Kandukur (Assembly constituency)

Kandukur Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of twelve constituencies in the Prakasham district.[1]

Kandukur
Constituency
for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
DistrictPrakasam
StateAndhra Pradesh
Current constituency
ReservationNo

It is part of the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments: Kavali, Atmakur, Kovuru, Nellore City, Nellore Rural and Udayagiri in the Nellore district.

The constituency covers 5 Mandals including Municipality(Town) Gudluru, Lingasamudram, Kandukur, Ulavapadu, Voletivaripalem and Kandukur Municipality.

TownEdit

Kandukur MunicipalityEdit

Kandukur Municipality. The Kandukur city is divided into 22 wards, total administration over 13,934 houses for which elections are held every 5 years. The Kandukur Municipality has population of 57,246 of which 28,644 are males while 28,602 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

MandalsEdit

The five mandals that forms the assembly constituency are:[citation needed]

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Mandal
Lingasamudram
Voletivaripalem
Kandukur
Gudluru
Ulavapadu

Members of Legislative AssemblyEdit

Duration Name of M.L.A. Political party
1952-1955 Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu Indian National Congress
1952-1955 Kamatham Shanmugham Indian National Congress
1955-1962 Divi Kondaiah Chowdary Indian National Congress
1962-1967 Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu Indian National Congress
1967-1972 Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu Indian National Congress
1972-1978 M. Audinarayana Reddy Indian National Congress
1978-1983 Divi Kondaiah Chowdary Indian National Congress
1983-1985 M. Audinarayana Reddy Independent politician
1985-1989 M. Audinarayana Reddy Indian National Congress
1989-1994 Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy Indian National Congress
1994-1999 Divi Sivaram Telugu Desam Party
1999-2004 Divi Sivaram Telugu Desam Party
2004-2009 Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy Indian National Congress
2009-2014 Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy Indian National Congress
2014-2019 Potula Ramarao YSR Congress Party
2019- Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy YSR Congress Party

Members of Legislative Council from KandukurEdit

Political party MLC Span
YSR Congress Party Tumati Madhava Rao (2021-2027)

Election resultsEdit

Assembly Elections 1955Edit

1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Divi Kondaiah Chowdary 21,506
CPI Ravi Pati Vankaiah 14,409
INC gain from CPI Swing

Assembly Elections 1962Edit

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. Chenchu Rama Naidu 23,905
[[Swatantra Party|Template:Swatantra Party/meta/shortname]] Divi Kondaiah Chowdary 22,233
INC gain from Swatantra Party Swing

Assembly Elections 1967Edit

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N. Chenchu Rama Naidu 34,927
[[Swatantra Party|Template:Swatantra Party/meta/shortname]] V.Y.K.Reddy 29,015
INC gain from Swatantra Party Swing

Assembly Elections 1972Edit

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Audinarayana Reddy 36892
INC N. Chenchu Rama Naidu 31,459
Independent gain from INC Swing

Assembly Elections 1978Edit

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Divi Kondaiah Chowdary 35,361
JP Audinarayana Reddy Manugunta 23,056
Independent BATTARUSETTY KONDAIAH 9,571 12.64%
INC ANGIREKULA VENKATESWARA RAO 5862 7.74%
INC gain from JP Swing

Assembly Elections 1983Edit

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adinarayana Reddy Manugunta 29,134 37.29%
TDP Venkatasubbaiah Gutha 26,293 33.65%
INC KONDAIAH CHOWDARY DIVI 22,704 29.06%
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 1985Edit

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Audinarayanareddy Manugunta 45,765
TDP Venkatasubbaiah Gutta 44,480
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 1989Edit

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy 56,626
TDP Moruboyina Malakondaiah 46,428
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 1994Edit

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Divi Sivaram 52,376 48.54%
Independent Maheedhar reddy 46,351 42.95%
INC BHATTARUSETTY KONDAIAH 5916 5.48
BSP MATLE VENKATASUBBAIAH 2151 1.99
TDP gain from Independent Swing

Assembly Elections 1999Edit

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Divi Sivaram 63,964 50.47%
INC Maheedhar reddy 62,439 49.26%
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly Elections 2004Edit

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy 67,207 52.56 +3.30
TDP Divi Sivaram 59,328 46.40 -4.07
Majority 7,879 6.16
Turnout 127,870 83.36 +11.66
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009Edit

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy 74,553 48.22 -4.34
TDP Divi Sivaram 70,310 45.47 -0.93
Praja Rajyam Vallepu Raghavulu 5,885 3.81
Majority 4,243 2.75
Turnout 154,613 83.52 +0.16
INC hold Swing

Assembly elections 2014Edit

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Pothula Ramarao 84,538 48.83
TDP Divi Sivaram 80,732 46.64
BSP EKULA VENKATESWARLU 4572 2.64
Majority 3,806 2.19
Turnout 173,113 88.95 +15.43
YSR Congress gain from INC

Assembly Elections 2019Edit

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2019: Kandukur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP POTHULA RAMARAO 86339 44.07%
YSRCP MANUGUNTA MAHEEDHAR REDDY 101275 51.69%
Jana Sena Puli Mallikarjuna Rao 2322 1.19%
Majority 14936
Turnout
YSRCP hold Swing

ReferencesEdit