Chittoor Assembly constituency is a constituency in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
| Chittoor | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 172 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Chittoor Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Chittoor |
| LS constituency | Chittoor |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 193,089 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Gurajala Jagan Mohan is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[2][3][4] As of 2019, there are a total of 193,089 electors in the constituency.[5][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
edit| Mandal |
|---|
| Chittoor |
| Gudipala |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Chinnama Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1953 by-election | Srungaram | Krishikar Lok Party | |
| 1955 | Chinnama Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | C. D. Naidu | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | D. A. Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | D. Anianeyulu Naidu | ||
| 1978 | N. P. Venkateswara Choudary | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | N. P. Jhansi Lakshmi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | R. Gopinathan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | C.K. Jayachandra Reddy | Independent | |
| 1994 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | A.S. Manohar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | C.K. Jayachandra Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | D A Satya Prabha | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Arani Srinivasulu | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Gurajala Jagan Mohan Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
edit1952
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Chinama Reddi | 41,659 | 38.61% | ||
| INC | N. P. Chengalraya Naidu | 33,171 | 30.74% | 30.74% | |
| KLP | P. Rajagopala Naidu | 33,080 | 30.66% | ||
| KLP | Sreegaram | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,488 | 7.87% | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,910 | 66.64% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,61,933 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C.K. Jayachandra Reddy | 46,094 | 36.29 | ||
| PRP | Arani Srinivasulu | 44,384 | 34.94 | ||
| TDP | P. Balaji | 30,790 | 24.24 | ||
| Majority | 1,710 | 1.34 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,000 | 70.88 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | D.A.Sathya Prabha | 73,430 | 50.50 | ||
| YSRCP | Arani Srinivasulu | 66,631 | 45.82 | ||
| Majority | 6,799 | 4.67 | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,409 | 75.52 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Arani Srinivasulu | 91,206 | 60.18 | +14.36 | |
| TDP | A.S.Manohar | 51,238 | 33.81 | −16.69 | |
| Majority | 39,968 | 26.37 | |||
| Turnout | 1,51,550 | 78.12 | |||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Gurajala Jagan Mohan Naidu | 88,066 | 52.49 | ||
| YSRCP | M C Vijayanand Reddy | 73,462 | 43.78 | ||
| INC | G Tikaraam | 3,264 | 1.94 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,096 | 0.65 | ||
| Majority | 14,604 | 8.70 | |||
| Turnout | 167,789 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ K. Umashanker (12 September 2022). "Andhra Pradesh: Chittoor Kannan school celebrates diamond jubilee". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Nine lost polls by narrow margin as Jana Sena front, BJP play spoilsport". The New Indian Express. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.