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| Penukonda | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Anantapur |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 2,20,383 |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| MLA | Malagundla Sankaranarayana |
| Reservation | No |
Penukonda Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one among 14 constituencies in the Anantapur district.
Malagundla Sankaranarayana of YSR Congress Party is currently representing the constituency.
Overview[edit | edit source]
It is part of the Hindupur Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Raptadu, Madakasira, Hindupur, Puttaparthi, Dharmavaram and Kadiri in Anantapur district.
Mandals[edit | edit source]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Parigi |
| Penukonda |
| Gorantla |
| Somandepalle |
| Roddam |
Members of Legislative Assembly Gorantla[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Pamudurthi Ravindra Reddy | Independent politician | |
| 1978 | P. Bayapa Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Veluri Kesanna | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Veluri Kesanna | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989 | Pamudurthi Ravindra Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Nimmala Kristappa | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1995 | Nimmala Kristappa | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Nimmala Kristappa | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | Pamudurthi Ravindra Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
Members of Legislative Assembly Penukonda[edit | edit source]
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Elections 2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Paritala Ravindra | 71,969 | 57.06 | −13.76 | |
| INC | Gangula Bhanumathi | 49,758 | 39.45 | +25.80 | |
| Majority | 22,211 | 17.61 | |||
| Turnout | 126,126 | 75.34 | +11.95 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | B K Parthasarathi | 68,400 | 44.89 | −12.16 | |
| INC | K T Sreedhar | 54,015 | 35.45 | −4.00 | |
| PRP | K Ramesh Babu | 19,577 | 12.85 | ||
| Majority | 14,385 | 9.44 | |||
| Turnout | 152,382 | 75.26 | −0.08 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | B K Parthasarathi | 79,793 | 47.46 | ||
| YSRCP | Malagundla Sankaranarayana | 62,378 | 37.11 | ||
| Majority | 17,415 | 10.35 | |||
| Turnout | 168,110 | 83.43 | +8.17 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Malagundla Sankaranarayana | 96,607 | 51.08% | ||
| TDP | B K Parthasarathi | 81,549 | 43.12% | ||
| Majority | 15,058 | 7.96% | |||
| Turnout | 1,89,114 | 85.81 | +2.38 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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