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 |
| | Independent | Marmam Thirupathamma | 2,083 | 1.76 |
| | BJP | Kunja Dharma Rao | 1,931 | 1.63 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,672 | 1.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,719 | 4.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,18,129 | |
| | BRS gain from INC | BRS gain from INC | Swing | |

### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2018

2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Podem Veeraiah | 47,746 | 43.23 |
| | TRS | Dr. Tellam Venkata Rao | 35,961 | 32.56 |
| | CPI(M) | Midiyam Babu Rao | 14,228 | 12.88 |
| | Independent | Pandra Hema Sundar | 4,523 | 4.10 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,106 | 1.91 |
| | BJP | Kunja Satyavathi | 1,824 | 1.65 |
| | Pyramid Party of India | Ramesh Babu Bhukya | 1,119 | 1.01 |
| | Independent | Chele Anusha | 835 | 0.76 |
| | RPI | Punem Pradeep Kumar | 816 | 0.74 |
| | Independent | Karam Naveen | 698 | 0.63 |
| | BSP | Gundu Sarath Babu | 589 | 0.53 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,785 | 10.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,10,445 | 80.41 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,37,354 | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### Telangana Legislative Assembly election, 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | 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 |
| | Independent | Venkata Ramana Sunnam | 5,267 | 3.17 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 2,499 | 1.50 |
| | BSP | Kamaraju Irpa | 2,152 | 1.30 |
| | Independent | Somini Venkata Purushotham | 2,039 | 1.23 |
| | Independent | Payam Venkaiah | 1,929 | 1.16 |
| | JSP | Gondi Venkateswarlu | 1,642 | 0.99 |
| | Pyramid Party of India | Bhukya Parvathi | 1,425 | 0.86 |
| | Independent | Marmam Lakshmi Devi | 1,156 | 0.70 |
| | Independent | Kunja Dulaiah | 1,100 | 0.66 |
| | Independent | G. Chandra | 903 | 0.54 |
| | Independent | Vislavath Swaroopa Ramu | 893 | 0.54 |
| | Independent | Pandra Hema Sundar | 570 | 0.34 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,815 | 1.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,66,049 | 76.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,16,772 | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachelam :
| Party | 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 |
| | Independent | Payam China Rama Rao | 6,136 | 4.26 |
| | BJP | Som Raju Parsika | 3,574 | 2.48 |
| | BSP | Gote Dana Lakshmi | 3,046 | 2.12 |
| | Independent | Karam Narasimha Rao | 2,518 | 1.75 |
| | LSP | Puli Pitchaiah | 2,372 | 1.65 |
| | Independent | Etti Aswapathi | 1,468 | 1.02 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 160 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,383 | 4.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,43,908 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,87,694 | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Sunnam Rajaiah | 64,888 | |
| | TDP | Sode Ramaiah | 50,303 | |
| | Independent | Sonde Veeraiah | 10,074 | |
| | TRS | Gondi Nagarjuna Madhusudhana Rao | 3,816 | |
| | MCPI(S) | Murla Ramesh | 3,057 | |
| | Independent | Chichadi Srirama Murthy | 2,432 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,585 | 10.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,570 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,86,917 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | 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 |
| | Ajeya Bharat Party | Attam Raghupathi | 685 | 0.58 |
| | NCP | B. A. Tilak | 427 | 0.36 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6,270 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,349 | 5.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,429 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,65,813 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Kunja Bojji | 71,768 | 62.55 |
| | INC | Sode Bhadraiah | 32,503 | 28.33 |
| | Samata Party | Ubba Satyam | 3,467 | 3.02 |
| | Marxist Communist Party of India | Yerraiah Reddy Muria | 2,619 | 2.28 |
| | BJP | Bhaskara Rao Tusti | 2,568 | 2.24 |
| | Independent | Peethala Vaniramana Rao | 1,140 | 0.99 |
| | BSP | Aswapathi Yetti | 663 | 0.58 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,410 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,265 | 34.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,14,728 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,60,840 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrahcalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Kunja Bojji | 48,217 | 50.82 |
| | INC | Dungurothu Suseela | 40,441 | 42.63 |
| | Independent | Koyyala Venkateswara Rao | 2,383 | 2.51 |
| | Independent | Kurusamu Achaiah | 1,955 | 2.06 |
| | Marxist Communist Party of India | Miurla Yerraiah Reddy | 1,878 | 1.98 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5,868 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,776 | 8.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,874 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,49,609 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Kunja Bojji | 30,337 | 42.37 |
| | INC | Bhadrayya Sode | 23,634 | 33.01 |
| | Independent | Karama Ramachandraiah | 9,176 | 12.82 |
| | Independent | Chidem Gopalakrishna Murthy | 4,469 | 6.24 |
| | Independent | Nagamani Vummadisetti | 2,965 | 4.14 |
| | Independent | Lakshmayya Kalam | 1,012 | 1.41 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,119 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,703 | 9.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,593 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,20,732 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Yerraiah Reddy Murla | 22,416 | 37.02 |
| | Independent | Aswapathi Yetti | 19,671 | 32.49 |
| | INC(J) | Turram Podiyan Dora | 8,567 | 14.15 |
| | INC | Vani Ramana Rao Pethala | 8,205 | 13.55 |
| | Independent | Alam Laxmaiah | 1,695 | 2.80 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1,991 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,745 | 4.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,554 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,08,925 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | 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 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,883 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,346 | 4.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,288 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,483 | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | 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 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,899 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,087 | 11.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,183 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,880 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | 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 |
| | Independent | P. Muthayya | 3,259 | 9.31 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3,652 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,936 | 19.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,995 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,649 | |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | |

### Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI | Mahammad Tahseel | 17,146 | 53.74 |
| | INC | Pithala Vani Ramana Rao | 8,862 | 27.78 |
| | Independent | Chentalacheruvu Venkatadri | 4,168 | 13.06 |
| | Independent | Tellam Ghana Samuel Sundar Rao | 1,730 | 5.42 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2,596 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,284 | 25.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,906 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,806 | |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1957 By-election

1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | P. V. M. Rao | 16,665 |
| | CPI | S. Ramayya | 15,793 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 872 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing |

### Andhra State Legislative Assembly election, 1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | 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 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,843 | 74.62 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,04,322 | |
| | CPI gain from KMPP | CPI gain from KMPP | Swing | |

### Madras Legislative Assembly election, 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Bhadrachalam :
| Party | 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% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,650 | 78.34% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,54,004 | | |
| | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) |