Proddatur Assembly constituency
| Proddatur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 132 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Proddatur Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | YSR |
| LS constituency | Kadapa |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 236,730 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Proddatur Assembly constituency is a constituency in YSR 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 Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency.
Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 236,730 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Overview
[edit]It is part of Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Sasana Sabha segments, namely, Badvel, Kadapa, Pulivendla, Kamalapuram, Jammalamagudu and Mydukur in YSR Kadapa district.
Mandals
[edit]| Mandal |
|---|
| Rajupalem |
| Proddatur |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kundala Balanarayana Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1955 | Kundala Balanarayana Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 by-election | Ramireddy Chandra Obula Reddy | Independent | |
| 1962 | Panyam Yerra Muni Reddy | ||
| 1967 | Rama Subba Reddy Rajulapalle | ||
| 1972 | Kopparapu Subba Rao | ||
| 1978 | Ramireddy Chandra Obula Reddy | ||
| 1983 | Mallela Ramana Venkata Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | ||
| 1989 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Mallela Linga Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
[edit]1952
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kundala Balanarayana Reddy | 15,054 | 33.06% | 33.06% | |
| KMPP | Panem Yonamani Reddy | 11,660 | 25.61% | ||
| CPI | Ramireddy Chandra Obula Reddy | 10,565 | 23.20% | ||
| Socialist | A. Subbarami Reddi | 2,983 | 6.55% | ||
| Independent | K. John | 2,330 | 5.12% | ||
| Independent | Vedantam Lakshmiah | 2,020 | 4.44% | ||
| Independent | Thallur Ethirajulu Naidu | 923 | 2.03% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,394 | 7.45% | |||
| Turnout | 45,535 | 66.80% | |||
| Registered electors | 68,162 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1957 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ramireddy Chandra Obula Reddy | 28,083 | |||
| INC | P. Yerramynireddi | 16,420 | |||
| Independent | T.H. Rao | 1,618 | |||
| Margin of victory | 11,663 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | 54,419 | 39.62 | +1.17 | |
| Independent | Mallela Linga Reddy | 37,390 | 27.22 | ||
| BJP | Kovvuru Balachandra Reddy | 22,118 | 16.10 | ||
| Majority | 17,029 | 12.40 | |||
| Turnout | 137,359 | 70.00 | +8.25 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Mallela Linga Reddy | 73,023 | 46.45 | ||
| INC | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | 56,867 | 36.18 | ||
| PRP | Mallela Muralidhar | 22,784 | 14.49 | ||
| Majority | 16,156 | 10.27 | |||
| Turnout | 157,198 | 76.97 | +6.97 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy | 93,866 | 51.40 | ||
| TDP | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | 80,921 | 44 .32 | ||
| Majority | 12,945 | 7.08 | |||
| Turnout | 182,601 | 78.65 | +1.68 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy | 107,941 | 59.21 | ||
| TDP | Mallela Linga Reddy | 64,793 | 35.54 | ||
| Majority | 45,148 | 256.67 | |||
| Turnout | 192,293 | 78.65 | +1.68 | ||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | 106,712 | 53.02 | ||
| YSRCP | Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy | 83,968 | 41.72 | ||
| INC | Shaik Poola Mohammed Nazeer | 6,016 | 2.99 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,740 | 0.86 | ||
| Majority | 22,744 | 11.29 | |||
| Turnout | 2,01,284 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bye-election results 1952-95". www.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original (XLS) on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.