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{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kovvur
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (54-Kovvur highlighted).png
| map_caption = Location of Kovvur Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| district = [[East Godavari district|East Godavari]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency|Rajahmundry]]
| reservation = SC
| established = 1951
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 54
| mla = [[Muppidi Venkateswara Rao]]
| party = {{Party index link|Telugu Desam Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| electors = 176,409
}}
'''Kovvur''' is a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Caste]] reserved constituency in [[East Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] that elects representatives to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in [[India]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> It is one of the seven assembly segments of [[Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="constituencies">{{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=19, 30|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}}</ref>

[[Muppidi Venkateswara Rao]] is the current [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency, having won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Telugu Desam Party]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Kovvur Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/kovvur-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-assembly-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8916539.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> As of 2019, there are a total of 176,409 electors in the constituency.<ref name="electors">{{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}}</ref>{{update after|2024|7}} The constituency was established in 1951, as per the ''Delimitation Orders (1951)''.

== History ==
It is considered a stronghold of [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]], which won all the election battles here since its inception in 1983 except in 1999 when congress won with sufficient majority. Currently, Taneti Vanita (YSR Congress) is the present Kovvur constituency's MLA, who won 2019 Assembly elections against Vangalapudi Anitha (TDP) with a majority of 25,248 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiastudychannel.com/sites/109882/-Vemuluru.aspx |title=View Previous Years Question Papers |website=www.indiastudychannel.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312053221/http://www.indiastudychannel.com/sites/109882/-Vemuluru.aspx |archive-date=2012-03-12}} </ref>

== Mandals ==

The three mandals that form the assembly constituency are:<ref name="constituencies" />

{{srn}}
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Mandal
|-
| [[Kovvur]]
|-
| [[Chagallu, West Godavari district|Chagallu]]
|-
| [[Tallapudi]]
|}

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Political party
|-
|[[1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election|1952]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/kovvur-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency | title=Kovvur Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency }}</ref>
| P. Sreeramachandra Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| [[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election|1955]]
| rowspan=2 |Alluri Bapineedu
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|-
| [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| K. B. Rayudu
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| Alla Hanumantha Rao
|-
| [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
| Munshi Abdul Aziz
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}}
|-
| [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
| rowspan=4 |[[Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
| [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|-
| [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|-
| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|-
| [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
| G. S. Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=3}}
|-
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| T. V. Rama Rao
|-
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| [[K. S. Jawahar]]
|-
| [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| [[Taneti Vanitha]]
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
|-
| [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| [[Muppidi Venkateswara Rao]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|}

== Election results ==
=== 1952 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur<ref>{{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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Pinnamaneeni Sreeramachandra Rao |party=Communist Party of India |votes=32,655 |percentage=17.73% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Alluri Bapineedu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,930 |percentage=14.08% |change=14.08% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mallapudi Rajeswara Rao |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=22,664 |percentage=12.30% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kalaputi Adeyya |party=Independent politician |votes=22,459 |percentage=12.19% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pendyala Sree Ramachandra Venkatakrishna Ranga Rao |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=21,440 |percentage=11.64% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=N. Sreenivasa Rao |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,091 |percentage=9.82% |change=9.82% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kaigala Suryachandra Rao |party=Independent politician |votes=13,744 |percentage=7.46% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Erlapati Venkanna |party=Republican Party of India |votes=12,570 |percentage=6.82% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jeedigunta Suryanarayana Rao |party=Independent politician |votes=5,698 |percentage=3.09% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jonnalagadda Sreenivasa Sastry |party=Independent politician |votes=4,950 |percentage=2.69% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Venpala Venkateswara Rao |party=Independent politician |votes=3,994 |percentage=2.17% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,725 |percentage=3.65% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,84,195 |percentage=136.86% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,34,587 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1955 ===
<section end="Assembly Election 1955"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Alluri Bapineedu|votes=47,730|percentage=31.66|change={{increase}}17.58}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Taneti Veeraraghavulu|votes=42,357|percentage=28.10|change={{decrease}}2.16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Cholla Chittaranjan|votes=28,806|percentage=19.11|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Pinnamaneeni Rao|votes=24,207|percentage=16.06|change={{decrease}}1.67}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Kalaputi Adeyya|votes=3,856|percentage=2.56|change={{decrease}}9.63}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Praja Socialist Party|candidate=Kandavalli Sudarsanam|votes=3,789|percentage=2.51|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=61,281|percentage=40.65|change={{increase}}37}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=150,745|percentage=143.44|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="Assembly Election 1955"/>

=== 1962 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Alluri Bapineedu
|votes = 27,873
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Koduri Krishnarao|votes=27,666|percentage=|change=-}}
{{Election box majority||votes=207|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=55,539|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1967 ===
<section end="Assembly Election 1967"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=K. B. Rayudu|votes=34,556|percentage=52.70|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=A. Bapineedu|votes=30,168|percentage=46.01|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=A. Khani|votes=472|percentage=0.72|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=P.S.R Rao|votes=372|percentage=0.57|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=4,388|percentage=6.69|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=65,568|percentage=83.94|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="Assembly Election 1967"/>

=== 1972 ===
<section end="Assembly Election 1972"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Alla Hanumantha Rao|votes=32,228|percentage=46.16|change={{decrease}}12.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Kuntamukkujla Buchirayunu|votes=30,616|percentage=43.85|change={{decrease}}2.16}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Yinnamuri Ranganayakulu|votes=3,526|percentage=5.05|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Kanuri Gandhi|votes=2,480|percentage=3.55|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Maddukuri Brahmandau|votes=741|percentage=1.06|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Pinnomashiv R.C. Rao|votes=225|percentage=0.32|change={{decrease}}0.25}}
{{Election box majority||votes=1,612|percentage=2.31|change={{decrease}}4.38}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=69,816|percentage=74.42|change={{decrease}}9.52}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Independent
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="Assembly Election 1972"/>

=== 1978 ===
<section end="Assembly Election 1985"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress (I)|candidate=Munshi Abdul Aziz|votes=37,046|percentage=44.1|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janata Party|candidate=Alluri Choudary|votes=35,428|percentage=42.2|change={{increase}}18.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Krishna Rao Mullapudi|votes=9,783|percentage=11.6|change={{decrease}}32.25}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Immamuri Rangayakulu|votes=750|percentage=0.9|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Peethala Tatayya|votes=700|percentage=0.8|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Rama Somayajulu Kalluri|votes=311|percentage=0.4|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=1,618|percentage=1.9|change={{decrease}}0.41}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=85,402 |percentage=80.2|change={{increase}}5.78}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress (I)
|loser = Independent
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="Assembly Election 1978"/>

=== 1983 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao]]|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes=65,893|percentage=79.3%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Munshi Abdul Aziz|party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,983|percentage=13.2%|change={{decrease}}30.9% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Threeparala Laxmi|party=Janata Party|votes=2,809|percentage=3.4%|change={{decrease}}38.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Chaparla Rao|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=1,161|percentage=1.34%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kuntamukkala Satyanarayana|party=Indian Congress (J)|votes=1,046|percentage=1.3%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Tatapudi Krishivara Rao|party=Independent|votes=479|percentage=0.6%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Peethala Thatayya|party=Independent|votes=238|percentage=0.3%|change= {{decrease}}0.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Maddukuri Brahamanandam|party=Independent|votes=196|percentage=0.2%|change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Potru Krishna Rangarao|party=Independent|votes=171|percentage=0.2%|change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Posina Satyanarayana|party=Independent|votes=94|percentage=0.1%|change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=54,910|percentage=65%|change={{increase}}63.1}}
{{Election box turnout |votes=84,472|percentage=72.3%|change={{decrease}}7.9}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors =116,815|change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = Indian National Congress (I)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1985 ===
<section end="Assembly Election 1985"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao]]|votes=61,899|percentage=67|change={{decrease}}12.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Immanni Rao|votes=29,116|percentage=31.5|change={{increase}}18.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Yelamanchili Mukundarao|votes=454|percentage=0.5|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Md. Fijulla|votes=395|percentage=0.4|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Gangisetti Musileswararao|votes=373|percentage=0.4|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Kundula Venkatrao|votes=172|percentage=0.2|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=32,783|percentage=35.1|change={{decrease}}29.9}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=93,526|percentage=71.7|change={{decrease}}0.6}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="Assembly Election 1985"/>

=== 1989 ===
<section end="Assembly Election 1989"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao]]|votes=60,116|percentage=52.9|change={{decrease}}14.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Rafiulla Baig|votes=52,824|percentage=46.4|change={{increase}}14.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Lakshmi Penmatcha|votes=466|percentage=0.4|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Veeramalla Krishna|votes=217|percentage=0.2|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Anupindi Rao|votes=136|percentage=0.1|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=7,292|percentage=6.3|change={{decrease}}28.8}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=116,32|percentage=77.8|change={{increase}}6.1}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="Assembly Election 1989"/>

=== 1994 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Pendyala Rao|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes=66,395|percentage=55.2%|change={{increase}}2.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=G.S. Rao|party=Indian National Congress|votes=50,153|percentage=41.7%|change={{decrease}}4.7%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Santha Bethala|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|votes=1,832|percentage=1.5%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Shaik Subhani|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=513|percentage=0.4%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Guduri Sarveswararao|party=Independent|votes=460|percentage=0.4%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kethagani Pichayya|party=Independent|votes=378|percentage=0.4%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Velicheti Ramakrishna|party=Independent|votes=212|percentage=0.2%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Jayaraju Komarapu|party=Independent|votes=167|percentage=0.1%|change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Maddipatla Satyanarayana|party=Marxist Communist Party of India (SRIVASTAVA)|votes=99|percentage=0.1%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kommireddi Ramarao|party=Independent|votes=78|percentage=0.1%|change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Balusu Rao|party=Independent|votes=64|percentage=0.1%|change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Edupuganti Ramarao|party=Independent|votes=22|percentage=0.0%|change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=16,242|percentage=13.3%|change={{increase}}7}}
{{Election box turnout |votes=122,091|percentage=77.6%|change={{decrease}}0.2}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors =157,309|change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1999 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=G.S. Rao |party=Indian National Congress|votes=63,721|percentage=51%|change={{increase}}9.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Alluri Bapineedu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,930 |percentage=14.08% |change=14.08% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pendyala Rao|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes=57,185|percentage=45.8%|change={{decrease}}9.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Borra Rao|party=Independent|votes=3,073|percentage=2.5%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=P.V. Rao|party=Independent|votes=279|percentage=0.2%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gandham Rao|party=Independent|votes=240|percentage=0.2%|change=9.82% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kurasala Murthy|party=Independent|votes=170|percentage=0.1%|change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dayana Rama Krishna|party=Independent|votes=107|percentage=0.1%|change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Valavala Sarva Rayudu|party=Independent|votes=53|percentage=0.0% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kodamanchili Rao|party=Independent|votes=49|percentage=0.0%|change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory|votes=6,536|percentage=5.1%|change={{decrease}}8.2}}
{{Election box turnout |votes=128,921|percentage=76.6%|change={{decrease}}1}}
{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors =168,316|change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2004 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = [[Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao]]
|votes = 65,329
|percentage = 48.26
|change = +2.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=G S Rao|votes=63,998|percentage=47.27|change=-3.76}}
{{Election box majority||votes=1,331|percentage=28.89|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=135,378|percentage=79.52|change=+5.33}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = T V Rama Rao
|votes = 55,669
|percentage = 41.80
|change = -6.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Koyye Moshenu Raju]]|votes=40,191|percentage=30.18|change=-17.09}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Praja Rajyam Party|candidate=Bunga Saradhi|votes=29,285|percentage=21.99|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=15,478|percentage=11.62|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=133,179|percentage=83.78|change=+4.26}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = [[Kothapalli Samuel Jawahar]]
|votes = 74,661
|percentage = 51.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = [[Taneti Vanitha]]
|votes = 61,916
|percentage = 43.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,745
|percentage = 8.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 143,910
|percentage = 85.30
|change = +1.52
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = [[Taneti Vanitha]]
|votes = 79,892
|percentage = 52.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Vangalapudi Anitha]]|votes=54,644|percentage=35.80|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Ravi Kumar Murthy Tamballapalli|votes=11,677|percentage=7.65|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=25,248|percentage=16.54|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,52,611|percentage=86.41|change=0.1}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2024 ===
<section end="Assembly Election 2024"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Kovvur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Muppidi Venkateswara Rao]]|votes=92,743 |percentage=58.29|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=[[Talari Venkat Rao]]|votes=58,797 |percentage=36.95|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Arigela Aruna Kumari|votes=1,897 |percentage=1.19|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=NOTA|candidate=None Of The Above|votes=2,465 |percentage=1.55|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=33,946|percentage=21.34|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,59,111|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = YSR Congress Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
<section end="Assembly Election 2024"/>

== See also ==
* [[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

== References ==
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{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:East Godavari district]]
[[Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]

Kovvur Assembly constituency - Revision history

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