BHADRACHALAM
Constituency no. 5 in Andhra Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Lok Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Andhra Pradesh also has an assembly constituency called BHADRACHALAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 1998
RAMAIAH SODE
CPI
Elections held
11
1967–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1998
59,440
8.83% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
INCKARREDDULA KAMALA KUMARI
- Votes
- 2,03,701
- Vote share
- 30.27%
- Behind by
- 59,440
Electors
10,93,137
Total votes polled
6,72,943
Valid votes
6,72,943
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.6%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 6,72,943 valid votes
RAMAIAH SODECPIwon
2,63,141
39.1%
KARREDDULA KAMALA KUMARIINC
2,03,701
30.3%
SETTI LAKSHMANUDUNTRTDPLP
1,21,615
18.1%
KURASAM SUBBA RAOIND
50,314
7.5%
KECHELA RANGA REDDIIND
25,185
3.7%
MURLA YERRAYYA REDDYIND
5,252
0.8%
GORLE VINOD CHANDIND
3,735
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | MIDIYAM BABU RAO | CPM | 3,73,148 | 45.32% | SMT.KPRK PHANEESWARAMMA | 53,806 |
| 1999 | Dumpa Mary Vijaya Kumari | TDP | 2,93,593 | 40.30% | T.Ratnabai | 37,103 |
| 1998 | RAMAIAH SODE | CPI | 2,63,141 | 39.10% | KARREDDULA KAMALA KUMARI | 59,440 |
| 1996 | SODE RAMAIAH | CPI | 2,45,214 | 37.69% | K KAMALA KUMARI | 27,408 |
| 1991 | KARREDDULA KAMALAKUMARI (W) | INC | 2,38,956 | 48.23% | RAMAIAH SODE | 44,171 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BHADRACHALAM constituency in 2004?
MIDIYAM BABU RAO (CPM) won BHADRACHALAM in 2004, by a margin of 53,806 votes.
Which party has won BHADRACHALAM the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has BHADRACHALAM gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2004.
Who has won BHADRACHALAM the most times?
SODE RAMAIAH, with 2 wins between 1984 and 1996.
