Tekkali (Assembly constituency)
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[update], 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]
| Tekkali | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Srikakulam |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 222,222 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2019 |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| MLA | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu |
| Reservation | General |
OverviewEdit
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.
MandalsEdit
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are Nandigam, Tekkali, Santhabommali and Kotabommali.[2]
Members of Legislative AssemblyEdit
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 TekkaliEdit
| Party | MLC | Span | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSR Congress Party | Duvvada Srinivas | (2021-2027) | |
Election resultsEdit
Assembly elections 2004Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. D. Hanumanthu | 49,480 | 47.7 |  2.1
| |
| TDP | L. L. Naidu | 32,209 | 31.1 |  21.0
| |
| Majority | 17,271 | 16.7 | 10.4
| ||
| Turnout | 1,03,491 | 73.0 | 6.7
| ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | 11.55
|
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Assembly elections 2009Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Revatipathi Korla | 47,513 | 34.8 | 12.9
| |
| TDP | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | 45,620 | 33.4 | 2.3
| |
| Praja Rajyam | Duvvada Srinivas | 36,552 | 26.8 | New | |
| Majority | 1,893 | 1.4 | 15.3
| ||
| Turnout | 136,450 | 76.0 | 3.0
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.6
|
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Assembly elections 2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | 81,167 | 50.9 | 17.5
| |
| 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 | 33.6
| |
| Majority | 8,387 | 5.2 | 3.8
| ||
| Turnout | 160,394 | 78.4 | 2.4
| ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | 25.5
|
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Assembly elections 2019Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kinjarapu Atchannaidu | 87,658 | 50.5 | 0.4
| |
| YSRCP | Perada Tilak | 79,113 | 45.6 | 0.07
| |
| Jana Sena | Kaniti Kiran Kumar | 2810 | 2 | New | |
| INC | Chintada Dileep Kumar | 1743 | 1.0 | 0.2
| |
| Majority | 8,545 | 4.9 | 0.3
| ||
| Turnout | 1,73,648 | 78.5 | 0.1
| ||
| TDP hold | Swing | 0.17
|
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Tekkali Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Tekkali Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ↑ "Tekkali Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Tekkali, Andhra Pradesh". Elections in India. Retrieved 2 December 2021.