Chandragiri Assembly constituency
| Chandragiri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 166 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Chandragiri Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Tirupati |
| LS constituency | Chittoor |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 291,734 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Chandragiri Assembly constituency is a constituency in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one the seven assembly segments of Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Pulivarthi Nani is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[2] As of 2019, there are a total of 291,734 electors in the constituency.[3][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
[edit]Chandragiri Assembly constituency consists of Six Mandals.
| Mandals |
|---|
| Tirupati Rural |
| Chandragiri |
| Pakala |
| Ramachandrapuram |
| Chinnagottigalu |
| Yerravaripale |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]Election results are as follows:[4]
| Year | Winner | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | A. Adikesavalu Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Medasani Venkatarama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | N. R. Jayadeva Naidu | ||
| 1989 | Galla Aruna Kumari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Galla Aruna Kumari | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
[edit]1952
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Adikesavalu Naiudu | 23,988 | 46.99% | ||
| Independent | V. Raja Reddi | 18,006 | 35.27% | ||
| CPI | V. Dasaratha Rao | 4,514 | 8.84% | ||
| SP | Rama Chandra Reddi | 1,944 | 3.81% | ||
| K. Narasayya | 1,576 | 3.09% | |||
| KMPP | M. Krishnamurthy | 1,024 | 2.01% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,982 | 11.72% | |||
| Turnout | 51,052 | 64.95% | |||
| Registered electors | 78,604 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1978
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | 35,092 | 44.23 | ||
| JP | Kongara Pattabhi Rama Chowdary | 32,598 | 41.08 | new | |
| INC | P. Balasubramanyam Chowdary | 6,482 | 8.17 | ||
| Majority | 2,494 | 3.15 | |||
| Turnout | 79,338 | 77.3 | |||
| INC(I) gain from | Swing | ||||
1983
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Venkatarama Naidu Medasani | 50,010 | 59.49 | new | |
| INC | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | 32,581 | 38.76 | ||
| Majority | 17,429 | 20.73 | |||
| Turnout | 84,058 | 77.68 |  0.4
| ||
| TDP gain from INC(I) | Swing | ||||
1985
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | N.R.Jayadevanaidu | 44,155 | 50.09 |  9.40
| |
| INC | P.Balasubramanyam Chowdary | 42,475 | 48.18 | 9.42
| |
| Majority | 1,680 | 1.91 | |||
| Turnout | 88,141 | 71.2 | 6.5
| ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1989
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 54,270 | 49.84 | 1.66
| |
| TDP | N.R.Jayadevanaidu | 54,005 | 49.60 | 0.49
| |
| Majority | 265 | 0.14 | |||
| Turnout | 108,872 | 75 | 3.8
| ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
1994
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | 60,311 | 54.62 | 5.02
| |
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 43,959 | 39.81 | 10.03
| |
| Majority | 16,352 | 14.81 | |||
| Turnout | 110,402 | 76.6 | 1.6
| ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1999
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 57,915 | 50.37 | 10.56
| |
| TDP | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | 55,644 | 48.39 | 6.23
| |
| Majority | 2,271 | 1.98 | |||
| Turnout | 114,970 | 73.1 | 3.5
| ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 46,838 | 40.21 | 10.16
| |
| TDP | E. Ramanadham Naidu | 32,446 | 27.86 | 20.53
| |
| Independent | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | 31,525 | 27.07 | ||
| Majority | 14,392 | 12.35 | |||
| Turnout | 116,471 | 75.87 | 2.77
| ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 71,942 | 42.10 | 1.89
| |
| TDP | R.K.Roja | 60,962 | 35.68 | 7.82
| |
| PRP | Saikam Sairamani | 29,833 | 17.46 | new | |
| Majority | 10,980 | 6.42 | |||
| Turnout | 170,871 | 77.98 | 2.11
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | 100,924 | 49.06 | ||
| TDP | Aruna Kumari Galla | 96,406 | 46.86 | 11.18
| |
| Majority | 4,518 | 2.20 | |||
| Turnout | 205,724 | 83.27 | 5.29
| ||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | 127,790 | 56.00 | 6.94
| |
| TDP | Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad | 86,035 | 37.70 | 9.16
| |
| JSP | Dr Setty Surendra | 4,531 | 1.99 | new | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,777 | 0.78 | ||
| BJP | P. Madhu Babu | 1,158 | 0.51 | ||
| Majority | 41,755 | 18.3 | |||
| Turnout | 228,192 | 89.0 | 5.73
| ||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad | 143,667 | 56.73 | 19.03
| |
| YSRCP | Chevireddy Mohit Reddy | 99,815 | 34.16 | 21.84
| |
| INC | Kanuparthy Srinivasulu | 2,971 | 1.01 | 0.33
| |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,700 | 0.58 | 0.2
| |
| Majority | 43,852 | 22.57 | |||
| Turnout | 255,249 | 79.89 | 9.11
| ||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Chandragiri Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Chandragiri, Andhra Pradesh". www.elections.in. Retrieved 5 September 2017.