Guntur West (Assembly constituency)
Guntur West (Assembly constituency) constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Guntur Lok Sabha constituency, along with Tadikonda, Mangalagiri Ponnuru, Tenali and Guntur East.[2] Maddali Giridhara Rao is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 265,135 electors in the constituency.[4]
| Guntur West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Guntur |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 265,135 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 (delimitation) Guntur-2 assembly constituency (1962–2004) |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| MLA | Maddali Giridhara Rao |
| Reservation | General |
HistoryEdit
Earlier called as Guntur-II (Assembly Constituency), it has undergone some minor changes in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and was named as Guntur West (Assembly Constituency).[5]:15[6]
MandalsEdit
It covers Guntur mandal (Part), Guntur (M.Corp) (Part) and Guntur (M.Corp) – Ward No.1 to 6 and 24 to 28.[7]
Election resultsEdit
| Political party | MLA | Span | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | Nadimpalli Venkatalakshmi Narasimha Rao | 1952 | |
| Indian National Congress | Meduri Nageshwararao | 1955 | |
| Indian National Congress | Chebrolu Hamumaiah | 1962 | |
| Indian National Congress | Chebrolu Hamumaiah | 1967 | |
| Independent politician | Nissankararao Venkataratnam | 1972 | |
| Indian National Congress | Gada Veeranjaneya Sarma | 1978 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | Nissankararao Venkataratnam | 1983 | |
| Indian National Congress | Jayarambabu Chadalavada | 1985 | |
| Indian National Congress | Jayarambabu Chadalavada | 1989 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | Challa Venkata Krishna Reddy | 1994 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | Aruna Sanakkayala | 1999 | |
| Indian National Congress | Tadisetti Venkat Rao | 2004 | |
| Indian National Congress | Kanna Lakshminarayana | 2009 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | Modugula Venugopala Reddy | 2014 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | Maddali Giridhar Rao | 2019 | |
Members of Legislative Council from Guntur WestEdit
| Political party | MLC | Span | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSR Congress Party | Lella Appi Reddy | (2021-2027) | |
| Indian National Congress | Rayapati Srinivas | ||
| Indian National Congress | Singam Basava Punnaiah | ||
Assembly elections 2009Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kanna Lakshminarayana | 44,676 | 34.59 | ||
| TDP | Chukkapalli Ramesh | 41,375 | 32.03 | ||
| Praja Rajyam | Tulasi Rama Chandra Prabhu | 34,004 | 26.32 | ||
| Majority | 3,301 | 2.56 | |||
| Turnout | 1,29,457 | 65.76 | |||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Modugula Venugopala Reddy | 78,837 | 46.00 | ||
| YSRCP | Lella Appi Reddy | 60,924 | 35.55 | ||
| Majority | 17,913 | 10.45 | |||
| Turnout | 1,71,377 | 66.00 | |||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Maddali Giridhar Rao | 71,864 | 41.15% | ||
| YSRCP | Chandragiri Yesu Ratnam | 67,575 | 38.69% | ||
| Majority | 4,289 | 2.46% | |||
| Turnout | 1,71,377 | 66.00 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 22, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "DELIMITATION COMMISSION OF INDIA" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 15. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ Susarla, Ramesh (19 July 2005). "Delimitation proposals: Guntur district to lose 2 Assembly seats". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.