| Palakonda | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Srikakulam |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 184,414 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| MLA | Viswasarayi Kalavathi |
| Reservation | ST |
Palakonda Assembly constituency is an ST reserved constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Kurupam (ST), Salur, Paderu (ST) and Rampachodavaram.[2] As of 25 March 2019[update], there a total of 184,414 electors in the constituency.[3] Viswasarayi Kalavathi is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[4]
Mandals[edit | edit source]
The four mandals that forms the assembly constituency are:[2] Template:Srn
| Mandal |
|---|
| Palakonda |
| Seethampeta |
| Veeraghattam |
| Bhamini |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Pydi Narasimhapparao | Independent | |
| 1962 | Kemburu Suryanarayana Naidu | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | J. Joji | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | Kottapalli Narasayya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Kambala Rajaratnam | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Syama Rao Gonipati | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Tale Bhadrayya | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989 | Amruta Kumari P.J. | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Tale Bhadrayya | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Amruta Kumari P.J. | Independent | |
| 2004 | Kambala Jogulu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | Nimmaka Sugreevulu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Viswasarayi Kalavathi | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Viswasarayi Kalavathi | YSR Congress Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Elections 2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kambala Jogulu | 42,327 | 53.3 |  21.8
| |
| INC | T. Rajababu | 30,703 | 38.7 | 7.3
| |
| Majority | 11,624 | 14.7 | 13.3
| ||
| Turnout | 79,347 | 72.5 | 8.1
| ||
| TDP gain from Independent | Swing | 10.9
|
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Assembly Elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nimmaka Sugreevulu | 45,909 | 42.4 | 3.7
| |
| TDP | Gopalarao Nimmaka | 29,759 | 27.5 |  25.8
| |
| PRP | Viswasarayi Kalavathi | 21,725 | 20.1 | New | |
| Majority | 16,150 | 14.9 | 0.2
| ||
| Turnout | 1,08,295 | 69.8 | 2.7
| ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | 14.75
|
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Assembly elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Viswasarayi Kalavathi | 55,337 | 46.1 | New | |
| TDP | Jaya Krishna Nimmaka | 53,717 | 44.8 | 17.3
| |
| CPI(M) | Pattika Kumar | 3,165 | 2.6 | New | |
| INC | Nimmaka Sugreevulu | 3,162 | 2.6 | 39.8
| |
| CPI | Kurangi Manmadha Rao | 2,483 | 2.1 | New | |
| Majority | 1,620 | 1.3 | 13.6
| ||
| Turnout | 1,21,428 | 72.2 | 2.4
| ||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Viswasarayi Kalavathi | 72,054 | 54.1 | 8.0
| |
| TDP | Jaya Krishna Nimmaka | 54,074 | 40.6 | 4.2
| |
| CPI | Dvg Sankara Rao | 3,343 | 2.5 | 0.4
| |
| BJP | Suneetha Thadangi | 1,169 | 0.9 | New | |
| INC | H. Prasad Rao | 1,001 | 0.8 | 1.8
| |
| Majority | 17,980 | 13.5 | 12.2
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| Turnout | 1,33,164 | 73.9 | 1.7
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| YSRCP hold | Swing | 6.1
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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. 16, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.