Assembly constituency no.119 Bhadrachalam (భద్రాచలం in Telugu), is an Assembly (Sasana Sabha) seat in the South Telangana region and Bhadradri Kothagudem district, of the state of Telangana, which is in the South region of India (Bharat). Bhadrachalam is part of the 16. Mahabubabad (General) Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency. This constituency can be categorised as: Scheduled Tribe; Rural constituency.
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Bhadrachalam (Scheduled Tribe) Assembly constituency in Telangana
Location
The geographic coordinates of Bhadrachalam is: 18°02'54.6"N 80°57'23.4"E. Bhadrachalam shares its borders with two other Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana. The other Telangana Assembly constituencies adjacent to Bhadrachalam are: Mulug, Pinapaka. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: Alluri Sitarama Raju of Andhra Pradesh and Sukma and Bijapur district of Chhatisgarh.
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Map showing the location of Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency in Telangana
Election results
In the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections, Podem Veeraiah of INC won in this seat defeating Tellam Venkata Rao of TRS by a margin of 11,785 which was 10.67% of the total votes cast for the seat. INC had a vote share of 43.23% in 2018 in this seat.
Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 11.94% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 50.89%, according to the report of the Delimitation Commission of 2008. The estimated literacy level of the district in which this constituency falls in is 66.4%, according the Census of India, 2011.
In the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, there were a total of 1,45,964 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 70,051 were male and 75,909 female and 4 registered voters were of the third gender. The electorate sex ratio in Bhadrachalam in 2023 was 1,084 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.
In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 1,37,354 eligible electors, of which 66,638 were male, 70,692 female and 35 electors of the third gender.
The number of service voters in Bhadrachalam in 2018 was 35.
Poll dates
Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 on Thursday, November 30, 2023, in the Telangana Assembly elections 2023. The counting of votes is on Sunday, December 3, 2023. In the 2018 elections this seat voted in Phase 1 on Friday, December 07, 2018 and the results were declared on Tuesday, December 11, 2018.
Election Trivia
Out of 119 constituencies, how many seats are vacant?
Assembly constituency no.119. Bhadrachalam comprises of the following areas of Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the South Telangana region of Telangana: Wazeed, Venkatapuram, Cherla, Dummugudem, Bhadrachalam, Kunavaram, Chintur and V R Puram Mandals.
This constituency covers an approximate area of 4,027 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Bhadrachalam is: 18°02'54.6"N 80°57'23.4"E.
A total of two Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana share borders with Bhadrachalam constituency, which are: Mulug, Pinapaka. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Alluri Sitarama Raju of Andhra Pradesh and Sukma and Bijapur district of Chhatisgarh.
Voter turnout
According to Election Commission of India data, in the 2023 Telangana Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this seat was %. In 2018 this seat registered a turnout of 80.46%, while it was % in 2013 and % in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was % compared to the 2018 turnout.