Prathipadu, Kakinada Assembly constituency
| Prathipadu | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 36 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Prathipadu Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kakinada |
| LS constituency | Kakinada |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 202,743 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Prathipadu 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]
Varupula Satyaprabha is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 202,743 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
[edit]The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Sankhavaram |
| Prathipadu |
| Yeleswaram |
| Rowthulapudi |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Tamma Kotamma Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1955 | Parvata Gurraju | ||
| 1962 | Mudragada Veeraraghavarao | Independent | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Varupula Jogiraju | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Mudragada Padmanabham | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1994 | Parvatha Subbarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Parvatha Bapanamma | ||
| 2004 | Varupula Subbarao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Parvatha Sri Satyanarayana Murthy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Varupula Subbarao | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Parvatha Purnachandra Prasad | ||
| 2024 | Varupula Satyaprabha | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
[edit]1955
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parvata Gurraju | 17,833 | |||
| Independent | Yenumula Venkannadora | 11,939 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1962
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mudragada Veeraraghavarao | 34,294 | |||
| INC | Parvatha Gurraju | 20,918 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1967
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mudragada Veeraraghavarao | 35,239 | |||
| INC | Varupula Jogiraju | 22,833 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1972
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jogiraju Varupula | 34,533 | |||
| Independent | Veeraraghavarao Mudragada | 31,228 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1983
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Mudragada Padma Nabham reddy | 45,976 | |||
| INC | Varupula Subbarao | 31,634 | |||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1985
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Mudrangada Padmanabhamreddy | 54,354 | |||
| INC | Sampara Sundara Rama Kumar | 13025 | |||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1989
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mudragada Padmanabhamreddy | 58,567 | |||
| TDP | Varupula Subba Rao | 45,725 | |||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
1994
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Parvatha Subbarao | 68,066 | |||
| INC | Mudragada Padmanabhamreddy | 46429 | |||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1999
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Parvatha Bapanamma | 65,685 | |||
| INC | Varupula Subbarao | 46159 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Varupula Subbarao | 70,962 | 54.41 | +17.80 | |
| TDP | Parvatha Bapanamma | 52,594 | 40.33 | −11.76 | |
| Majority | 18,368 | 14.08 | |||
| Turnout | 130,415 | 74.69 | +1.89 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Parvatha Srisatyanarayana Murthy | 46,925 | 35.32 | −5.01 | |
| INC | Varupula Subbarao | 43,639 | 32.84 | −19.25 | |
| PRP | Thota Venkataswamy Naidu | 30,544 | 22.99 | ||
| Majority | 3,286 | 2.47 | |||
| Turnout | 132,980 | 75.13 | +0.44 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Varupula Subbarao | 63,693 | 43.01 | ||
| TDP | Parvatha Sri Satyanarayanamurthy | 60,280 | 40.71 | ||
| Majority | 3,413 | 2.30 | |||
| Turnout | 148,075 | 80.13 | +5.00 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Parvatha Purnachandra Prasad | 90,004 | 46.77 | ||
| TDP | Varupula Raja | 71,908 | 43.92 | ||
| JSP | Varupula Thammaiah Babu | 6,907 | 4.22 | ||
| Majority | 4,666 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Varapula Sathyaprabha | 103,002 | 58.36 | ||
| YSRCP | Varapula Subbarao | 64,234 | 36.4 | ||
| INC | N V V Satyanarayana | 1,354 | 0.77 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,582 | 1.46 | ||
| Majority | 38,768 | 21.96 | |||
| Turnout | 1,76,485 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ 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 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2024". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.