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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Short description|Defunct Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana, India}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox Indian constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| name                   = Bhadrachalam  &lt;br /&gt;
| type                   = LS&lt;br /&gt;
| map_image              = &lt;br /&gt;
| map_caption            = &lt;br /&gt;
| map_alt                = &lt;br /&gt;
| state                  = Andhra Pradesh&lt;br /&gt;
| established            = 1967&lt;br /&gt;
| abolished              = 2008&lt;br /&gt;
| assembly_cons          = [[Paderu Assembly constituency|Paderu]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Chintapalli&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Yellavaram&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Gopalapuram Assembly constituency|Gopalapuram]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Polavaram Assembly constituency|Polavaram]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Bhadrachalam Assembly constituency|Bhadrachalam]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Burgampahad&lt;br /&gt;
| reservation            = ST&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhadrachalam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was a [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in India till 2008.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Members of Parliament==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!Year&lt;br /&gt;
!Winner&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Party&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=4|[[B. Radhabai Ananda Rao]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]&amp;lt;ref name=election1977&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4116-general-election-1977-vol-i-ii/ |title=General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II) |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=31 December 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sode Ramaiah]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=2|[[Kamala Kumari Karredula]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=2|[[Sode Ramaiah]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dumpa Mary Vijayakumari]]&amp;lt;ref name=election1999&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4125-general-election-1999-vol-i-ii-iii/ |title=General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III) |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=31 December 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Babu Rao Mediyam]]&amp;lt;ref name=election2004/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Constituency made defunct in 2008 after [[Delimitation Commission of India]] Report.&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Election results==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===2004===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections]]: Bhadrachalam&amp;lt;ref name=election2004&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/4126-general-election-2004-vol-i-ii-iii/ |title=General Election 2004 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 22 October 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Babu Rao Mediyam]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 373,148&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 45.32&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = +45.32&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Telugu Desam Party&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = K. P. R. K Phaneeswaramma&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 319,342&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 38.78&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = -1.52&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Janni Appa Rao&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 71,978&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 8.74&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Ranga Reddi Ketchela&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 38,219&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 4.64&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Bheema Raju Madakam&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 20,728&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 2.52&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 53,806&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 6.54&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = +45.32&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 823,415&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 69.01&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = -0.99&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)&lt;br /&gt;
| loser  = Telugu Desam Party&lt;br /&gt;
| swing  =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 1999===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Indian general elections|General Election, 1999]]: Bhadrachalam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Telugu Desam Party&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Dumpa Mary Vijayakumari]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 293,593&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 40.30&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[T. Ratna Bai]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 256,490&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 35.21&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Sode Ramaiah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 122,496&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 16.81&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Pangi Satyanarayana&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 24,425&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 3.35&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = K. Ranga Reddy&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 16,893&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 2.32&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Kurasam Subba Rao&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 14,659&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 2.01&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 37,103&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage =&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 759,883&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 70.00&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| winner = Telugu Desam Party&lt;br /&gt;
| loser  = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| swing  =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 1998===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election|General Election, 1998]]: Bhadrachalam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Sode Ramaiah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 263,141&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 39.10&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Kamala Kumari Karredula]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 203,701&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 30.27&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Setti Lakshmanudu&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 121,615&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 18.07&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Kurasam Subba Rao&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 50,314&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 7.48&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Kechela Ranga Reddi&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 25,185&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 3.74&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Murla Yerrayya Reddy&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 5,252&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 0.78&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Gorle Vinod Chand&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 3,735&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 0.56&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 59,440&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage =&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 692,097&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 63.31&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Communist Party of India|loser=	|swing=		}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 1996===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Indian general election|General Election, 1996]]: Bhadrachalam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Sode Ramaiah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 245,214&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 37.69&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Kamala Kumari Karredula]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 217,806&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 33.48&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Setty Laxmanudu&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 106,946&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 16.44&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Kurusa Bojjaiah&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 26,367&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 4.05&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Kechala Ranga Reddy&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 25,347&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 3.90&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Tolem Narasayya&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 12,485&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 1.92&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Bheera Laxmi&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 8,345&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 1.28&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = All India Indira Congress (Tiwari)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = B. A. Tilak&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 5,370&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 0.83&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Vaggela Srinivasa Rao&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 2,760&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 0.42&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 27,408&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage =&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 676,585&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 61.39&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| winner = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| loser  = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
| swing  =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 1991===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Indian general election|General Election, 1991]]: Bhadrachalam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Kamala Kumari Karredula]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 238,956&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 48.23&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Sode Ramaiah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 194,785&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 39.31&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Gorle Dhanunjaya Raju&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 19,428&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 3.92&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Bonku Prabhakara Rao&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 16,847&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 3.40&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Kursam Achaiah&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 9,122&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 1.84&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Bapanna Dora&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 6,731&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 1.36&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Bakuru Kondababu&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 3,812&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 0.77&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Janshi&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 3,185&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 0.64&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = P. Vani Ramana Rao &lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 2,604&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 0.53&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 44,171&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage =&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 519,063&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 54.87&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress|loser=	|swing=		}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 1989===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Indian general election|General Election, 1989]]: Bhadrachalam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Kamala Kumari Karredula]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 270,648&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 48.58&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Sode Ramaiah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 246,662&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 44.28&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = K. P. Santi Raju&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 26,670&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 4.79&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Badavath Nehru Bapuji&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 13,133&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 2.36&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 23,986&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage =&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 595,519&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 63.27&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| winner = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
| loser  = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| swing  =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 1984===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1984 Indian general elections|General Election, 1984]]: Bhadrachalam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Sode Ramaiah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 195,618&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 50.30&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[B. Radhabai Ananda Rao]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 170,978&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 43.97&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Bapanna Dora Karam&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 18,267&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 4.70&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Alam Lakshmayya&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 4,010&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 1.03&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 24,640&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage =&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 402,058&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 54.63&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box gain with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| winner = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| loser  = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
| swing  =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 1980===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1980 Indian general election|General Election, 1980]]: Bhadrachalam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress &lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[B. Radhabai Ananda Rao]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 147,534&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 53.35&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Karam Chandraiah&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 79,208&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 28.64&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Ratnabai Tadapatla&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 26,760&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 9.68&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Karam Bappanna Dora&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 10,090&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 3.65&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = K. P. Shanti Raju&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 7,212&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 2.61&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Alam Lakshmaiah&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 5,732&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 2.07&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 68,326&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage =&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 286,010&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 42.73&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress |loser=	|swing=		}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 1977===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1977 Indian general election|General Election, 1977]]: Bhadrachalam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress (R)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[B. Radhabai Ananda Rao]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 155,198&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 59.91&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Bharatiya Lok Dal&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = P. Vani Ramanarao&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 59,230&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 22.86&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[Sode Ramaiah]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 27,966&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 10.80&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Suraboina Suvarna Kumar&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 10,528&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 4.06&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Karam Baapanna Dora&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 3,999&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 1.54&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Tellam Sundara Rao&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 2,139&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 0.83&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 95,968&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage =&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 270,495&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 45.16&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress (R)|loser=	|swing=		}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 1971===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1971 Indian general election|General Election, 1971]]: Bhadrachalam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress (R)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[B. Radhabai Ananda Rao]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 115,367&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 58.54&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Nupa Bojji&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 47,319&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 24.01&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Pujari Balaraju&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 9,450&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 4.80&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = N/A&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Mirtiwada Pedabbai&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 9,297&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 4.72&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = N/A&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress (Organisation)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = P. Vani Ramana Rao&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 8,544&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 4.34&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = {{new}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = Karam Bapanna Dora&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 7,089&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 3.60&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = N/A&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 68,048&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage =&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 205,533&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 40.95&lt;br /&gt;
| change     =&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link	|winner=Indian National Congress (R)|loser=	|swing=		}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===General Election, 1967===&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Indian general election|General Election, 1967]]: Bhadrachalam}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box winning candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Indian National Congress&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = [[B. Radhabai Ananda Rao]]&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 121,630&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 51.96&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = {{new}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = K. P. Santharaju&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 54,395&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 23.24&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = {{new}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Communist Party of India&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = C. Tammaih&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 32,424&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 13.85&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = {{new}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = S. S. Kumar&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 19,244&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 8.22&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = N/A&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link&lt;br /&gt;
| party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
| candidate  = T. G. S. S. Rao&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 6,405&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 2.74&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = N/A&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box majority&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 67,235&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 28.72&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = {{new}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout&lt;br /&gt;
| votes      = 246,715&lt;br /&gt;
| percentage = 53.04&lt;br /&gt;
| change     = {{new}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box new seat win	|winner=Indian National Congress	|loser=	|swing=		}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Bhadrachalam]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{coord|17.7|80.9|display=title}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Khammam district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:1967 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1967]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Former Lok Sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Former constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Roshni</name></author>
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