Penamaluru 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]
| Penamaluru | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of
Penamaluru Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| LS constituency | Machilipatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 267,751 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Bode Prasad is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Bode Prasad.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 267,751 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
editThe three mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Kankipadu |
| Vuyyuru |
| Penamaluru |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kolusu Parthasarathy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Bode Prasad | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Kolusu Parthasarathy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Bode Prasad | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Bode Prasad | 144,912 | 61.26 | ||
| YSRCP | Jogi Ramesh | 84,997 | 35.93 | ||
| INC | Elisala Subramanyam | 2,596 | 1.1 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,510 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 59,915 | 25.33 | |||
| Turnout | 2,36,539 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kolusu Parthasarathy | 101,485 | 47.43 | +9.35 | |
| TDP | Bode Prasad | 90,168 | 42.14 | −12.83 | |
| BSP | L.Karunakar Das | 15,388 | 7.19 | ||
| Majority | 11,317 | 5.29 | |||
| Turnout | 2,13,929 | ||||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Bode Prasad | 102,330 | 54.97 | ||
| YSRCP | V R Vidyasagar Kukkala | 70,882 | 38.08 | ||
| INC | Nerella Sobhan Babu | 3,336 | 1.79 | ||
| Majority | 31,448 | 16.90 | |||
| Turnout | 186,128 | 80.19 | −0.52 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kolusu Parthasarathy | 61,346 | 37.44 | ||
| TDP | Chalasani Venkateswara Rao | 61,169 | 37.33 | ||
| PRP | Dhanekula Murali Mohana Rao | 31,930 | 19.49 | ||
| Majority | 177 | 0.11 | |||
| Turnout | 163,851 | 80.19 | |||
| 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part-V Extraordinary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad. 20 May 2014. p. 13. Retrieved 13 June 2019.