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Yanam Assembly constituency

Yanam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India, covering the area of Yanam. Yanam assembly constituency is part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

Yanam
Constituency No. 30 for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
Union TerritoryPuducherry
DistrictYanam
LS constituencyPuducherry
Established1964
Total electors37,747
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok
PartyIndependent
Elected year2021

Member of the Assembly

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Member of Representative Assembly of French India

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Further information: French India Representative Assembly

The de facto transfer of French settlements in India has happened on 1 November 1954. These four French settlements were organized as State of Pondicherry. Later, on 11 June 1955, The Government of India has dissolved the Representative Assembly by State of Pondicherry (Representative Assembly Decree Amendment) Order, 1955.[4]

Member of Pondicherry Representative Assembly

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Further information: Pondicherry Representative Assembly

As the people aspired for a popular government, the Indian Parliament enacted The Union Territories Act, 1963[7] that came into force on 1 July 1963, and the pattern of government prevailing in the rest of the country was introduced in this territory. The Pondicherry Representative Assembly was converted into the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963 and its members were deemed to have been elected to the Assembly.[8]: 966  Thus, the MLAs of Yanam to the First Legislvative Assembly (1963–1964) were Smt.Kamichetty Savithri and Shri Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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The elections for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly are held since 1964. Before the Elections to the Pondicherry Legislative Assembly were held in August 1964, the constituencies were delimited by the Delimitation Commission and the entire territory was divided into 30 single-member constituencies and 1 seat is allocated for Yanam region.[8]: 965 

Year Assembly Member Party
1963 1st Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu
and Kamichetty Savithri 		Independent
1964 2nd Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu Indian National Congress
1969 3rd Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu Independent
1974 4th Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu Independent
1977 5th Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu Janata Party
1980 6th Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu Independent
1985 7th Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu Indian National Congress
1990 8th Raksha Harikrishna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991 9th Velaga Rajeswara Rao Indian National Congress
1996 10th Malladi Krishna Rao Independent
2000 10th P. Shanmugam Indian National Congress
2001 11th Malladi Krishna Rao Independent
2006 12th Malladi Krishna Rao Indian National Congress
2011 13th Malladi Krishna Rao Indian National Congress
2016 14th Malladi Krishna Rao Indian National Congress
2021 15th Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok Independent politician

Election results

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Vote share of winning candidates
2021
 
 49.07%
2016
 
 61.36%
2011
 
 80.95%
2006
 
 64.89%
2001
 
 57.34%
1996
 
 62.31%
1991
 
 56.87%
1990
 
 42.99%
1985
 
 41.45%
1980
 
 48.43%
1977
 
 48.07%
1974
 
 52.74%
1969
 
 55.56%

Assembly Election 2021

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2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok 17,132 49.07%
AINRC N. Rangaswamy 16,477 47.20%
Independent Davulury Veera Vratha Pathi 320 0.92%
Independent Tekumudi Venkata Rao 210 0.60%
Margin of victory 655 1.88% −23.95%
Turnout 34,910 92.31% −0.42%
Registered electors 37,820 3.45%
Independent gain from INC Swing -12.29%

Assembly Election 2016

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2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Malladi Krishna Rao 20,801 61.36% −19.58%
AINRC Tirikoty Bairava Swamy 12,047 35.54%
AIADMK Manchala Satya Sai Kumar 343 1.01% −15.41%
Independent Pemmadi Durga Prasad 250 0.74%
Margin of victory 8,754 25.82% −38.70%
Turnout 33,899 92.73% −3.05%
Registered electors 36,557 18.17%
INC hold Swing -19.58%

Assembly Election 2011

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2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Malladi Krishna Rao 23,985 80.95% 16.06%
AIADMK Manchala Satya Sai Kumar 4,867 16.43% 15.80%
Independent Nalla Naga Raju 154 0.52%
Independent Kalla Venkata Ratnam 153 0.52%
Independent Mellam Srinivasa Rao 134 0.45%
Margin of victory 19,118 64.52% 29.73%
Turnout 29,631 95.78% −0.96%
Registered electors 30,936 65.09%
INC hold Swing 16.06%

Assembly Election 2006

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2006 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Malladi Krishna Rao 11,763 64.89% 63.22%
Independent Raksha Harikrishna 5,457 30.10%
Buddhiviveki Vikas Party Elipe Rajkumar 464 2.56%
AIADMK Manchala Satya Sai Kumar 114 0.63% 0.10%
Independent Surimilli Subba Rao 87 0.48%
BSP Moka Venkateswara Rao 86 0.47%
Margin of victory 6,306 34.79% 15.73%
Turnout 18,128 96.74% 13.31%
Registered electors 18,739 0.06%
INC gain from Independent Swing 7.55%

Assembly Election 2001

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2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Malladi Krishna Rao 8,959 57.34%
BJP Gollapalli Gangadhara Pratap 5,981 38.28%
INC Elaprolu Chittibabu 261 1.67% −24.90%
Independent Vegeshna Subba Raju 161 1.03%
AIADMK Giddi Sri Hari Rao 82 0.52%
Margin of victory 2,978 19.06% −16.67%
Turnout 15,624 83.43% 0.04%
Registered electors 18,727 18.10%
Independent hold Swing 0.47%

Assembly Election 1996

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1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Malladi Krishna Rao 8,445 62.31%
INC Velaga Rajeshwara Rao 3,602 26.58% −30.30%
Independent Kamichetty Venu Gopala Rao Naidu 1,347 9.94%
Margin of victory 4,843 35.73% 21.12%
Turnout 13,554 86.68% 3.29%
Registered electors 15,857 17.75%
Independent gain from INC Swing 5.43%

Assembly Election 1991

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1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Velaga Rajeshwara Rao 6,331 56.87% 28.78%
DMK Raksha Harikrishna 4,704 42.26% −0.73%
Independent Sirajuddin Mohammed Ahammed 51 0.46%
Margin of victory 1,627 14.62% −0.28%
Turnout 11,132 83.39% −2.33%
Registered electors 13,467 6.21%
INC gain from DMK Swing 13.88%

Assembly Election 1990

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1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DMK Raksha Harikrishna 4,632 42.99% 38.29%
INC Velaga Rajeshwara Rao 3,027 28.09% −13.36%
Independent Kamichetty Venkata Venu 2,955 27.42%
BSP Kamuju Srinivasa Rao 121 1.12%
Margin of victory 1,605 14.90% 9.35%
Turnout 10,775 85.72% −1.55%
Registered electors 12,680 57.83%
DMK gain from INC Swing 1.53%

Assembly Election 1985

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1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu 2,884 41.45%
Independent Raksha Harikrishna 2,498 35.91%
TDP Ponugumatla Vishnu Murty 1,248 17.94%
DMK Mohamed Ahamed Sirajuddin 327 4.70%
Margin of victory 386 5.55% 0.21%
Turnout 6,957 87.27% −0.14%
Registered electors 8,034 34.33%
INC gain from Independent Swing -6.97%

Assembly Election 1980

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1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu 2,433 48.43%
INC(I) Abdul Khader Jeelani Mohammed 2,165 43.09%
JP Ponugumatla Vishnu Murty 426 8.48%
Margin of victory 268 5.33% 3.78%
Turnout 5,024 87.41% 1.87%
Registered electors 5,981 18.76%
Independent gain from JP Swing 0.35%

Assembly Election 1977

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1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu 2,047 48.07%
INC Abdul Khader Jeelani Mohammed 1,981 46.52% 0.67%
Independent Satyamurty 230 5.40%
Margin of victory 66 1.55% −5.33%
Turnout 4,258 85.54% −4.73%
Registered electors 5,036 0.96%
JP gain from Independent Swing -4.66%

Assembly Election 1974

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1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu 2,284 52.74%
INC Naidou Maddimsetty Satyamurty 1,986 45.86% 1.42%
AIADMK C. S. Jayalakshmi 61 1.41%
Margin of victory 298 6.88% −4.25%
Turnout 4,331 90.28% 0.63%
Registered electors 4,988 6.44%
Independent hold Swing -2.83%

Assembly Election 1969

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1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent K. S. P. V. Rao Naidu 2,287 55.56%
INC Yarra Zagannadharao 1,829 44.44%
Margin of victory 458 11.13%
Turnout 4,116 89.65%
Registered electors 4,686
Independent gain from INC Swing

Assembly Election 1964

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1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu 0 #DIV/0! {{{percentage}}}
Margin of victory
Turnout 0
Registered electors 0
INC win (new seat)

Pondicherry Representative Assembly

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Assembly Elections 1964

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1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu 0 0 0
INC gain from Independent Swing

Assembly Elections 1955

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1955 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election: Yanam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu 0 0 0
INC Yerra Jagannadha Rao 0 0 0
INC gain from Independent Swing

French India

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Assembly Elections 1951

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1951 French India Representative Assembly election: Yanaon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty 1,042 100 0
Canacala Tataya 1042 100 0
Swing

Assembly Elections 1946

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1946 French India Representative Assembly election: Yanaon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty 1,103 100 0
Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassadaraw Naidou 1103 100 0
Mohamed Zicria 0 0 0
Erra Satianarayanamourty 0 0 0
Swing

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ For Kanakalapeta constituency, two independents secured exactly 707 votes each and so to decide the winner, lots were cast. Finally, Kamichetty Savithri was declared winner. In the same constituency, Congress candidate polled only 8 votes.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Yanam Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India.
  2. ^ Journal Officiel des établissements français de l'Inde, 1947.
  3. ^ Journal Officiel des établissements français de l'Inde, 1952.
  4. ^ "Extraordinary Gazette of India, 1955, No. 468". Government of India. Directorate of Printing. 1955.
  5. ^ "Directory of Indian Women Today, 1976". Ajīta Kaura, Arpana Caur. India International Publications. 1976. p. 251.
  6. ^ K K Rajagopalan (12 September 1959). "Pondicherry Assembly Elections - An Analysis" (PDF). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  7. ^ "The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  8. ^ a b G. C. Malhotra (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Lok Sabha Secretariat. ISBN 9788120004009.
  9. ^ "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Puducherry 2006". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Puducherry 2001". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Puducherry 1996". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Puducherry 1991". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Puducherry 1990". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Puducherry 1985". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Puducherry 1980". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Puducherry 1977". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Puducherry 1974". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Puducherry 1969". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Puducherry 1964". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.
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