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Rajahmundry Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 17°01′N 81°47′E / 17.01°N 81.79°E / 17.01; 81.79
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Rajahmundry
Former constituency No. 40 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictEast Godavari
LS constituencyRajahmundry
Established1951
Abolished2008
Total electors116,929
ReservationNone

Rajahmundry Assembly constituency was a constituency in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elected representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India until 2009. It was one of six assembly segments in Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency.

The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951) and abolished in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).[1]

Overview

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It was a part of Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments, namely, Burugupudi, Kadiam, Anaparthi, Ramachandrapuram, Alamuru and Kovvur.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Political party
1952 Chitturi Prabhakara Chowdary Communist Party of India
1955 Ambadipudi Balanageswararao Praja Party
1962 Pothula Veertabhadra Rao Indian National Congress
1967 Chitturi Prabhakara Chowdary Communist Party of India
1972 Bathula Mallikarjunarao Indian National Congress
1978 Tadavarthi Satyavathi
1983 Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary Telugu Desam Party
1985
1989 A. C. Y. Reddy Indian National Congress
1994 Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary Telugu Desam Party
1999[3]
2004[4] Routhu Surya Prakasa Rao Indian National Congress

Election results

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1952

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1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Rajahmundry[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Chitturi Prabhakara Chowdary 18,477 40.43%
INC K. L. Narasimha Rao 12,228 26.76% 26.76%
KMPP Kovvidi Linga Raju 11,116 24.32%
Socialist Maduri Annapurniah 2,882 6.31%
KLP Dokiburra Kantiah 996 2.18%
Margin of victory 6,249 13.67%
Turnout 45,699 64.77%
Registered electors 70,560
CPI win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/
  2. ^ "Lok Sabha & Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2004" (PDF). www.ceotelangana.nic.in.
  3. ^ "Rajahmundry Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. ^ "List of constituencies (District Wise) : Andhra Pradesh 2004 Election Candidate Information". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  5. ^ "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.

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