Telangana · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Bollam Mallaiah Yadav of Telangana Rashtra Samithi won the Kodad Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Telangana in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 89,115 votes (46.30% vote share). The runner-up was Padmavathi Reddy Nalamada (Indian National Congress) with 88,359 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 | Bollam Mallaiah Yadav | 89115 | 46.30% | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2 | Padmavathi Reddy Nalamada | 88359 | 45.90% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Anji Yadav | 5240 | 2.70% | Independent |
| 4 | Burri Sriramulu | 3381 | 1.80% | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) |
| 5 | Kunduru Devender Reddy | 1508 | 0.80% | Telangana Inti Party |
| 6 | Jallepalli Enkateshwarlu | 1485 | 0.80% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 7 | Velangi Raju Orsu | 741 | 0.40% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 8 | Panditi Kranthi Kumar | 610 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 9 | Shaik Mastan Saheb | 530 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 10 | Gidde Rajesh | 506 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 11 | Pandi Pedda Tirupathaiah | 327 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 12 | Ambedkar Dunna | 287 | 0.20% | Jai Swaraj Party |
| 13 | Paryavaranam Kollu Lakshminarayana | 265 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 14 | Daida Lingaiah | 171 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 15 | Gangireddy Kotireddy | 123 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Kodad constituency is part of the Telangana Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 15 candidates contested for this seat. Bollam Mallaiah Yadav (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) emerged as the winner securing 89,115 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.