Sompeta Assembly constituency was a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh that elected representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It was one of the six assembly segments in Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
| Sompeta | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Srikakulam |
| LS constituency | Srikakulam |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951) and abolished in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Gouthu Latchanna | Krishikar Lok Party | |
| 1955 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Majji Thulasi Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Gouthu Latchanna | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Majji Narayana Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985[2] | Gouthu Syam Sunder Sivaji | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999[3] | |||
| 2004[4] | |||
Election results
edit1952
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLP | Gouthu Latchanna | 13,341 | 33.89% | ||
| INC | Pothuru Swamy Babu | 8,424 | 21.40% | 21.40% | |
| Independent | Jagannatharajamani Raji Deo | 8,071 | 20.51% | ||
| CPI | Marpu Padmanabham | 6,221 | 15.80% | ||
| Independent | Sanapathi Krishnamurthy | 3,304 | 8.39% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,917 | 12.49% | |||
| Turnout | 39,361 | 58.17% | |||
| Registered electors | 67,670 | ||||
| KLP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1985". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1999". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "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.