Tekkali (Assembly constituency)

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Tekkali
Constituency
for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
DistrictSrikakulam
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate222,222
Current constituency
Created2019
PartyTelugu Desam Party
MLAKinjarapu Atchannaidu
ReservationGeneral

Tekkali 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, Pathapatnam, Srikakulam, Amadalavalasa and Narasannapeta.[2] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 222,222 electors in the constituency.[3] In 2019 state assembly election, Kinjarapu Atchannaidu was elected as the MLA of the constituency, representing the Telugu Desam Party.[4]

Overview[edit]

Constituency Details of Tekkali (Assembly constituency):[5]

  • Country: India.
  • State: Andhra Pradesh.
  • District: Srikakulam district.
  • Region: Coastal Andhra.
  • Seat: Unreserved.
  • Eligible Electors as per 2019 General Elections: 2,22,222 Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 1,12,093. Female Electors:1,10,110.

Mandals[edit]

The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are Nandigam, Tekkali, Santhabommali and Kotabommali.[2]

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Following is the list of members who got elected from Tekkali (Assembly constituency) to the Andhra Pradesh Legislature till date.[6]

Year Member Political party
1952-55 Rokkam Lakshmi Narasimham Dora Independent politician
1955-62 Rokkam Lakshmi Narasimham Dora Indian National Congress
1962-67 Ronanki Satyanarayana Swatantra Party
1967-72 N. Ramulu Swatantra Party
1972-78 Sattaru Lokanadham Naidu Indian National Congress
1978-83 Bammaidi Narayanaswami Janata Party
1983-85 Attada Janardhana Rao Telugu Desam Party
1985-89 Saroja Varada Telugu Desam Party
1989-94 Duvvada Nagavali Telugu Desam Party
1994-95 N. T. Rama Rao Telugu Desam Party
1995-99 Appayya Dora Hanumanthu Telugu Desam Party
1999-04 Korla Revatipathi Telugu Desam Party
2004-09 Appayya Dora Hanumanthu Indian National Congress
2009 Korla Revatipathi Indian National Congress
2009-14 Korla Bharathi Indian National Congress
2014-19 Kinjarapu Atchannaidu Telugu Desam Party
2019–Present Telugu Desam Party

Members of Legislative Council from Tekkali[edit]

Party MLC Span
YSR Congress Party Duvvada Srinivas (2021-2027)

Election results[edit]

Assembly elections 2004[edit]

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tekkali
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A. D. Hanumanthu 49,480 47.7 Increase2.1
TDP L. L. Naidu 32,209 31.1 Decrease21.0
Majority 17,271 16.7 Increase10.4
Turnout 1,03,491 73.0 Increase6.7
INC gain from TDP Swing Increase11.55

Assembly elections 2009[edit]

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tekkali
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dr. Revatipathi Korla 47,513 34.8 Decrease12.9
TDP Kinjarapu Atchannaidu 45,620 33.4 Increase2.3
Praja Rajyam Duvvada Srinivas 36,552 26.8 New
Majority 1,893 1.4 Decrease15.3
Turnout 136,450 76.0 Increase3.0
INC hold Swing Decrease7.6

Assembly elections 2014[edit]

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tekkali
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Kinjarapu Atchannaidu 81,167 50.9 Increase17.5
YSRCP Duvvada Srinivas 72,780 45.67 New
BSP Lasa Someswara Rao 2,137 1.3 New
INC Killi Rammohana Rao 1,849 1.2 Decrease33.6
Majority 8,387 5.2 Increase3.8
Turnout 160,394 78.4 Increase2.4
TDP gain from INC Swing Increase25.5

Assembly elections 2019[edit]

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tekkali
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Kinjarapu Atchannaidu 87,658 50.5 Decrease0.4
YSRCP Perada Tilak 79,113 45.6 Decrease0.07
Jana Sena Kaniti Kiran Kumar 2810 2 New
INC Chintada Dileep Kumar 1743 1.0 Decrease0.2
Majority 8,545 4.9 Decrease0.3
Turnout 1,73,648 78.5 Increase0.1
TDP hold Swing Decrease0.17

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.
  5. ↑ "Tekkali Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Tekkali Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Tekkali Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Tekkali, Andhra Pradesh". Elections in India. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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