Peddapuram Assembly constituency
| Peddapuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 39 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Peddapuram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kakinada |
| LS constituency | Kakinada |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 201,863 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Peddapuram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Kakinada 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 Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Nimmakayala Chinarajappa is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2024, there are a total of 201,863 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
[edit]The two mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Samalkota |
| Peddapuram |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Thota Ramaswami | Indian National Congress | |
| 1955 | Durvasula Venkatasubbarao | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | Pantham Padmanabham | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Vundavalli Narayana Murthy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | Kondapalli Krishnamurty | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Vundavalli Narayana Murthy | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Balasu Ramarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Pantham Padmanabham | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Boddu Ramarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Thota Gopal Krishna | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Pantam Gandhi Mohan | Praja Rajyam Party | |
| 2014 | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
[edit]1952
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thota Ramaswami | 10,337 | 29.66% | 29.66% | |
| Independent | D. V. Subha Rao | 8,636 | 24.78% | ||
| KLP | Gokina Chandra Rao | 7,274 | 20.87% | ||
| Socialist | Pantan Padmanabham | 4,632 | 13.29% | ||
| KMPP | Prativadi Bhayarkare Venkachar Yulu Alias Bhayankaracharyulu | 3,972 | 11.40% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,701 | 4.88% | |||
| Turnout | 34,851 | 63.75% | |||
| Registered electors | 54,665 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thota Gopal Krishna | 56,579 | 53.57 | +6.31 | |
| TDP | Boddu Bhaskara Rama Rao | 45,995 | 43.55 | ||
| Majority | 10,584 | 10.02 | |||
| Turnout | 105,609 | 72.77 | +2.20 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP | Pantam Gandhi Mohan | 46,211 | 34.17 | ||
| TDP | Boddu Bhaskara Rama Rao | 43,155 | 31.91 | ||
| INC | Thota Gopala Krishna | 36,519 | 27.00 | ||
| BJP | Yarlagadda Ramkumar | 3188 | 2.35 | ||
| Majority | 3,056 | 2.26 | |||
| Turnout | 135,244 | 75.02 | +2.25 | ||
| PRP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa | 75,914 | 50.49 | ||
| YSRCP | Thota Subbarao Naidu | 65,251 | 43.40 | ||
| Majority | 10,663 | 7.09 | |||
| Turnout | 150,357 | 77.14 | +2.12 | ||
| TDP gain from PRP | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa | 67,393 | 41.36 | ||
| YSRCP | Thota Vani | 63,366 | 38.89 | ||
| JSP | Tummala Ramaswamy (Babu) | 25,816 | 15.85 | ||
| BJP | Yarlagadda Ramkumar | 1550 | |||
| Majority | 4,027 | 2.47 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa | 105,685 | 59.09 | ||
| YSRCP | Davuluri Dorababu | 65,234 | 36.47 | ||
| INC | Dorababu Tummala | 2,168 | 1.21 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,020 | 1.13 | ||
| Majority | 40,451 | 22.61 | |||
| Turnout | 1,78,849 | ||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 18, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2024". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Electors Summary". Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 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.