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Udayagiri (Assembly constituency)
| Udayagiri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Nellore |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |
| MLA | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy |
| Reservation | No |
Udayagiri Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. Mekapati Chandra Sekhar Reddy of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party is currently representing the constituency in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. This constituency was also represented by the incumbent Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu from 1978 to 1988.
Overview[edit | edit source]
It is part of the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Kandukur in Prakasam district, Kavali, Kovuru, Nellore City, Nellore Rural and Atmakur in Nellore district.
Mandal[edit | edit source]
Jaladanki, Seetharamapuram, Udayagiri, Varikuntapadu, Vinjamur, Duttalur, Kaligiri and Kondapuram Mandals.
Members of Legislative assembly[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kovi Ramayya Chowdary | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
| 1955 | Sheik Moula Saheb | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | P Venkat Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | N. Dhanenkula | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | Ponneboyina chenchuramaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Madala Janakiram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Kambam Vijaya Rami Reddy | Independent | |
| 1999 | Kambam Vijaya Rami Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | Mekapati Chandrashekhar Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Mekapati Chandrashekhar Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2012 (By Poll) | Mekapati Chandrashekhar Reddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2014 | Bollineni Venkata Ramarao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Mekapati Chandrashekhar Reddy | YSR Congress Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Elections 2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | 71,116 | 71.83 | +14.15 | |
| TDP | Kambham Vijayarami Reddy | 32,061 | 28.66 | -17.10 | |
| Majority | 39,055 | 15.83 | |||
| Turnout | 89,319 | 74.31 | +9.54 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | 69,352 | 46.92 | -14.74 | |
| TDP | Kambham Vijayarami Reddy | 55,870 | 37.80 | +1.97 | |
| Praja Rajyam | Sunkara Anjanadri | 14,512 | 9.82 | ||
| Majority | 13,482 | 9.12 | |||
| Turnout | 147,807 | 72.53 | -1.78 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Bollineni Venkata Rama Rao | 85,873 | 48.93 | ||
| YSRCP | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | 82,251 | 46.87 | ||
| Majority | 3,622 | 2.06 | |||
| Turnout | 175,505 | 77.64 | +5.11 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | 1,06,487 | 57.31 | ||
| TDP | Bollineni Venkata Rama Rao | 69,959 | 37.65 | ||
| BJP | Gundlapalli Bharat Kumar | 3,102 | 1.67 | ||
| Majority | 36,528 | 19.66 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||