Rajahmundry Assembly constituency was a constituency in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elected representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India until 2009. It was one of six assembly segments in Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency.
| Rajahmundry | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 40 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | East Godavari |
| LS constituency | Rajahmundry |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 116,929 |
| Reservation | None |
The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951) and abolished in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).[1]
Overview
editIt was a part of Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments, namely, Burugupudi, Kadiam, Anaparthi, Ramachandrapuram, Alamuru and Kovvur.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Chitturi Prabhakara Chowdary | Communist Party of India | |
| 1955 | Ambadipudi Balanageswararao | Praja Party | |
| 1962 | Pothula Veertabhadra Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Chitturi Prabhakara Chowdary | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | Bathula Mallikarjunarao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Tadavarthi Satyavathi | ||
| 1983 | Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | A. C. Y. Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999[3] | |||
| 2004[4] | Routhu Surya Prakasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Routhu Surya Prakasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Akula Satyanarayana | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Addireddy Bhavani | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2024 | Addireddy Srinivas | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
edit1952
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Chitturi Prabhakara Chowdary | 18,477 | 40.43% | ||
| INC | K. L. Narasimha Rao | 12,228 | 26.76% | 26.76% | |
| KMPP | Kovvidi Linga Raju | 11,116 | 24.32% | ||
| Socialist | Maduri Annapurniah | 2,882 | 6.31% | ||
| KLP | Dokiburra Kantiah | 996 | 2.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,249 | 13.67% | |||
| Turnout | 45,699 | 64.77% | |||
| Registered electors | 70,560 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/
- ^ "Lok Sabha & Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2004" (PDF). www.ceotelangana.nic.in.
- ^ "Rajahmundry Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "List of constituencies (District Wise) : Andhra Pradesh 2004 Election Candidate Information". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "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.