https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Pithapuram_Assembly_constituency Pithapuram Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-20T11:45:13Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pithapuram_Assembly_constituency&diff=525652&oldid=prev BeauGleason6763: started initial details added tags! 2026-05-08T06:55:40Z <p>started initial details added tags!</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 = Pithapuram<br /> | map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (37-Pithapuram highlighted).png<br /> | mla = [[Pawan Kalyan]]&lt;Br&gt;{{Small|[[Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]}}<br /> | party = {{Party index link|Janasena Party}}<br /> | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | preceded_by = [[Pendem Dorababu]]<br /> | state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> | district = [[Kakinada district|Kakinada]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency|Kakinada]]<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | incumbent_image = Shri Konidela Pawan Kalyan.jpg<br /> | electors = 229,591<br /> | established = 1951<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 37<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Pithapuram Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is a constituency in [[Kakinada 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 [[Kakinada 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=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}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Pawan Kalyan]] is the current [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency, having won the [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[Janasena Party]].&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;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |last=generator |first=metatags |title=JanaSena Party Official Website |url=https://janasenaparty.org/ |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=JanaSena Party Official Website |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; As of 2024, there are a total of 230,188 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|access-date=24 May 2019}}&lt;/ref&gt; The constituency was established in 1951, as per the &#039;&#039;Delimitation Orders (1951)&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> == Mandals ==<br /> <br /> The three mandals that form the assembly constituency are:&lt;ref name=&quot;constituencies&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> {{srn}}<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash&quot;<br /> !Mandal<br /> |-<br /> | [[Gollaprolu Mandal|Gollaprolu]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Pithapuram Mandal|Pithapuram]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Kothapalle Mandal|Kothapalle]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> &lt;mapframe text=&quot;Mandals in Pithapuram 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;Q58660214,Q59939811,Q59939802&quot;}&lt;/mapframe&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Members of the Legislative Assembly==<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 /> | R. V. Jagga Rao<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election|1955]]<br /> | Vadrevu Gopalkrishna<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Praja Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1960 by-election<br /> | Peketi Thammiraju<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> | Rao Bhavanna<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | rowspan=2 |Yalla Suryanarayanamurty<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br /> | Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao<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 /> | rowspan=2 |Venna Nageswara Rao<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<br /> | Venna Nageswara Rao<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<br /> | Veera Bhadra Rao Sangisetti<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br /> | [[Pendem Dorababu]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<br /> | [[Vanga Geetha]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Praja Rajyam Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> | [[S. V. S. N. Varma]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<br /> | [[Pendem Dorababu]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | [[Pawan Kalyan]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Janasena Party}} <br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> === 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram&lt;ref name=&quot;Andhrapradesh Assembly Elections 2024 - Pithapuram&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Andhrapradesh Assembly Elections 2024 - Pithapuram |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0137.htm |access-date=7 March 2025 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307182531/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0137.htm |archive-date=7 March 2025}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Pithapuram Constituency Election Results 2024&quot;&gt;{{cite news |title=Pithapuram Constituency Election Results 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/pithapuram |access-date=7 March 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250307182624/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/andhra-pradesh/constituency-show/pithapuram |archive-date=7 March 2025 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Janasena Party|candidate=[[Pawan Kalyan]]|votes=134,394|percentage=64.87|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=[[Vanga Geetha|Vanga Geetha Viswanath]]|votes=64,115|percentage=30.95|change=}} <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=NOTA|candidate=[[None of the above]]|votes=2,027|percentage=0.98|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|INC|candidate=Madepalli Satyananda Rao|votes=1,231|percentage=0.59|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority|votes=70,279|percentage=33.92|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=207,169|percentage=86.63|change=}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Janasena 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]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = YSR Congress Party<br /> |candidate = [[Pendem Dorababu]]<br /> |votes = 83,459<br /> |percentage = 44.71<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[S. V. S. N. Varma]]|votes=68,467|percentage=36.68|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janasena Party|candidate=Makineedi Seshu Kumari|votes=28,011|percentage=15.00|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority|votes=14,992|percentage=8.03|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=186,682|percentage=83.31|change=}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = YSR Congress Party<br /> |loser = Independent (politician)<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |candidate = [[S. V. S. N. Varma]]<br /> |votes = 97,511<br /> |percentage = 57.59<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=[[Pendem Dorababu]]|votes=50,431|percentage=29.78|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=P. V. Viswam|votes=15,187|percentage=8.90|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority|votes=47,080|percentage=27.81|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout|votes=169,330|percentage=79.45|change=+1.16}}<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]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Praja Rajyam Party<br /> |candidate = [[Vanga Geetha]]<br /> |votes = 46,623<br /> |percentage = 31.19<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=[[S. V. S. N. Varma]]|votes=45,587|percentage=30.50|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Mudragada Padmanabham]]|votes=43,431|percentage=29.05|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=1,036|percentage=0.69|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=149,479|percentage=78.29|change=+6.56}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Praja Rajyam Party<br /> |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = [[Pendem Dorababu]]<br /> |votes = 46,518<br /> |percentage = 50.47<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. V. Chandra Mohana Rao|votes=28,628|percentage=31.06|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Madepalli Rangababu|votes=8,629|percentage=9.36|change=}}{{Election box majority||votes=17,899|percentage=19.41|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=92,182|percentage=71.73|change=+3.08}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = BJP<br /> |loser = Independent (politician)<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Independent<br /> |candidate = Veera Sangisetti<br /> |votes = 36,612<br /> |percentage = 41.6<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Dorababu Pendem|votes=32,199|percentage=36.6|change={{increase}}35.3}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Devarapalli Rajarajeswari|votes=17,087|percentage=19.4|change={{decrease}}18}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Anna Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Venkateswara Rao Mogali|votes=1,000|percentage=11.1|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION)|candidate=Pilla Mariyamma|votes=906|percentage=1.0|change={{decrease}}18}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=J.V. Kameswara Rao|votes=132|percentage=0.2|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=4,413|percentage=4.8|change={{decrease}}8.5}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=92,690|percentage=72.4|change={{decrease}}1.5}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Independent<br /> |loser = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1994 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |candidate = Venna Nageswara Rao <br /> |votes = 43,905<br /> |percentage = 50.9<br /> |change = {{increase}}6.3<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sangisetti Veerabhadra Rao|votes=32,277|percentage=37.4|change={{decrease}}14.9}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Syamprasad Bandi|votes=8,033|percentage=9.3|change={{increase}}8.4}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Bavavarapu Babu|votes=1,109|percentage=1.3|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)|candidate=Yegupati Arjunarao|votes=380|percentage=0.4|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Pilli Raju|votes=208|percentage=0.2|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Vanga Geeta|votes=164|percentage=0.2|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Neelam Rao|votes=113|percentage=0.1|change={{decrease}}0.1}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Devarapalli Venkataramana Murty|votes=47|percentage=0.1|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=11,628|percentage=13.3|change={{increase}}5.8}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=87,493|percentage=73.9|change={{decrease}}0.7}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |loser = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1989 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Koppana Mohanarao<br /> |votes = 42,241<br /> |percentage = 52.3<br /> |change = {{increase}}14<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Venna Nageshwararao|votes=35,987|percentage=44.6|change={{decrease}}14.9}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Pilla Mariyamma|votes=888|percentage=1.1|change={{increase}}8.4}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Medisetti Chandra Rao|votes=685|percentage=0.9|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Talisetti Venkateswararao|votes=466|percentage=0.6|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Neelam Murali Mohanrao|votes=192|percentage=0.2|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Bandi Appayya|votes=177|percentage=0.2|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Pilli Rainndra Kumar|votes=141|percentage=0.2|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=6,254|percentage=7.5|change={{decrease}}13.5}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=83,357|percentage=74.6|change={{increase}}4.2}}<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 /> === 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |candidate = Venna Nageswara Rao<br /> |votes = 40,375<br /> |percentage = 59.5<br /> |change = {{decrease}}7.2<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sangisetty Veerabhadararao|votes=25,986|percentage=38.3|change={{increase}}7.3}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Bandi Appayya|votes=544|percentage=0.8|change={{increase}}7.3}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Padmaraju Punyamanthula|votes=346|percentage=0.5|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=M. S. N. Sastry|votes=307|percentage=0.5|change={{increase}}0.1}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Neelam Rao|votes=300|percentage=0.4|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=14,389|percentage=12.0|change={{decrease}}14.3}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=68.618|percentage=70.4|change={{decrease}}1.9}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |candidate = Venna Nageswara Rao <br /> |votes = 43,318<br /> |percentage = 66.7<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Koppana Mohanarao (incumbent)|votes=20,128|percentage=31|change={{decrease}}13}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Bandili Sesharatanam|votes=691|percentage=1.1|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janata Party|candidate=Madepalli Rama Rao|votes=531|percentage=0.8|change={{decrease}}35.7}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Satyanarayana Sastry Meka|votes=243|percentage=0.4|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=23,190|percentage=35.3|change={increase}}27.9}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=65,650|percentage=72.3|change={{decrease}}4.9}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |loser = Indian National Congress (I)<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress (I)<br /> |candidate = Koppana Mohanarao<br /> |votes = 28,585<br /> |percentage = 44<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janata Party|candidate=Peketi Thammiraju|votes=23,685|percentage=36.5|change={{increase}}35.3}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Singisetty Veerabhadra Rao|votes=9,897|percentage=15.2|change={{decrease}}18}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Yella Suryanarayanamurthy (incumbent)|votes=2,754|percentage=4.2|change={{decrease}}33.79}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=4,900|percentage=7.4|change={{increase}}4.06}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=66,028|percentage=77.2|change={{increase}}3.48}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress (I)<br /> |loser = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Yalla Suryanarayanamurty<br /> |votes = 21,103<br /> |percentage = 37.99<br /> |change = {{decrease}}2.8<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Venkata Rao|votes=19,251|percentage=34.65|change={{increase}}14.19}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Thammiraju Peketi|votes=14,205|percentage=25.57|change={{decrease}}15.52}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Republican Party of India (Khobragade)|candidate=Venkateswara Rao Pitta|votes=996|percentage=1.79|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=1,852|percentage=3.34|change={{decrease}}1.34}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=55,555|percentage=73.72|change={{decrease}}4.96}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Yalla Suryanarayanamurty<br /> |votes = 21,053<br /> |percentage = 40.79<br /> |change = {{decrease}}16.45<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Peketi Thammiraju|votes=18,636|percentage=36.11|change={{decrease}}6.64}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India|candidate=M. Suryarao|votes=10,559|percentage=20.46|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=S. Sanaboyina|votes=1,365|percentage=2.64|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=2,417|percentage=4.68|change={{decrease}}9.81}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=51,613|percentage=78.68|change=}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1962===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = Rao Bhavanna<br /> |votes = 30,010<br /> |percentage = 57.24<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=Peketi Thammiraju|votes=22,414|percentage=42.75|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=7,596|percentage=14.49|change={{decrease}}14.75}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=52,424|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1955 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party<br /> |candidate = Vadrevu Gopalkrishna<br /> |votes = 23,773<br /> |percentage = 64.62<br /> |change = {{increase}}43.52<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Kandkikonda Bulliraju|votes=13,018|percentage=35.38|change={{decrease}}3.17}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes=10,755|percentage=29.24|change={{increase}}16.03}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=36,791|percentage=62.95|change={{increase}}3.97}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party<br /> |loser = Communist Party of India<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1952===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election]]: Pithapuram&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|<br /> |candidate = R. V. Jagga Rao <br /> |party = Communist Party of India <br /> |votes = 18,920 <br /> |percentage = 38.55 <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate=R. Atachayya Rao <br /> |party=Indian National Congress <br /> |votes=12,438<br /> |percentage=25.35 <br /> |change=25.35 <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate=V. G. Krishna <br /> |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=10,357 <br /> |percentage=21.10 <br /> |change= <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate=K. Rajalingeswara Rao |party=Independent politician |votes=3,373 <br /> |percentage=6.87 <br /> |change= <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| <br /> |candidate=C. Bhavanarao |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=1,445 <br /> |percentage=2.94% <br /> |change= <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Triupathi Rao |party=Krishikar Lok Party |votes=1,375 |percentage=2.80 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Sathiraju |party=Independent politician |votes=1,166 |percentage=2.38% |change= }} <br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,482 |percentage=13.21 |change= }} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=49,074 |percentage=66.92 |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,335 |change = }} <br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> {{Coord|17.12|82.52|display=title}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Kakinada district]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]</div> BeauGleason6763