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Kakinada Rural (Assembly constituency)
| Kakinada Rural | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | East Godavari |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 249,011 |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| MLA | Kurasala Kannababu |
| Reservation | General |
Kakinada Rural (Assembly constituency) is a constituency in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Kakinada (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Tuni, Prathipadu (SC), Pithapuram, Peddapuram, Kakinada City and Jaggampeta.[2]
Kurasala Kannababu 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 a total of 249,011 electors in the constituency.[4]
Mandals[edit | edit source]
The three mandals that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Karapa |
| Kakinada Rural |
| Kakinada Urban Mandal (Part) Kakinada Urban (M) (Part) Kakinada(M) Ward No. 66 to 70 |
Members of Legislative Assembly Karapa[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Remalla Thirupatirao | Indian National Congress | |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kurasala Kannababu | Praja Rajyam Party | |
| 2014 | Anantha Lakshmi Pilli | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Kurasala Kannababu | YSR Congress Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praja Rajyam | Kurasala Kannababu | 53,494 | 38.25 | ||
| INC | Venkateswar Rao Nulukurthi | 45,457 | 32.50 | ||
| TDP | Satyanarayana Murthy Pilli | 28,691 | 20.59 | ||
| Majority | 8,037 | 5.05 | |||
| Praja Rajyam gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Lakshmi Pilli | 61,144 | 36.98 | ||
| YSRCP | Srinivasa Venu Gopala Krishna Chelluboyina | 52,096 | 31.51 | ||
| Majority | 9,048 | 5.47 | |||
| Turnout | 184487 | 74.08 | -0.5 | ||
| TDP gain from Praja Rajyam | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kurasala Kannababu | 74068 | 40.14% | ||
| TDP | Anantha Lakshmi Pilli | 65279 | 35.38% | ||
| Jana Sena | Pantam Venkateswara Rao(Nanaji) | 40001 | 22.09% | ||
| Majority | 8789 | 4.76% | |||
| Turnout | 165,338 | 74.59 | -0.75 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 18, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.