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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Distinguish|Cumbum Assembly constituency}}{{short description|Defunct Legislative Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
|name = Cumbum<br />
|district = [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]]<br />
|state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
|electors = {{formatnum:135131}}<ref name=election2004/><br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Narasaraopet (Lok Sabha constituency)|Narasaraopet]]<br />
|established = 1951<br />
|abolished = 2008<br />
|reservation = None<br />
|type= SLA<br />
}}<br />
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'''Cumbum''' was one of the 294 [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[India]].<ref name=delimitation1976/> It was in [[Prakasam district]] and was dissolved before the 2009 elections. Most of its area is now part of the [[Giddalur Assembly constituency]].<br />
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== History of the constituency ==<br />
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The Cumbum constituency was first created for the [[Madras State]] [[Madras Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] in 1952.<ref>name=delimitation1951>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3968-dpaco-1951/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=23 August 1951 |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref> It was dissolved in the 1955 elections due to the passing of the Delimitation Commission of 1952, which was created due to the ''Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951''.<ref>name="delimitation1951">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3968-dpaco-1951/ |title=DPACO (1951) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India |access-date= 9 December 2020}}</ref> Justice [[N. Chandrasekhara Aiyar|N Chandrasekhara Aiyar]], a retired justice of the Supreme Court, was its chairman in 1953.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/2_ncaiyar.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508105824/http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/2_ncaiyar.htm |title=Hon'ble Mr. Justice N. Chandrasekhara Aiyar}}</ref> After the passing of the [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], it became a part of the new [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend7.htm |title=Seventh Amendment |publisher=Indiacode.nic.in |access-date=2011-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501011646/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend7.htm |archive-date=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.e.1955.458/page/n3/mode/2up|title=Extraordinary Gazette of India, 1955, No. 458|date=14 January 1955}}</ref> After the passing of the ''Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976'', its extent was the Cumbum and Ardhaveedu firkas in Giddalur taluk; and Podili taluk (excluding Podili and Marripudi firkas) and Thimmareddipalli firka in Kanigiri taluk.<ref name=delimitation1976>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=1 December 1976 |access-date=13 October 2021}}</ref><br />
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The ''Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008'' abolished the constituency and hence was defunct as of the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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[[Yerragondapalem Assembly constituency]] was newly formed as part of the ''Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008'' and active from the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].<ref name=delimitation2008>{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&type=order&filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}</ref> after dissolving the Cumbum Assembly Constituency<br />
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== Members of the Legislative assembly ==<br />
{| class="sortable wikitable"<br />
|+[[Madras State]]<br />
!Year<br />
!MLA<br />
!colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<br />
|[[Pidathala Ranga Reddy]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|}<br />
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The constituency did not exist between 1955 and 1976.<br />
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{| class="sortable wikitable"<br />
|+[[Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014)|Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
!Year<br />
!MLA<br />
!colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br />
| Kandula Obula Reddy<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br />
| Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy<br />
|{{Full party name with color| Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
| Vudumula Venkata Reddy<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}<br />
|- <br />
| [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br />
| Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<br />
| Chappidi Vengaiah<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<ref name="election1999" /><br />
| Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<ref name=election2004/><br />
| Vudumula Srinivasulu Reddy<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
=== 2004 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Cumbum<ref name=election2004>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4053-andhra-pradesh-2004/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 14 February 2022}}</ref>}} <br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Vudumula Srinivasulu Reddy ]]|party= Indian National Congress |votes=52,738|percentage=52.62% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Chegireddy Linga Reddy]] |party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=45,116 |percentage=45.01% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,622 |percentage=7.60% |change= }} <br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=100,360 |percentage=74.27% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 135,131 |change = }} <br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Indian National Congress|loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 1999 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Cumbum<ref name=election1999>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4052-andhra-pradesh-1999/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1999 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 15 February 2022}}</ref>}} <br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy]]|party= Indian National Congress |votes=59,615|percentage=59.41% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Chappidi Vengaiah]] |party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=39,717 |percentage=39.58% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,898 |percentage=19.83% |change= }} <br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=102,898|percentage=70.83% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 145,266|change = }} <br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |loser= Telugu Desam Party |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 1994 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Cumbum }}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Chappidi Vengaiah]]|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=44,294 |percentage=50.64% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy]] |party= Indian National Congress |votes=39,913|percentage=45.63% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,381 |percentage=5.01% |change= }} <br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=89,372 |percentage=71.77% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 124,528 |change = }} <br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party |loser= Indian National Congress|swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 1989 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Cumbum}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy]]|party= Indian National Congress |votes=58,356 |percentage=63.16% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Vudumula Venkata Reddy]] |party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=32,523 |percentage=35.20% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=25,833 |percentage=27.96% |change= }} <br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=94,463|percentage=67.80% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 139,320|change = }} <br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress|loser= Telugu Desam Party |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 1985 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Cumbum}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Vudumula Venkata Reddy]] |party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=39,089 |percentage=50.08% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Kandula Nagarjuna]] |party= Indian National Congress |votes=36,093|percentage=46.24% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,996 |percentage=3.84% |change= }} <br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=79,087 |percentage=68.79% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 114,970 |change = }} <br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party |loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 1983 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Cumbum}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy]]|party= Indian National Congress |votes=35,660 |percentage=50.33% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vudumula Venkata Reddy]] |party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=33,082|percentage=46.69% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,578 |percentage=3.64% |change= }} <br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=72,145 |percentage=66.29% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 108,834 |change = }} <br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |loser= Indian National Congress (I) |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 1978 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Cumbum}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Kandula Obula Reddy]]|party= Indian National Congress (I) |votes=33,191 |percentage=45.51% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohammed Sharief Shaik]] |party= Janata Party |votes=26,712 |percentage=36.62% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,479 |percentage=8.88% |change= }} <br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=74,751 |percentage=71.39% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 104,715 |change = }} <br />
{{Election box new seat win|winner= Indian National Congress (I) ||loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 1952 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Cumbum<ref name=election1951>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[Pidathala Ranga Reddy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=22,468 |percentage=39.37 |change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Adapala Ramaswamy |party=Independent politician |votes=17,144 |percentage=30.04}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Kandula Obula Reddy |party=Krishikar Lok Party |votes=15,235 |percentage=26.70}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=Suggam Purushotham |party=Socialist Party |votes=2,220 |percentage=3.89}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,324 |percentage=9.33 |change=}} <br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=57,067 |percentage=66.50 |change=}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 85,818}} <br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
*[[Prakasam district]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Prakasam district]]<br />
[[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br />
[[Category:1951 establishments in Mysore State]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]<br />
[[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]</div>Harryson3545