Amalapuram Assembly constituency is an SC reserved constituency in Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency, along with Ramachandrapuram, Mummidivaram, Razole, Gannavaram, Kothapeta, and Mandapeta.[2] Viswarupu Pinipe is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019[update], there are a total of 229,431 electors in the constituency.[4]
Before formation of Andhra state in 1953, this constituency was part of Madras presidency and had two seats; one for general and other one reserved.
Mandals
The three mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
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Members of Legislative Assembly Amalapuram
Assembly elections 1952
1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Amalapuram[5]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
KMPP
|
Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju
|
80,180
|
36.52%
|
|
|
|
RPI
|
Bojja Appalaswami
|
66,742
|
30.40%
|
|
|
|
INC
|
Kala Venkata Rao
|
27,218
|
12.40%
|
12.40%
|
|
|
INC
|
Pandu Lakshmanaswami
|
23,847
|
10.86%
|
10.86%
|
|
|
Socialist
|
Aramate Paideswara Rao
|
21,592
|
9.83%
|
|
| Margin of victory
|
13,438
|
6.12%
|
|
| Turnout
|
2,19,579
|
133.71%
|
|
| Registered electors
|
1,64,215
|
|
|
|
|
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party win (new seat)
|
Assembly Elections 1955
Assembly Elections 1962
1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Kudupudi Suryanarayana
|
23581
|
|
|
|
|
INC
|
Nadimpalli Venkatapathi
|
20820
|
|
|
|
|
Independent gain from INC
|
Swing
|
|
|
Assembly Elections 1965 (by-polls)
1965 By-polls Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
INC
|
N.R.Raju
|
25166
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
K.Venkataratnam
|
20235
|
|
|
|
|
INC gain from Independent
|
Swing
|
|
|
Assembly Elections 1967
1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
K. P. Rao
|
25383
|
|
|
|
|
INC
|
N. R. Raju
|
22091
|
|
|
|
|
Independent gain from INC
|
Swing
|
|
|
Assembly Elections 1972
1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Amalapuram
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
INC
|
Kudupudi Prabhakara Rao
|
35048
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ravanam Ramachendra Rao
|
25398
|
|
|
|
|
INC gain from Independent
|
Swing
|
|
|
Assembly Elections 1983
Assembly Elections 1985
Assembly Elections 1989
Assembly Elections 1994
Assembly Elections 1999
Assembly Elections 2004
Assembly Elections 2009
Assembly elections 2014
Assembly Elections 2019
1952
1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Amalapuram[6]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
|
KMPP
|
Nadimpalli Ramabhadra Raju
|
80,180
|
36.52%
|
|
|
|
RPI
|
Bojja Appalaswami
|
66,742
|
30.40%
|
|
|
|
INC
|
Kala Venkata Rao
|
27,218
|
12.40%
|
12.40%
|
|
|
INC
|
Pandu Lakshmanaswami
|
23,847
|
10.86%
|
10.86%
|
|
|
SP
|
Aramate Paideswara Rao
|
21,592
|
9.83%
|
|
| Margin of victory
|
13,438
|
6.12%
|
|
| Turnout
|
2,19,579
|
133.71%
|
|
| Registered electors
|
1,64,215
|
|
|
|
|
Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party win (new seat)
|
See also
References