| Darsi | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Prakasam |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 2,14,233 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| MLA | Maddisetty Venugopal |
| Reservation | No |
Darsi Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of 12 constituencies in the Prakasham district of Andhra Pradesh. As per the Delimitation Orders (2008), the constituency covers the Donakonda, Kurichedu, Mundlamuru, Darsi and Thallur mandals.[1]
Maddisetty Venugopal of YSR Congress Party is currently representing the constituency.
Overview[edit | edit source]
It is part of the Ongole Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Yerragondapalem, Ongole, Kondapi, Markapuram, Giddalur and Kanigiri in Prakasam district.
Mandals[edit | edit source]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Tallur |
| Kurichedu |
| Mundlamuru |
| Darsi |
| Donakonda |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Sidda Raghava Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Madishetty Venugopal | YSR Congress Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Elections 2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Buchepalli Subba Reddy | 50,431 | 38.46 | ||
| TDP | Kadiri Babu Rao | 48,021 | 36.62 | −7.76 | |
| INC | Sanikommu Pitchi Reddy Sanikommu | 29,575 | 22.55 | −20.41 | |
| Majority | 2,410 | 1.84 | |||
| Turnout | 131,125 | 72.26 | +5.65 | ||
| Independent gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy | 66,418 | 42.96 | ||
| TDP | Mannam Venkata Ramana | 53,028 | 34.30 | ||
| PRP | Maddisetty Venugopal | 27,221 | 17.61 | ||
| Majority | 13,390 | 8.66 | |||
| Turnout | 154,589 | 86.37 | +14.11 | ||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Raghava Rao Sidda | 88,821 | 49.00 | ||
| YSRCP | Buchepalli Siva Prasad Reddy | 87,447 | 48.20 | ||
| Majority | 1,374 | 0.80 | |||
| Turnout | 182,010 | 91.52 | +5.15 | ||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Maddisetty Venugoapal Rao + Buchepalli siva prasad reddy | 1,11,914 | 57.29 | ||
| TDP | Kadiri Babu Rao | 72,857 | 37.30 | ||
| Jana_Sena_Party | Botuku Ramesh | 3,828 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 39,057 | 19.75 | |||
| Turnout | 1,95,348 | 91.52 | |||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.