https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Darsi_Assembly_constituency Darsi Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-21T12:46:06Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darsi_Assembly_constituency&diff=495656&oldid=prev Khalek Rahaman: New Initial Info Basic Info. 2026-04-14T03:21:19Z <p>New Initial Info Basic Info.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Darsi<br /> | map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (103-Darsi highlighted).png<br /> | map_caption = Location of Darsi Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh<br /> | mla = [[Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy]]<br /> | party = {{Party index link|YSR Congress Party}}<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> | district = [[Prakasam district|Prakasam]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Ongole Lok Sabha constituency|Ongole]]<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | electors = 214,233<br /> | constituency_no = 103<br /> | type = SLA<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Darsi Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is a constituency in [[Prakasam district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] that elects representatives to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in [[India]]. It is one of the seven assembly segments of [[Ongole Lok Sabha constituency]]. <br /> <br /> [[Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy]] is the current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency, having won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[YSR Congress Party]]. As of 2019, there are a total of 214,233 electors in the constituency.&lt;ref name=&quot;electors&quot;&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|format=PDF|access-date=24 May 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt;{{update after|2024|6}} The constituency was established in 1951, as per the &#039;&#039;Delimitation Orders (1951)&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf<br /> |publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=11 October 2014|page=22}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Mandals ==<br /> {{srn}}<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash&quot;<br /> !Mandal<br /> |-<br /> | [[Talluru]] <br /> |-<br /> | [[Kurichedu]] <br /> |-<br /> | [[Mundlamuru]] <br /> |-<br /> | [[Darsi]] <br /> |-<br /> | [[Donakonda]] <br /> |}<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 /> | Sanikommu Kasi Reddy<br /> | {{Full party name with color| Communist Party of India}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election|1955]]<br /> |rowspan=2 |Dirisala Venkata Ramana Reddy<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | Ravipati Mahananda<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> | Dirisala Raja Gopala Reddy<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br /> | Berre Gnana Prakasam<br /> | style=&quot;background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}&quot; |<br /> | [[Indian National Congress (I)]]<br /> |-<br /> |[[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br /> | Katuri Narayana Swamy<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> | Narapusetty Sriramulu<br /> |-<br /> |[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | Sanikommu Pitchi Reddy<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<br /> | Narapusetty Sriramulu<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> |1997<br /> | Narapusetty Paparao<br /> |-<br /> |[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<br /> | Sanikommu Pitchi Reddy<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br /> | Buchepalli Subba Reddy<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<br /> | [[Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> | Sidda Raghava Rao<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<br /> | [[Maddisetty Venugopal]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | [[Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> ===1952===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}} <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanekomma Kasireddi |party=Communist Party of India |votes=18,703 |percentage=58.16% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ravipathi Mohanada|party=Krishikar Lok Party|votes=7,317|percentage=22.75%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=S. Kotireddi|party=Indian National Congress|votes=6,139|percentage=19.09%|change=19.09%}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,386 |percentage=35.41% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=32,159|percentage=43.51%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,909 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1955===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Dirisala Venkata Ramana Reddy]]|party= Indian National Congress |votes=14,980|percentage=53.97% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Singaraju Ramakrishnaiah ]]|party=Communist Party of India|votes=12,775|percentage=46.03%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,205 |percentage=7.94% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=27,755|percentage=51.62%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 53,769 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress ||loser= Communist Party of India |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1962 ===<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Dirisala Venkata Ramana Reddy]]|party= Indian National Congress |votes=14,411 |percentage=35.55% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Nusam Kasi Reddy]]|party=Communist Party of India|votes=13,533|percentage=33.38%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=878 |percentage=2.17% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=42,378|percentage=69.49%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 60,980 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner= Indian National Congress ||loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1967===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Mahananda Ravipati]]|party= Swatantra Party |votes=32,931 |percentage=56.96% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=&lt;nowiki&gt;Dirisala Venkata Ramana Reddy&lt;/nowiki&gt;|party=Indian National Congress|votes=24,885|percentage=43.04%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,046 |percentage=13.92% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=60,013|percentage=73.27%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 81,904 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner= Swantantra Party ||loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[ D Raja Gopala Reddy]]|party= Indian National Congress |votes=31,125 |percentage=52.44% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Mahananda Ravipati]]|party=Independent politician|votes=26,407|percentage=44.49%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,718 |percentage=7.95% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=60,886|percentage=69.89%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,117 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress ||loser= Swatantra Party |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1978===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Berre Gnana Prakasam]]|party= Indian National Congress (I) |votes=24,225 |percentage=34.71% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Muvvala Srihari Rao]]|party=Janata Party|votes=22,767|percentage=32.62%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,458 |percentage=2.09% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=71,391|percentage=65.09%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 109,673 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link|winner= Indian National Congress (I) ||loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Katuri Narayana Swamy]]|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=43,730 |percentage=59.72% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Dirisala Raja Gopala Reddy]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=27,272|percentage=37.24%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,458 |percentage=22.47% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=74,484|percentage=63.34%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 117,585 |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]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Narapusetty Sreeramulu]] |party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=42,471 |percentage=49.01% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Sanikommu Pitchi Reddy]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=42,193|percentage=48.69%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=278 |percentage=0.32% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=87,885|percentage=65.19%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 134,806 |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]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Sanikommu Pitchi Reddy]]|party= Indian National Congress |votes=56,165 |percentage=49.51% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Veginati Kotaiah]]|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes=54,879|percentage=48.38%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,286 |percentage=1.13% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=116,409|percentage=67.53%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 172,389|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]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Narapasetty Sriramulu]]|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=50,769 |percentage=48.89% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[ Mohammed Ghouse Shaik]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=34,071|percentage=32.81%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,698 |percentage=16.08% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=106,251|percentage=65.42%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 162,407 |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]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sanikommu Pitchi Reddy]]|party= Indian National Congress |votes=70,387|percentage=54.61% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Vema Venkata Subba Rao]]|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes=57,209|percentage=44.38%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,178 |percentage=10.22% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=132,436|percentage=68.54%|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 193,213|change = }} <br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |loser= Telugu Desam Party |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2004===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=[[Buchepalli Subba Reddy]]|votes=50,431|percentage=38.46|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Kadiri Babu Rao]]|votes=48,021|percentage=36.62|change=-7.76}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Sanikommu Pitchi Reddy ]]|votes=29,575|percentage=22.55|change=-20.41}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=2,410|percentage=1.84|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=131,125|percentage=72.26|change=+5.65}}<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 /> === 2009 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy]]|votes=66,418|percentage=42.96|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Mannam Venkata Ramana]]|votes=53,028|percentage=34.30|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Praja Rajyam Party|candidate=[[Maddisetty Venugopal]]|votes=27,221|percentage=17.61|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=13,390|percentage=8.66|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=154,589|percentage=86.37|change=+14.11}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = Independent (politician)<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}} <br /> ===2014===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Raghava Rao Sidda]]|votes=88,821|percentage=49.00|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=[[Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy]]|votes=87,447|percentage=48.20|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=1,574|percentage=0.80|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=182,010|percentage=91.52|change=+5.15}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |loser = YSR Congress Party <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2019 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = YSR Congress Party<br /> |candidate = [[Maddisetty Venugopal]]<br /> |votes = 1,11,914<br /> |percentage = 57.29<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Kadiri Babu Rao]]|votes=72,857|percentage=37.30|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janasena Party|candidate=[[Botuku Ramesh Babu]]|votes=3,828|percentage=2.5|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=39,057|percentage=19.75|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=1,95,348|percentage=91.52|change=}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = YSRCP<br /> |loser = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Darsi}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = YSR Congress Party<br /> |candidate = [[Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy]]<br /> |votes = 101889<br /> |percentage = 49.2<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Gottipati Lakshmi]]|votes=99,433|percentage=48.01|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Putluri Kondareddy|votes=1985|percentage=1.75|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=NOTA|candidate=None Of The Above|votes=2,107|percentage=1.07|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=2,456|percentage=1.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes= 2,07,106|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = YSRCP<br /> |loser = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Prakasam district]]<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 /> {{coord|15.78|79.67|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category: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 Madras State]]<br /> [[Category:Prakasam district]]</div> Khalek Rahaman