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Rajahmundry Rural (Assembly constituency)
| Rajahmundry Rural | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | East Godavari |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 254,339 |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| MLA | Gorantla Butchaiah Choudary |
| Reservation | General |
Rajahmundry 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 Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency, along with Anaparthy, Rajanagaram, Rajahmundry City, Kovvur, Nidadavole, and Gopalapuram.[2] Gorantla Butchaiah Choudary is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019[update], there a total of 254,339 electors in the constituency.[4]
Overview[edit | edit source]
It is part of the Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Anaparthy, Rajanagaram, Rajahmundry City, Kovvur, Nidadavole, and Gopalapuram.
Mandals[edit | edit source]
The mandals and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Kadiam |
| Rajahmundry Rural |
| Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation (Ward No.1 to 6, 36 to 41 and 90) |
Members of Legislative Assembly Rajahmundry Rural[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chandana Ramesh | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Chandana Ramesh | 44,617 | 32.39 | ||
| Praja Rajyam | Ravanam Swami Naidu | 43,070 | 31.27 | ||
| INC | J Vijaya Lakshmi | 38,340 | 27.83 | ||
| Majority | 1,547 | 1.12 | |||
| Turnout | 137,742 | 72.70 | |||
| TDP win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | 87,540 | 52.22 | ||
| YSRCP | Akula Veerraju | 69,482 | 41.45 | ||
| Majority | 18,058 | 10.77 | |||
| Turnout | 167,626 | 73.85 | +1.15 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | 74166 | 39.28% | ||
| YSRCP | Akula Veerraju | 63762 | 33.77% | ||
| Jana Sena | Kandula Durgesh | 42685 | 22.61% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| TDP hold | 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. 19, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.