Telangana · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Pailla Shekar Reddy of Telangana Rashtra Samithi won the Bhongir Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Telangana in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 85,476 votes (49.70% vote share). The runner-up was Anil Kumar Reddy Kumbam (Indian National Congress) with 61,413 votes.
A total of 15 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pailla Shekar Reddy | 85476 | 49.70% | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2 | Anil Kumar Reddy Kumbam | 61413 | 35.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Jitta Balakrishna Reddy | 13427 | 7.80% | Yuva Telangana Party |
| 4 | Pochampally Ramana Rao | 3613 | 2.10% | Samajwadi Forward Bloc |
| 5 | Kalluri Mallesham Yadav | 1856 | 1.10% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 6 | Alakuntla Yellaiah | 1758 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 7 | Devarakonda Hanumanthu | 1305 | 0.80% | Independent |
| 8 | Belly Krishna | 924 | 0.50% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 9 | Patnam Kamala Manohar | 616 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 10 | Gundala Laxminarayana Goud | 564 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 11 | Upender Gupta Pabba | 225 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 12 | Manchala Maheshwar | 204 | 0.10% | Telangana Labour Party |
| 13 | Bhongir Srinivas Netha | 197 | 0.10% | Samajwadi Party |
| 14 | Naga Raju Gupta Bejugam | 163 | 0.10% | Telangana Praja Samithi (Kishore Rao and Kishan) |
| 15 | Dharavath Ganesh Nayak | 143 | 0.10% | Bahujan Mukti Party |
The Bhongir constituency is part of the Telangana Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Pailla Shekar Reddy (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) emerged as the winner securing 85,476 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.