Pedana 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]
| Pedana | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 74 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Pedana Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| LS constituency | Machilipatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,65,987 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kagitha Krishna Prasad is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
editThe four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Gudur |
| Pedana |
| Bantumilli |
| Kruthivennu |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jogi Ramesh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Kagitha Venkata Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Jogi Ramesh | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Kagitha Krishna Prasad | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kagitha Krishna Prasad | 91,394 | 60.95 | ||
| YSRCP | Uppala Ramesh (Ramu) | 53,271 | 35.52 | ||
| INC | Sonti Nagaraju | 1394 | 0.9 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1349 | 0.9 | ||
| Majority | 38,123 | 25.43 | |||
| Turnout | 1,49,961 | 90.34 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Jogi Ramesh | 61,920 | 42.46% | ||
| TDP | Kagitha Krishnaprasad | 54,081 | 37.08% | ||
| JSP | Ankem Lakshmi Srinivas | 25,733 | 17.64% | ||
| Majority | 7,839 | 5.38% | |||
| Turnout | 145848 | 87.76 | |||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kagitha Venkata Rao | 71,779 | 53.00 | ||
| YSRCP | Buragadda Vedavyas | 58,085 | 42.89 | ||
| Majority | 13,694 | 10.11 | |||
| Turnout | 135,442 | 88.50 | +2.52 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jogi Ramesh | 44,480 | 35.17 | ||
| TDP | Kagitha Venkata Rao | 43,045 | 34.22 | ||
| PRP | Myla Veeraju | 29,172 | 23.06 | ||
| Majority | 1,192 | 0.95 | |||
| Turnout | 126,484 | 85.98 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
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.
- ^ "Pedana Assembly Election Results 2024: Pedana Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 16 June 2024.