Salur (Assembly constituency)
Salur Assembly constituency is an ST reserved constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[2] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Kurupam (ST), Palakonda, Araku Valley (ST), Paderu (ST) and Rampachodavaram.[3] Peedika Rajanna Dora is the current MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[4] There a total of 190,619 electors in the constituency.[1]
| Salur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Vizianagaram |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 190,619[1][needs update] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| MLA | Peedika Rajanna Dora |
| Reservation | ST |
MandalsEdit
The four mandals that forms the assembly constituency are:[3]Template:Srn
| Mandal |
|---|
| Salur |
| Pachipenta |
| Mentada |
| Makkuva |
Members of Legislative Assembly PachipentaEdit
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Dippala Suri Dhora | Indian National Congress | |
Members of Legislative Assembly SalurEdit
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Allu Yerukunaidu | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1962 | Lakshmi Narasimha Sanyasi Raju | Independent | |
| 1967 | B. Rajayya | Independent | |
| 1972 | Mutyallu Janni | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | S. R. T. P. S. Veerapa Raju | Communist Party of India | |
| 1983 | B. Rajaiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | B. Rajaiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989 | Lakshmi Narasimha Sanyasi Raju | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Rajendra Pratap Bhanj Deo | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Rajendra Pratap Bhanj Deo | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | Rajendra Pratap Bhanj Deo | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | Rajanna Dora Peedika | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Rajanna Dora Peedika | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Rajanna Dora Peedika | YSR Congress Party | |
Election resultsEdit
Assembly Elections 2004Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | R.P.Bhanj Deo | 48,580 | 51.32 | -6.86 | |
| INC | Rajanna Dora Peedika | 46,087 | 48.68 | +8.45 | |
| Majority | 2,493 | 2.64 | |||
| Turnout | 94,667 | 74.64 | +2.52 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2009Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rajanna Dora Peedika | 49,517 | 40.94 | -7.74 | |
| TDP | Gummidi Sandhya Rani | 47,861 | 39.57 | -11.75 | |
| Praja Rajyam | Hanumantha Rao T.V. | 13,479 | 11.14 | ||
| Majority | 1,656 | 1.37 | |||
| Turnout | 121,002 | 71.57 | -3.07 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Rajanna Dora Peedika | 63,755 | 47.28 | ||
| TDP | Rajendra Pratap Bhanj Deo | 58,758 | 43.57 | ||
| Majority | 4,997 | 3.71 | |||
| Turnout | 134,857 | 77.04 | +5.47 | ||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Rajanna Dora Peedika | 78,430 | |||
| TDP | R.P. Bhanj Deo | 58,401 | |||
| Majority | 20,029 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 17, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.