https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Polavaram_Assembly_constituency Polavaram Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-08-06T02:01:58Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polavaram_Assembly_constituency&diff=525786&oldid=prev NADEEM BALLOCH: New 2026-04-15T23:04:35Z <p>New</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 = Polavaram<br /> | map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (67-Polavaram highlighted).png<br /> | map_caption = Location of Polavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh<br /> | mla = [[Chirri Balaraju]]<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 /> | state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> | district = [[Eluru district|Eluru]]<br /> | reservation = ST<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Eluru Lok Sabha constituency|Eluru]]<br /> | constituency_no = 67<br /> | electors = 245,483<br /> | established = 1955<br /> | type = SLA<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Polavaram Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Tribe]] reserved constituency in [[Eluru district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] that elects representatives to the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in [[India]].&lt;ref name=&quot;electors&quot;&gt;{{cite web |date=25 May 2019 |title=Electors Summary |url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf |access-date=24 May 2019 |website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh}}&lt;/ref&gt; It is one of the seven assembly segments of [[Eluru 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=20, 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 /> [[Chirri Balaraju]] 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]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Polavaram Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/polavaram-election-result-2024-live-updates-highlights-assembly-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-8916929.html |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=News18 |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt; {{update after|2024|7}} The constituency was established in 1955, as per the &#039;&#039;Delimitation Orders (1955)&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> == Mandals ==<br /> The 7 mandals that form the assembly constituency are:&lt;ref name=&quot;constituencies&quot; /&gt;<br /> {{srn}}<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash&quot;<br /> !Mandal<br /> |-<br /> | [[Polavaram, Eluru district|Polavaram]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Buttayagudem]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Jeelugumilli]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Koyyalagudem]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[T.Narasapuram mandal|T.Narasapuram]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Kukkunoor]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[Velerupadu]]<br /> |}<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 /> | [[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election|1955]]<br /> | Pusuluri Kodanad Ramayya<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> | Karatam Baburao<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | K. R. Reddi<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> | Kanithi Ramulu<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br /> | Nagabhushanam Rasaputra<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 |Modiyam Lakshmana Rao<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> |-<br /> | 1987<br /> | rowspan=2 |Badisa Durga Rao<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<br /> | Punem Singanna Dora <br /> | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]<br /> | Vanka Srinivasa Rao<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]<br /> | rowspan=3 |[[Tellam Balaraju]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election|2012]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br /> | Modiyam Srinivasa Rao<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]<br /> | [[Tellam Balaraju]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> | [[Chirri Balaraju]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Jana Sena Party}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> === 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Polavaram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Janasena Party<br /> |candidate = [[Chirri Balaraju]]<br /> |votes = 1,01,453<br /> |percentage = 46.33<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = YSR Congress Party<br /> |candidate = Tellam Rajya Lakshmi<br /> |votes = 93,518<br /> |percentage = 42.70<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress <br /> |candidate = Srujana Duvvela<br /> |votes = 3,568<br /> |percentage = 1.63<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = NOTA<br /> |candidate = [[None of the above]]<br /> |votes = 5,611<br /> |percentage = 2.56<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 7,935<br /> |percentage = 3.63<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 2,18,999<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<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]]: Polavaram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = YSR Congress Party<br /> |candidate = [[Tellam Balaraju]]<br /> |votes = 1,10,523<br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |candidate = Boragam Srinivasarao<br /> |votes = 68,453<br /> |percentage = 32.09<br /> |change = -18.96<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Janasena Party<br /> |candidate = [[Chirri Balaraju]]<br /> |votes = 13,378<br /> |percentage = 6.27<br /> |change = +6.27<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br /> |candidate = Boragam Venkata Lakshmi<br /> |votes = 1,119<br /> |percentage = 0.52<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = None of the above<br /> |party = None of the above<br /> |votes = 6,004<br /> |percentage = 2.81<br /> |change =N/A<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 42,070<br /> |percentage = 19.80<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 212,466<br /> |percentage = 86.55<br /> |change = +0.56<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = YSR Congress Party<br /> |loser = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Polavaram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |candidate = [[Modiyam Srinivasa Rao]]<br /> |votes = 83,767<br /> |percentage = 51.05<br /> |change =<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = YSR Congress Party<br /> |candidate = [[Tellam Balaraju]]<br /> |votes = 68,047<br /> |percentage = 41.47<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 15,720<br /> |percentage = 9.58<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 164,079<br /> |percentage = 85.99<br /> |change = -1.01<br /> }}<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 /> <br /> === 2009 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Polavaram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Tellam Balaraju]]<br /> |votes = 50,298<br /> |percentage = 34.76<br /> |change = -18.86<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |candidate = Punem Singanna Dora<br /> |votes = 44,634<br /> |percentage = 30.85<br /> |change = -7.60<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Praja Rajyam Party<br /> |candidate = Boragam Srinivasulu<br /> |votes = 36,483<br /> |percentage = 25.22<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority|<br /> |votes = 5,664<br /> |percentage = 3.91<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 144,662<br /> |percentage = 87.00<br /> |change = +12.18<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |loser = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Polavaram}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |candidate = [[Tellam Balaraju]]<br /> |votes = 66,614<br /> |percentage = 53.62<br /> |change = +9.16<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|<br /> |party = Telugu Desam Party<br /> |candidate = Sunnam Bujji<br /> |votes = 47,772<br /> |percentage = 38.45<br /> |change = -6.04<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box majority<br /> |votes = 18,842<br /> |percentage = 15.17<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 124,229<br /> |percentage = 74.82<br /> |change = +3.71<br /> }}<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 /> == See also ==<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> {{Coord|17.25|81.64|display=title}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Eluru district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1955]]</div> NADEEM BALLOCH