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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 = Pendurthi
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (31-Pendurthi highlighted).png
| map_caption = Location of Pendurthi Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
| mla = [[Panchakarla Ramesh Babu]]
| party = {{Party index link|Janasena Party}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| district = *[[Visakhapatnam district|Visakhapatnam]] (partially)
*[[Anakapalli district|Anakapalli]] (partially)
| loksabha_cons = [[Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency|Anakapalli]]
| reservation = None
| constituency_no = 31
| established = 1978
| electors = 307056
| type = SLA
}}

'''Pendurthi Assembly constituency''' is a constituency partially in [[Visakhapatnam district]] and [[Anakapalli 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 [[Anakapalli 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=18, 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>

[[Panchakarla Ramesh Babu]] is the current [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency, having won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Jana Sena Party]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref> As of 2019, there are a total of 268,532 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 1978, as per the ''Delimitation Orders (1978)''.

== Mandals ==

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

{{srn}}
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Mandal
|-
| [[Pedagantyada]] (excluding areas included in Gajuwaka(GVMC)), Visakhapatnam dist
|-
| [[Parawada]], Anakapalle dist
|-
| [[Sabbavaram]], Anakapalle dist
|-
| [[Pendurthi]], Visakhaptnam dist
|}

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Member
! colspan="2" | Political party
|-
| [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
| Gudivada Appanna
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |
| rowspan=2| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
|-
| 1980 by-election
| [[Dronamraju Satyanarayana]]
|-
| [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
| [[P. Appalanarasimham]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| Alla Rama Chandra Rao
|-
| [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
| [[Gudivada Gurunadha Rao]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
| M. Anjaneyulu
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
| [[P. G. V. R. Naidu]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
| Tippala Gurumurthy Reddy
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
| [[Panchakarla Ramesh Babu]]
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Rajyam Party}}
|-
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| [[Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy]]
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
| [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
| [[Annamreddy Adeep Raj]]
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
|-
|[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
|Panchakarla Ramesh Babu
|{{Full party name with color|Janasena Party}}
|}

== Election results ==
=== 2024 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi<ref name="2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Results - Pendurthi">{{cite news |title=2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election Results - Pendurthi |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0131.htm |access-date=16 April 2025 |work= |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416174358/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0131.htm |archive-date=16 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Janasena Party|candidate= [[Panchakarla Ramesh Babu]]
|votes=149,611|percentage=65.01|change={{up}}55.22}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=[[Annamreddy Adeep Raj]]|votes=67,741|percentage=29.43|change={{down}}20.36}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Bhagat Piridi|votes=4,224|percentage=1.84|change={{up}}0.90}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]
|votes = 2,834
|percentage = 1.23
|change = {{down}}0.67
}}
{{Election box majority||votes=81,870|percentage=35.37|change={{up}}18.46}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=2,30,144|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner =Janasena Party
|loser = YSR Congress Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi<ref name="Pendurthi Constituency Election Results 2024">{{cite news |title=Pendurthi Constituency Election Results 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/pendurthi |accessdate=23 April 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=4 June 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250423130917/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/pendurthi |archivedate=23 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=[[Annamreddy Adeep Raj ]]|votes=99,759|percentage=49.79|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy]]|votes=70,899|percentage=35.38|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janasena Party|candidate=Chintalapudi Venkataramaiah |votes=19,626|percentage=9.79|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=28,860|percentage=16.91|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = YSRCP
|loser =Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2014 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = [[Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy]]
|votes = 94,531
|percentage = 51.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = Gandi babji
|votes = 75,883
|percentage = 41.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,648
|percentage = 10.23
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 182,248
|percentage = 78.26
|change = +2.79
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = Praja Rajyam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2009 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Praja Rajyam Party
|candidate = [[Panchakarla Ramesh Babu]]
|votes = 51,700
|percentage = 32.99
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Gandi Babji
|votes = 48,428
|percentage = 30.91
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = [[Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy]]
|votes = 43,461
|percentage = 27.74
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,272
|percentage = 2.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 156,695
|percentage = 75.47
|change = +16.68
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Praja Rajyam Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2004 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Tippala Gurumurthy Reddy
|votes = 132,609
|percentage = 52.60
|change = +11.08
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Gudivada Nagamani
|votes = 114,459
|percentage = 45.40
|change = -6.56
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,150
|percentage = 7.20
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 252,118
|percentage = 58.79
|change = -1.18
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1999 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = [[P. G. V. R. Naidu]]
|votes = 117,411
|percentage = 52.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao
|votes = 93,822
|percentage = 41.5
|change = {{increase}}5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = M. Anjaneyulu (incumbent)
|votes = 11,750
|percentage = 5.2
|change = {{decrease}}48.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Rashtriya Mazdoor Ekta Party
|candidate = Mamidi Somi Naidu
|votes = 1,005
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|candidate = Karri Chaya Devi
|votes = 544
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Boni Satyam
|votes = 487
|percentage = 0.2
|change ={{decrease}}2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Prsadamma Nunna Deva
|votes = 374
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Shiv Sena
|candidate = Amarapini Srinivasa Rao
|votes = 364
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kaila Vidya Sagar
|votes = 228
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,589
|percentage = 10.1
|change = {{decrease}}7
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 232,818
|percentage = 61.8
|change = {{decrease}}1.5
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = Communist Party of India

|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1994 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = M. Anjaneyulu
|votes = 95,408
|percentage = 53.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao
|votes = 64,421
|percentage = 36.3
|change = {{decrease}}17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = P.V. Chalapathi Rao
|votes = 10,063
|percentage = 5.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Pampana Arjunarao
|votes = 4,414
|percentage = 2.5
|change = {{increase}}1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = P.R.S. Apprao
|votes = 2,401
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Wesli Prameelababu
|votes = 531
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = National Students Party
|candidate = Mamidi Sominaidu
|votes = 493
|percentage = 0.3
|change = {{steady}}0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,987
|percentage = 17.1
|change = {{increase}}8.5
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 181,400
|percentage = 63.3
|change = {{decrease}}4.3
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1989 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Gudivada Gurunadha Rao]]
|votes = 83,380
|percentage = 53.3
|change = {{increase}}8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Palla Simhachalam
|votes = 69,477
|percentage = 44.5
|change = {{decrease}}9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Jagupalli Apparao
|votes = 1,011
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Nattala Baburao
|votes = 961
|percentage = 0.6
|change = {{increase}}1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Marxist Communist Party of India (S.S. Srivastava)
|candidate = Sudarayya Patrudu Maji
|votes = 602
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bhogavilli Nageswararao
|votes = 468
|percentage = 0.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Mamidi Sominaidu
|votes = 418
|percentage = 0.3
|change = {{steady}}0.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 13903
|percentage = 8.6
|change = {{steady}}0.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 161,539
|percentage = 67.6
|change = {{increase}}5.4
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1985 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Alla Rama Chandra Rao
|votes = 56,498
|percentage = 53.7
|change = {{decrease}}7.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Gudivada Gurunadha Rao]]
|votes = 47,289
|percentage = 45.0
|change = {{increase}}22.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = G. K. Prasad
|votes = 825
|percentage = 0.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Manidi Somu Naidu
|votes = 362
|percentage = 0.3
|change = {{increase}}0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = N. R. K. Raju
|votes = 154
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,209
|percentage = 8.6
|change = {{decrease}}28.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 107,088
|percentage = 62.2
|change = {{increase}}0.7
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1983 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = [[Pethakamsetti Appala Narasimham]]
|votes = 51,019
|percentage = 60.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Dronamraju Satyanarayana]] (incumbent)
|votes = 18,736
|percentage = 22.3
|change = {{decrease}}10.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Gangadhara Reddi Sabbilla
|votes = 10,342
|percentage = 12.3
|change = {{decrease}}3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Appalaramiah Kadiala
|votes = 2,135
|percentage = 2.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kolusu China Apparao
|votes = 511
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Guntakala Narasimha Murthy
|votes = 398
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Nakkana Apparao
|votes = 323
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Muthy Yelangisatyanarayana
|votes = 299
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Mamidi Somunaidy
|votes = 194
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 32,283
|percentage = 37.4
|change = {{increase}} 29.72
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 86,382
|percentage = 61.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = Indian National Congress (I)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1980 By-Election ===
{{Election box begin | title= 1980 Pendurthi By-Election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress (I)
|candidate = [[Dronamraju Satyanarayana]]
|votes = 23,687
|percentage = 33
|change = {{decrease}}8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Palla Simhachalam
|votes = 18,1725
|percentage = 25.32
|change = {{decrease}}9.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Gangadhara Reddi Sabbilla
|votes = 10,981
|percentage = 15.3
|change = {{decrease}}11.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = P.Sanyasirao
|votes = 7,755
|percentage = 10.8
|change = {{decrease}}13.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = S.Mummana
|votes = 7,383
|percentage = 10.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Party
|candidate = Y.Tatatikonda
|votes = 3,079
|percentage = 4.29
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = S.Apparao
|votes = 723
|percentage = 1.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 5,515
|percentage = 7.68
|change = {{decrease}}6.12
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 71,780
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress (I)
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 1978 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pendurthi}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress (I)
|candidate = Gudivada Appanna
|votes = 28,895
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Gangadhara Reddi Sabbella
|votes = 18,848
|percentage = 27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Pothina Sanyasi Rao
|votes = 16,678
|percentage = 23.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Gurumurthy Reddy Gorusu
|votes = 2,998
|percentage = 4.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Suryanarayana Jeenapati
|votes = 968
|percentage = 1.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Kotni Satyanarayana
|votes = 769
|percentage = 1.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bonu Lakshmana Rao
|votes = 558
|percentage = 0.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,047
|percentage = 13.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 72,547
|percentage = 70.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress (I) |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

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

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Anakapalli district]]
[[Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1978]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

Pendurthi Assembly constituency - Revision history

CarlNorfleet88: Added a article needs work!