Bhadrachalam Lok Sabha constituency

Bhadrachalam
Former Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
Assembly constituenciesPaderu
Chintapalli
Yellavaram
Gopalapuram
Polavaram
Bhadrachalam
Burgampahad
Established1967
Abolished2008
ReservationST

Bhadrachalam was a Lok Sabha constituency in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India till 2008.

Members of Parliament

Year Winner Party
1967 B. Radhabai Ananda Rao Indian National Congress
1971
1977[1]
1980
1984 Sode Ramaiah Communist Party of India
1989 Kamala Kumari Karredula Indian National Congress
1991
1996 Sode Ramaiah Communist Party of India
1998
1999 Dumpa Mary Vijayakumari[2] Telugu Desam Party
2004 Babu Rao Mediyam[3] Communist Party of India
Constituency made defunct in 2008 after Delimitation Commission of India Report.

Election results

2004

2004 Indian general elections: Bhadrachalam[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Babu Rao Mediyam 373,148 45.32 +45.32
TDP K. P. R. K Phaneeswaramma 319,342 38.78 −1.52
BSP Janni Appa Rao 71,978 8.74
Independent Ranga Reddi Ketchela 38,219 4.64
MCPI(S) Bheema Raju Madakam 20,728 2.52
Majority 53,806 6.54 +45.32
Turnout 823,415 69.01 −0.99
CPI(M) gain from TDP Swing

General Election, 1999

General Election, 1999: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Dumpa Mary Vijayakumari 293,593 40.30
INC T. Ratna Bai 256,490 35.21
CPI Sode Ramaiah 122,496 16.81
NTRTDP(LP) Pangi Satyanarayana 24,425 3.35
Independent K. Ranga Reddy 16,893 2.32
Independent Kurasam Subba Rao 14,659 2.01
Majority 37,103
Turnout 759,883 70.00
TDP gain from CPI Swing

General Election, 1998

General Election, 1998: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Sode Ramaiah 263,141 39.10
INC Kamala Kumari Karredula 203,701 30.27
NTRTDP(LP) Setti Lakshmanudu 121,615 18.07
Independent Kurasam Subba Rao 50,314 7.48
Independent Kechela Ranga Reddi 25,185 3.74
Independent Murla Yerrayya Reddy 5,252 0.78
Independent Gorle Vinod Chand 3,735 0.56
Majority 59,440
Turnout 692,097 63.31
CPI hold Swing

General Election, 1996

General Election, 1996: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Sode Ramaiah 245,214 37.69
INC Kamala Kumari Karredula 217,806 33.48
NTRTDP(LP) Setty Laxmanudu 106,946 16.44
BJP Kurusa Bojjaiah 26,367 4.05
Independent Kechala Ranga Reddy 25,347 3.90
Independent Tolem Narasayya 12,485 1.92
Independent Bheera Laxmi 8,345 1.28
AIIC(T) B. A. Tilak 5,370 0.83
Independent Vaggela Srinivasa Rao 2,760 0.42
Majority 27,408
Turnout 676,585 61.39
CPI gain from INC Swing

General Election, 1991

General Election, 1991: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamala Kumari Karredula 238,956 48.23
CPI Sode Ramaiah 194,785 39.31
BJP Gorle Dhanunjaya Raju 19,428 3.92
Independent Bonku Prabhakara Rao 16,847 3.40
Independent Kursam Achaiah 9,122 1.84
BSP Bapanna Dora 6,731 1.36
Independent Bakuru Kondababu 3,812 0.77
Independent Janshi 3,185 0.64
JP P. Vani Ramana Rao 2,604 0.53
Majority 44,171
Turnout 519,063 54.87
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1989

General Election, 1989: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamala Kumari Karredula 270,648 48.58
CPI Sode Ramaiah 246,662 44.28
Independent K. P. Santi Raju 26,670 4.79
Independent Badavath Nehru Bapuji 13,133 2.36
Majority 23,986
Turnout 595,519 63.27
INC gain from CPI Swing

General Election, 1984

General Election, 1984: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Sode Ramaiah 195,618 50.30
INC B. Radhabai Ananda Rao 170,978 43.97
Independent Bapanna Dora Karam 18,267 4.70
Independent Alam Lakshmayya 4,010 1.03
Majority 24,640
Turnout 402,058 54.63
CPI gain from INC Swing

General Election, 1980

General Election, 1980: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. Radhabai Ananda Rao 147,534 53.35
CPI Karam Chandraiah 79,208 28.64
JP Ratnabai Tadapatla 26,760 9.68
Independent Karam Bappanna Dora 10,090 3.65
Independent K. P. Shanti Raju 7,212 2.61
Independent Alam Lakshmaiah 5,732 2.07
Majority 68,326
Turnout 286,010 42.73
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1977

General Election, 1977: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(R) B. Radhabai Ananda Rao 155,198 59.91
BLD P. Vani Ramanarao 59,230 22.86
CPI Sode Ramaiah 27,966 10.80
Independent Suraboina Suvarna Kumar 10,528 4.06
Independent Karam Baapanna Dora 3,999 1.54
Independent Tellam Sundara Rao 2,139 0.83
Majority 95,968
Turnout 270,495 45.16
INC(R) hold Swing

General Election, 1971

General Election, 1971: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(R) B. Radhabai Ananda Rao 115,367 58.54
CPI Nupa Bojji 47,319 24.01
Independent Pujari Balaraju 9,450 4.80 N/A
Independent Mirtiwada Pedabbai 9,297 4.72 N/A
INC(O) P. Vani Ramana Rao 8,544 4.34
Independent Karam Bapanna Dora 7,089 3.60 N/A
Majority 68,048
Turnout 205,533 40.95
INC(R) hold Swing

General Election, 1967

General Election, 1967: Bhadrachalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. Radhabai Ananda Rao 121,630 51.96
CPI(M) K. P. Santharaju 54,395 23.24
CPI C. Tammaih 32,424 13.85
Independent S. S. Kumar 19,244 8.22 N/A
Independent T. G. S. S. Rao 6,405 2.74 N/A
Majority 67,235 28.72
Turnout 246,715 53.04
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ "General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "General Election 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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