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Srikakulam (Assembly constituency)

Srikakulam Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency, along with Ichchapuram, Palasa, Tekkali, Pathapatnam, Amadalavalasa and Narasannapeta.[2] As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 255,177 electors in the constituency.[3] In the 2019 state assembly elections, Dharmana Prasada Rao was elected as the MLA of the constituency, representing the YSR Congress Party.[4]

Srikakulam
Constituency
for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
DistrictSrikakulam
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate255,177
Current constituency
Created2019
PartyYSR Congress Party
MLADharmana Prasad Rao
ReservationGeneral

MandalsEdit

The two mandals that forms the assembly constituency are Srikakulam and Gara.[2]

Members of Legislative AssemblyEdit

Year Member Political party
1952-55 Killi Appala Naidu Krishikar Lok Party
1952-55 Kavali Narayana Krishikar Lok Party
1955-62 Pasagada Suryanarayana Independent politician
1962-67 Andhavarapu Thavitiah Indian National Congress
1967-72 Tangi Satyanarayana Swatantra Party
1972-78 Challa Lakshminarayana Independent
1978-83 Challa Lakshminarayana Janata Party
1983-85 Tangi Satyanarayana Telugu Desam Party
1985-89 Appala Suryanarayana Gunda Telugu Desam Party
1989-94 Appala Suryanarayana Gunda Telugu Desam Party
1994-99 Appala Suryanarayana Gunda Telugu Desam Party
1999-04 Appala Suryanarayana Gunda Telugu Desam Party
2004-09 Dharmana Prasada Rao Indian National Congress
2009-14 Dharmana Prasada Rao Indian National Congress
2014-19 Gunda Lakshmi Devi Telugu Desam Party
2019–Present Dharmana Prasada Rao YSR Congress Party

Election resultsEdit

Assembly Elections 2004Edit

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Srikakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dharmana Prasada Rao 69,168 52.8  9.3
TDP Appala Suryanarayana Gunda 61,941 47.2  6.4
Majority 7,227 5.5  4.4
Turnout 1,30,763 71.1  4.5
INC gain from TDP Swing  7.85

Assembly elections 2009Edit

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Srikakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dharmana Prasada Rao 56,457 38.8  14.0
TDP Appala Suryanarayana Gunda 51,987 35.8  11.4
Praja Rajyam Kornu Nagarjun 28,553 19.6 New
Majority 4,470 3.1  2.4
Turnout 1,45,380 74.4  3.3
INC hold Swing  1.3

Assembly elections 2014Edit

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Srikakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Gunda Lakshmi Devi 88,814 54.3  18.5
YSRCP Dharmana Prasada Rao 64,683 39.5 New
INC Chowdari Satish 3,683 2.3  36.5
Majority 24,131 14.7  11.6
Turnout 1,64,523 72.2  2.2
TDP gain from INC Swing  27.5

Assembly elections 2019Edit

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Srikakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Dharmana Prasada Rao 84,084 48.3  8.8
TDP Gunda Lakshmi Devi 78,307 45.0  9.3
Jana Sena Korada Sarveswara Rao 7,557 4.3 New
INC Chowdari Satish 1,827 1.1  1.2
BJP Challa Venkateswara Rao 1,340 0.8 New
Majority 5,777 3.3  11.4
Turnout 1,74,215 69.2  3.0
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing  9.05

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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