| Bhadrachalam | |
|---|---|
| Former Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Assembly constituencies | Paderu Chintapalli Yellavaram Gopalapuram Polavaram Bhadrachalam Burgampahad |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | ST |
Bhadrachalam was a Lok Sabha constituency in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India till 2008.
| 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. | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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) | |||||