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Kothagudem Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Kothagudem? — Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao (CPI), who won the Telangana Assembly Election 2023 by 26,547 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao

CPI
Margin: 26,547Comfortable win

Telangana Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao

CPIComfortable win

votes

80,336

Margin

26,547(14.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao · CPIJalagam Venkat Rao · All India Forward Bloc
80,33653,789
Candidate (31)votes
  1. 1Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao✓ WinnerCPI80,33642.75%
  2. 2Jalagam Venkat RaoAll India Forward Bloc53,78928.62%
  3. 3Vanama Venkateswara RaoBRS37,55519.98%
  4. 4Surendarrao LakkineniJSPDeposit lost1,9451.04%
  5. 5Yerra KameshBSPDeposit lost1,8791%
  6. 6Tallada VenkateswarluAlliance Of Democratic Reforms PartyDeposit lost1,7100.91%
See all candidates (+25)
  1. 7NOTA1,4270.76%
  2. 8Emandi Uday KumarINDDeposit lost8860.47%
  3. 9Thandra VenkateshwarluINDDeposit lost8360.44%
  4. 10Thummalapalli RambabuINDDeposit lost7660.41%
  5. 11Azam ShaikINDDeposit lost6520.35%
  6. 12Koyyala SarithaINDDeposit lost5930.32%
  7. 13Maloth SrinivasINDDeposit lost4840.26%
  8. 14Lenin KalthiINDDeposit lost4820.26%
  9. 15Katukojwala Nageswara RaoINDDeposit lost4550.24%
  10. 16Chennaiah UndetiINDDeposit lost4370.23%
  11. 17Srinivasa Rao KavudaganiBharatha Chaitanya Yuvajana PartyDeposit lost4140.22%
  12. 18Ramesh BanotuINDDeposit lost4100.22%
  13. 19Potru Praveen KumaruYuva Taram PartyDeposit lost3220.17%
  14. 20Gumalapuram SatyanarayanaINDDeposit lost3090.16%
  15. 21Venugopal Reddy GujjulaINDDeposit lost3090.16%
  16. 22Sanapa Koteswara RaoGondwana Dandkaranya PartyDeposit lost2610.14%
  17. 23Jeevan KoppulaDharma Samaj PartyDeposit lost2610.14%
  18. 24Avutapalli Rama Lingeshwara RaoINDDeposit lost2320.12%
  19. 25Srinivasa Reddy MaramINDDeposit lost2300.12%
  20. 26Barla Venkat RaoINDDeposit lost2280.12%
  21. 27Buchaiah KomaramINDDeposit lost2020.11%
  22. 28Narsaiah SravanaboinaINDDeposit lost1630.09%
  23. 29Doddapaneni Sheshagiri RaoINDDeposit lost1300.07%
  24. 30Ramana Reddy SureddyINDDeposit lost1150.06%
  25. 31Mukku Venkata NarsareddyPyramid Party Of IndiaDeposit lost1020.05%
Total votes1,87,920

Deposit lost: 27 of 30 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2023

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,44,006

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,88,053

incl. 1,710 postal

Turnout
77.07%
Polling stations
253

Turnout of men and women

Women75.8%

95,023 of 1,25,440 voted on EVMs

Men77%

91,305 of 1,18,539 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 27; 15 voted.

  • Candidates30 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit27
  • NOTA1,427
  • Valid votes1,86,493

Women candidates: Koyyala Saritha

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Kothagudem?

Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao (CPI) won Kothagudem in the Telangana Assembly Election 2023 with 80,336 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kothagudem?

Kunamneni Sambasiva Rao defeated Jalagam Venkat Rao (All India Forward Bloc) by 26,547 votes.

What was the turnout in Kothagudem in 2023?

77.07% — 1,88,053 of 2,44,006 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 75.8%, men's 77%.

How many voters does Kothagudem have?

2,44,006 electors at the 2023 election — 1,18,539 men, 1,25,440 women, 27 third gender (service voters included), and 253 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Kothagudem?

The last general election was completed in December 2023. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2028; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer