Kothagudem

Election results

In the 2018 Telangana Assembly elections, Vanama Venkateswara Rao of INC won in this seat defeating Jalagam Venkat Rao of TRS by a margin of 4,139 which was 2.39% of the total votes cast for the seat. INC had a vote share of 46.78% in 2018 in this seat.

Demographic profile

Kothagudem Assembly constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 16.22% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 20.7%, 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 2,36,903 eligible electors in the constituency, of which 1,14,995 were male and 1,21,886 female and 22 registered voters were of the third gender.
The electorate sex ratio in Kothagudem in 2023 was 1,060 female voters for every 1,000 male voters.

In the 2018 Assembly polls, there were a total of 2,12,139 eligible electors, of which 1,04,010 were male, 1,08,090 female and 97 electors of the third gender.

The number of service voters in Kothagudem in 2018 was 97.

Poll dates

Kothagudem 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.

Extent

Assembly constituency no.117. Kothagudem comprises of the following areas of Bhadradri Kothagudem district in the South Telangana region of Telangana: Kothagudem and Palwancha Mandals.

This constituency covers an approximate area of 922 square kilometers and the geographic coordinates of Kothagudem is: 17°37'03.0"N 80°42'05.4"E.

A total of four Assembly constituencies in the state of Telangana share borders with Kothagudem constituency, which are: Pinapaka, Yellandu, Wyra, Aswaraopeta. This constituency shares an inter-state border with Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh.

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 81.78%, while it was % in 2013 and % in 2008. The estimated turnout in 2023 was % compared to the 2018 turnout.

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