Markapuram (Assembly constituency)

Markapuram
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
District	Prakasam
State	Andhra Pradesh
Current constituency
Party	YSRCP
MLA	Kunduru Nagarjuna Reddy
Reservation	No

Markapuram Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 12 constituencies in the Prakasam District.

Overview

It is part of the Ongole Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Yerragondapalem, Darsi, Ongole, Kondapi, Giddalur and Kanigiri in Prakasam district.

Mandals

Mandal
Konakanamitla
Podili
Markapur
Tarlupadu

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Political party
1955	Kandula Obul Reddy		Krishikar Lok Party
1962	Kandula Obul Reddy		Indian National Congress
1967	C. Vengaiah		Independent
1972	M. Nasar Baig		Indian National Congress
1978	Poola Subbaiah		Communist Party of India
1983	V.V. Narayana Reddy		Independent
1985	Pedda konda Reddy Kunduru		Indian National Congress
1989	Pedda Konda Reddy Kunduru		Indian National Congress
1994	Janke Venkata Reddy		Independent
1999	Pedda Konda Reddy Kunduru		Indian National Congress
2004	Pedda Konda Reddy Kunduru		Indian National Congress
2009	Kandula Narayana Reddy		Telugu Desam Party
2014	Janke Venkata Reddy		YSR Congress Party
2019	K Nagarjuna Reddy		YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Markapuram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pedda Konda Reddy Kunduru	58,108	47.26	-4.82
	TDP	Kandula Narayana Reddy	37,370	30.39	-16.30
Majority			20,738	16.87
Turnout			122,964	73.98	+0.84
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Markapuram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Kandula Narayana Reddy	69,744	48.93	+18.54
	INC	Pedda Konda Reddy Kunduru	60,690	42.58	-4.68
	Praja Rajyam	Javed Hussain Baig Mirja	6,108	4.28
Majority			9,054	6.35
Turnout			142,545	76.74	+2.76
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly elections 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Markapuram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Janke Venkata Reddy	82,411	50.77
	TDP	Kandula Narayana Reddy	72,609	44.73	-4.2
	INC	Dr.Eluri Ramachandrareddy	1956	1.5
Majority			9,802	6.04
Turnout			162,328	81.63	+4.89
	YSRCP gain from TDP		Swing

Assembly elections 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Markapuram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Kunduru Nagarjuna Reddy	92,680	51.86	+1.09
	TDP	Kandula Narayana Reddy	74,013	41.41	-3.32
	Jana Sena	Emmadi Kasinadh	5503	3.10	N/A
Majority			18,667	10.44
Turnout			178,712	85.20	+4.89
	YSRCP hold		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly