https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Chirala_Assembly_constituency Chirala Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-09-28T07:18:23Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chirala_Assembly_constituency&diff=494288&oldid=prev Sougataghosh: Added 2026-04-14T03:21:00Z <p>Added</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Chirala<br /> | map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (106-Chirala highlighted).png<br /> | map_caption = Location of Chirala Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh<br /> | mla = [[Madduluri Malakondaiah Yadav]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Telugu Desam Party}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> | district = [[Bapatla district|Bapatla]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency|Bapatla]]<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | electors = 190,408<br /> | constituency_no = 106<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | type = SLA<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Chirala Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is a constituency in [[Bapatla district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] that elects representatives to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in [[India]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf|title=Electors Summary|date=25 May 2019|website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh|access-date=24 May 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt; It is one of the seven assembly segments of [[Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref name=&quot;constituencies&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|date=17 December 2018|website=The Election Commission of India|pages=22, 31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003220916/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=24 May 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Madduluri Malakondaiah Yadav]] is the current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency, having won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Telugu Desam Party]]. As of 2024, there are a total of 190,408 electors in the constituency.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Assembly Election 2019 |url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524074223/http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm |archive-date=24 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2024}} The constituency was established in 1951, as per the &#039;&#039;Delimitation Orders (1951)&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> == Mandals ==<br /> {{srn}}<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash&quot;<br /> !Mandal<br /> |-<br /> | Chirala<br /> |-<br /> | Vetapalem<br /> |}<br /> <br /> &lt;mapframe text=&quot;Mandals in Chirala Assembly Constituency&quot; width=300 height=300 align=center &gt;{ &quot;type&quot;: &quot;ExternalData&quot;, &quot;service&quot;: &quot;geoshape&quot;, &quot;ids&quot;: &quot;Q18111218,Q58778686&quot;}&lt;/mapframe&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Members of the Legislative Assembly==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Year<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; | Political party<br /> |-<br /> |[[1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br /> | [[Pragada Kotaiah]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election|1955]]<br /> | [[Pragada Kotaiah]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color| Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> | Jagarlamudi Lakshminarayana Chowdary<br /> | {{Full party name with color| Communist Party of India}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | [[Pragada Kotaiah]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color| Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> | Kotaiah Guddanti<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br /> | Mutte Venkateswarlu<br /> | style=&quot;background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}&quot; |<br /> | [[Indian National Congress (I)]]<br /> |-<br /> | 1981 by-election<br /> | Sajja Chandramouli<br /> | {{Full party name with color| Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br /> | [[Chimata Sambu]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color| Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> | Sajja Chandramouli<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | [[Konijeti Rosaiah]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color| Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<br /> | rowspan=2|Paleti Rama Rao <br /> | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br /> | Konijeti Rosaiah<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<br /> | rowspan=2 |[[Amanchi Krishna Mohan]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<br /> | [[Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | [[Madduluri Malakondaiah Yadav]] <br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> <br /> ===1952===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Pragada Kotaiah]] |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=16,521 |percentage=31.89% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Uthukuri Upendra Gupta |party=Independent politician |votes=8,290 |percentage=16.00% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Doggapati Raghavaiah |party=Krishikar Lok Party |votes=8,247 |percentage=15.92% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sabhanam Ramasubba Rao |party=Independent politician |votes=6,149 |percentage=11.87% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nukalapati Joseph |party=Independent politician |votes=5,437 |percentage=10.49% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Salagala Benjamin |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,123 |percentage=9.89% |change=9.89% }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bavanam Kotireddi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,365 |percentage=2.63% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. A. Basid |party=Independent politician |votes=678 |percentage=1.31% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,231 |percentage=15.89% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=51,810 |percentage=70.28% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,719 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1955===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Pragada Kotaiah]] |party= Indian National Congress |votes=24,598 |percentage=57.04 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Jagarlamudi Lakshmi Narayana Chowdary|party=Communist Party of India|votes=18,525|percentage=42.96|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,073 |percentage=14.08% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=43,123|percentage=69.32%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 62,205 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress|loser= Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1962=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Jagarlamudi Lakshmi Narayana Chowdary]] |party= Communist Party of India|votes=25,164 |percentage=45.05 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Pragada Kotaiah]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=20,136|percentage=36.05|change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,028 |percentage=9.00% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=57,252|percentage=80.81%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,851 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India|loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1967 === <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate= [[ Pragada Kotaiah]] |party= Indian National Congress |votes=25,704 |percentage=46.67 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]|party=Independent|votes=23,138|percentage=42.01|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,566 |percentage=4.66 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 74,697 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=57,298|percentage=76.71|change=}} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress|loser= Communist Party of India |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1972=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| Indian National Congress |candidate= [[Kotaiah Guddanti]] |party= Indian National Congress |votes=29,476 |percentage=49.01 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sajja Chandramouli]]|party=Independent|votes=28,878|percentage=48.02|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=598 |percentage=0.99 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 82,908 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=61,065|percentage=73.65|change=}} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress|loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1978 === <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate= Mutte Venkateswarlu |party= Indian National Congress (I) |votes=36,114 |percentage=43.47 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sajja Chandramouli]]|party=Janata Party|votes=34,257|percentage=41.23|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,857 |percentage=2.24 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 111,408 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=84,384|percentage=75.74|change=}} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1983=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Chimata Sambu]] |party= Telugu Desam Party|votes=50,205 |percentage=60.33 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bandla Bala Venkateswarlu|party=Indian National Congress|votes=16,518|percentage=19.85|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=33,687 |percentage=40.48 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 133,603 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=84,276|percentage=63.08|change=}} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Telugu Desam Party|loser= Indian National Congress (I) |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1985 === <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sajja Chandramouli ]] |party= Telugu Desam Party|votes=44,156 |percentage=51.57 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ande Narasimha Rao|party=Indian National Congress|votes=35,384|percentage=41.32|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,772 |percentage=10.24 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 131,597 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=86,830|percentage=65.98|change=}} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Telugu Desam Party|loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989=== <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Konijeti Rosaiah ]] |party= Indian National Congress|votes=64,235 |percentage=60.08 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Chimata Sambu]]|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes=40,902|percentage=38.26|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=23,333 |percentage=21.83 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 159,095 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=109,772|percentage=69.00|change=}} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress|loser= Telugu Desam Party |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1994 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Paleti Rama Rao ]] |party= Telugu Desam Party|votes=54,039 |percentage=49.38 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=50,433|percentage=46.08|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,606 |percentage=3.29 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 152,178 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=110,809,394|percentage=72.82|change=}} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Telugu Desam Party|loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Paleti Rama Rao ]] |party= Telugu Desam Party|votes=60,806 |percentage=54.77 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Anjalee Devi Goli|party=Indian National Congress|votes=47,298|percentage=42.60|change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,508 |percentage=12.17 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 180,481 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=113,394|percentage=62.83|change=}} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Telugu Desam Party|loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Konijeti Rosaiah]]|votes=73,497|percentage=61.93|change=+19.33}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Paleti Rama Rao]]|votes=43,420|percentage=36.59|change=-18.18}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=30,077|percentage=25.34|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=118,670|percentage=75.26|change=+13.74}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2009===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Amanchi Krishna Mohan]]|votes=56,600|percentage=43.63|change=-18.30}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Janjanam Srinivasarao]]|votes=45,314|percentage=34.93|change=-1.66}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Praja Rajyam Party|candidate=[[Paleti Rama Rao]]|votes=21,482|percentage=16.56|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=11,286|percentage=9.70|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=129,737|percentage=79.20|change=+3.94}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2014===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=[[Amanchi Krishna Mohan]]|votes=57,544|percentage=37.30|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Pothula Suneetha]]|votes=47,209|percentage=30.60|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=[[Balaji Yadam]]|votes=40,955|percentage=26.47|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=10,335|percentage=6.70|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=154,700|percentage=81.56|change=+2.36}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Independent (politician)<br /> |loser = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2019===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |candidate = [[Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy]]<br /> |votes = 83,901<br /> |percentage = 53.27<br /> |change = +22.67<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=[[Amanchi Krishna Mohan]]|votes=66,482|percentage=42.21|change=+15.74}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=17,419|percentage=26.20|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=157,511|percentage=na|change=na}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |loser = Independent (politician)<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |candidate = [[Madduluri Malakondaiah Yadav]]<br /> |votes = 72,700<br /> |percentage = 42.68<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = YSR Congress Party<br /> |candidate = Karanam Venkatesh<br /> |votes = 51,716<br /> |percentage = 30.36<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress <br /> |candidate = [[Amanchi Krishna Mohan]]<br /> |votes = 41,859<br /> |percentage = 24.58<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = NOTA<br /> |candidate = None Of The Above <br /> |votes = 1,255<br /> |percentage = 0.74<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 20,984<br /> |percentage = 12.31<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 1,70,328<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |loser = YSR Congress Party<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> * {{Cite web | title= AP Past Election Statistics |url=https://eci.gov.in/past-elections-statistics/| access-date=17 Jan 2020 | publisher=Election Commission of India | language=en}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}<br /> {{Bapatla district}}<br /> {{coord|15.82|80.36|display=title}}<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Bapatla district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]</div> Sougataghosh