Avanigadda Assembly constituency is a constituency in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Avanigadda | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 76 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Avanigadda Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| LS constituency | Machilipatnam |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 207,240 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Janasena Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
This area compromises the old area of Diviseema.[3]
Mandali Buddha Prasad is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party.[4] As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 207,240 electors in the constituency.[5] The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962).
Mandals
editThe six mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Avanigadda |
| Nagayalanka |
| Koduru |
| Challapalli |
| Mopidevi |
| Ghantashala |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao | ||
| 1978 | |||
| 1983 | |||
| 1985 | Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | Mandali Buddha Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Ambati Brahmanaiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2013 by-election | Ambati Srihari Prasad | ||
| 2014 | Mandali Buddha Prasad | ||
| 2019 | Simhadri Ramesh Babu | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Mandali Buddha Prasad | Janasena Party | |
Election results
edit2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mandali Buddha Prasad | 41,511 | 45.96 | −2.01 | |
| TDP | Burugadda Ramesh Naidu | 33,029 | 36.57 | −10.49 | |
| Majority | 8,482 | 9.39 | |||
| Turnout | 90,322 | 78.94 |  4.43
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ambati Brahmanaiah | 55,316 | 34.46 | −2.11 | |
| INC | Mandali Buddha Prasad | 54,899 | 34.20 | −11.76 | |
| PRP | Simhadri Ramesh Babu | 37,660 | 23.46 | NEW | |
| Majority | 417 | 0.26 | |||
| Turnout | 160,533 | 86.74 | 7.80
| ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Mandali Buddha Prasad | 80,995 | 48.14 | ||
| YSRCP | Simhadri Ramesh Babu | 75,037 | 44.60 | ||
| Majority | 5,958 | 3.54 | |||
| Turnout | 168,232 | 85.70 |  1.04
| ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Simhadri Ramesh Babu | 78,447 | 42.54 | ||
| TDP | Mandali Buddha Prasad | 57,722 | 31.30 | ||
| JSP | Muttamsetty Krishna Rao | 28,556 | 15.49 | ||
| Majority | 20,725 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,64,765 | 88.11 | 2.41
| ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSP | Mandali Buddha Prasad | 113,460 | 60.85 | ||
| YSRCP | Simhadri Ramesh Babu | 67,026 | 35.95 | ||
| INC | Andee Srirama Murthy | 1,068 | 0.57 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,952 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 46,434 | 24.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,86,445 | ||||
| JSP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 21, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ [1]. Divi seema Uppena . Retrieved on 2024-10-23.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 337. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 403. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 726. Retrieved 7 May 2015.