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Chirala (Assembly constituency)
| Chirala | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Prakasam |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Party | TDP |
| MLA | Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy |
| Reservation | No |
Chirala Assembly constituency is a constituency in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Vemuru, Repalle, Bapatla, Parchur, Addanki and Santhanuthalapadu.[2]
Mandals[edit | edit source]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Chirala |
| Vetapalem |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | Navodaya Party | |
| 2019 | Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Elections 2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Konijeti Rosaiah | 73,497 | 61.93 | +19.33 | |
| TDP | Paleti Rama Rao | 43,420 | 36.59 | -18.18 | |
| Majority | 30,077 | 25.34 | |||
| Turnout | 118,670 | 75.26 | +13.74 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | 56,600 | 43.63 | -18.30 | |
| TDP | Janjanam Srinivasarao | 45,314 | 34.93 | -1.66 | |
| Praja Rajyam | Paleti Rama Rao | 21,482 | 16.56 | ||
| Majority | 11,286 | 9.70 | |||
| Turnout | 129,737 | 79.20 | +3.94 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | 57,544 | 37.30 | ||
| TDP | Pothula Suneetha | 47,209 | 30.60 | ||
| YSRCP | Balaji Yadam | 40,955 | 26.47 | ||
| Majority | 10,335 | 6.70 | |||
| Turnout | 154,700 | 81.56 | +2.36 | ||
| Independent gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy | 83,901 | 53.27 | +22.67 | |
| YSRCP | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | 66,482 | 42.21 | +15.74 | |
| Majority | 17,419 | 26.20 | |||
| Turnout | 157,511 | na | na | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.