Bapatla (Assembly constituency)

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Bapatla
Constituency
for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
DistrictGuntur
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate183,917
Current constituency
Created2019
PartyYSR Congress Party
MLAKona Raghupathi
ReservationGeneral

Bapatla (Assembly constituency) is a constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] As per the Delimitation Orders (2008), the constituency covers Bapatla mandal, Pittalavanipalem mandal and Karlapalem mandals. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Vemuru Repalle, Parchur, Addanki, Chirala and Santhanuthalapadu.[2] Kona Raghupathi 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, there a total of 183,917 electors in the constituency.[4]

Mandals[edit]

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Mandal
Bapatla
Pittalavanipalem
Karlapalem

Members of legislative assembly[edit]

Kona Raghupathi is the present MLA of the constituency representing the YSR Congress Party.[5][6] He defeated Annam Satish Prabhakar of Telugu Desam Party in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections.[7]

MLA Political party Span
Kona Raghupathi YSR Congress Party (2019 – till date)
Kona Raghupathi YSR Congress Party (2014 – 2019)
Gade Venkata Reddy Indian National Congress (2009 – 2014)
Gade Venkata Reddy Indian National Congress (2004 – 2009)
Anantha Varma Manthena Telugu Desam Party (1999 – 2004)
Seshagiri Rao Telugu Desam Party (1994 – 1999)
Chirala Govardhana Reddy Indian National Congress (1989 – 1994)
Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Telugu Desam Party (1985 – 1989)
C.V.Ramaraju Independent politician (1983 – 1985)
Kona Prabhakara Rao Indian National Congress (1978 – 1983)
Kona Prabhakara Rao Indian National Congress (1972 – 1978)
Kona Prabhakara Rao Indian National Congress (1967 – 1972)
Kommineni Venkateswararao Indian National Congress (1962 – 1967)
Mantena Venkataraju Indian National Congress (1955 – 1962)
Vemmulapalli Srikrishna Indian National Congress (1952 – 1952)


Assembly elections 2014[edit]

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kona Raghupathi
TDP Annam Satish Prabhakar
Majority
Turnout
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2019[edit]

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kona Raghupathi 79,836
TDP Annam Satish Prabhakar 64,637
Majority 15,199
Turnout
YSRCP hold Swing

Source: Constituency results[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "MLA". AP State Portal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. "Bapatla Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Repalle Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 11 October 2014.