Telangana · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2018
Nadipelli Diwakar Rao of Telangana Rashtra Samithi won the Mancherial Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Telangana in the 2018 state assembly election, securing 75,360 votes (45.60% vote share). The runner-up was Kokkirala Premsagar Rao (Indian National Congress) with 70,512 votes.
A total of 21 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 | Nadipelli Diwakar Rao | 75360 | 45.60% | Telangana Rashtra Samithi |
| 2 | Kokkirala Premsagar Rao | 70512 | 42.70% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Raghunath Verabelli | 5018 | 3.00% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 4 | Are Srinivas | 2190 | 1.30% | Bahujana Left Party |
| 5 | Bera Sathyanarayana | 2174 | 1.30% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 6 | Naheempasha | 2123 | 1.30% | Independent |
| 7 | Challagulla Vijayasree | 1672 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 8 | Dommati Ravi Kumar | 1638 | 1.00% | Independent |
| 9 | Cheerla Satyam | 1065 | 0.60% | Independent |
| 10 | Payyavula Laxminarayana | 717 | 0.40% | Independent |
| 11 | Aggi Bheemaiah | 560 | 0.30% | Pyramid Party Of India |
| 12 | Rangu Mallesham | 468 | 0.30% | Independent |
| 13 | Ajmeera Lal | 343 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 14 | Rasamalla Kumar | 250 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 15 | Alpula Bharathi | 241 | 0.20% | India Praja Bandhu Party |
| 16 | Kuakatla Thirupathi Yadav | 229 | 0.10% | Shiv Sena |
| 17 | Syed Afrath Ahmed | 201 | 0.10% | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 18 | Kamera Kranthi Kumar | 158 | 0.10% | Republican Party Of India (KHOBRAGADE) |
| 19 | Togari Banesh | 149 | 0.10% | New India Party |
| 20 | Medi Narsaiah | 141 | 0.10% | Telangana Pragati Samithi |
| 21 | Mengani Venkataswamy | 121 | 0.10% | Independent |
The Mancherial constituency is part of the Telangana Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2018 Assembly election, 21 candidates contested for this seat. Nadipelli Diwakar Rao (Telangana Rashtra Samithi) emerged as the winner securing 75,360 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.