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Kovvur (Assembly constituency)
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| Kovvur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | West Godavari |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 176,409 |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |
| MLA | Taneti Vanita |
| Reservation | SC |
Kovvur Assembly constituency is a constituency in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency, along with Anaparthy, Rajanagaram, Rajahmundry City, Rajahmundry Rural, Nidadavole, and Gopalapuram.[2] Taneti Vanita is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019[update], there a total of 176,409 electors in the constituency.[4]
History[edit]
It is considered a stronghold of TDP, which won all the election battles here since its inception in 1983 except in 1999 when congress won with sufficient majority. Currently, Taneti Vanita(YSR Congress) is the present kovvur constituency's MLA, who won 2019 Assembly elections against Vangalapudi Anitha(TDP) with a majority of 25,248 votes.[5]
Mandals[edit]
The three mandals that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Kovvur |
| Chagallu |
| Tallapudi |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | T V Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | K S Jawahar | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Taneti Vanitha | YSR Congress Party | |
Election results[edit]
Assembly Elections 2004[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao | 65,329 | 48.26 | +2.47 | |
| INC | G S Rao | 63,998 | 47.27 | -3.76 | |
| Majority | 1,331 | 28.89 | |||
| Turnout | 135,378 | 79.52 | +5.33 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2009[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | T V Rama Rao | 55,669 | 41.80 | -6.46 | |
| INC | Koyye Mosenu Raju | 40,191 | 30.18 | -17.09 | |
| Praja Rajyam | Bunga Saradhi | 29,285 | 21.99 | ||
| Majority | 15,478 | 11.62 | |||
| Turnout | 133,179 | 83.78 | +4.26 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | K S Jawahar | 74,661 | 51.88 | ||
| YSRCP | Vanita Taneti | 61,916 | 43.02 | ||
| Majority | 12,745 | 8.86 | |||
| Turnout | 143,910 | 85.30 | +1.52 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Vanita Taneti | 79,892 | 52.35 | ||
| TDP | Vangalapudi Anitha | 54,644 | 35.80 | ||
| BSP | Ravi Kumar Murthy Tamballapalli | 11,677 | 7.65 | ||
| Majority | 25,248 | 16.54 | |||
| Turnout | 1,52,611 | 86.41 | 0.1 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "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. 19, 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.
- ↑ http://www.indiastudychannel.com/sites/109882/-Vemuluru.aspx