| Vunukuru | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Srikakulam |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
Vunukuru Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It was one of ten constituencies in Srikakulam district.[1]
Overview[edit | edit source]
It was part of Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Palasa, Tekkali, Ichchapuram, Pathapatnam, Srikakulam and Narasannapeta.
Members of the Legislative Assembly (Vunukuru)[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Chelikani Sreeranga Naikulu | Krishikar Lok Party | |
| 1962 | Palavalasa Sangamnaidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | M. B. Parankusam | Independent politician | |
| 1972 | Palavalasa Rukminamma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Mudili Babu Parankusam | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | ||
| 1989 | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | ||
| 1994 | Palavalasa Rajasekharam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | Kimidi Ganapathi Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | ||
Members of the Legislative Assembly (Honjaram)[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu | Krishikar Lok Party | |
Members of the Legislative Assembly (Boddam)[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Allu Dasavatharam | Indian National Congress | |
Election results (Vunukuru)[edit | edit source]
1955[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLP | Chelikani Sreeranga Naikulu | 14,838 | 39.70 |  3.03
| |
| Independent | Palavalasa Sangamnaidu | 12,019 | 32.16 | ||
| CPI | Mudili Babu Parankusam | 10,515 | 28.14 | ||
| Majority | 2,819 | 7.54 | 5.6
| ||
| Turnout | 37,372 | 58.12 | 2.51
| ||
| KLP hold | Swing | ||||
1962[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Palavalasa Sangamnaidu | 16,910 | 64.79 | ||
| CPI | Mudili Babu Parankusam | 9,187 | 35.20 | 7.06
| |
| Majority | 7,723 | 29.59 | 22.05
| ||
| Turnout | 26,097 | ||||
| INC gain from Krishikar Lok Party | Swing | ||||
1967[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mudili Parankusam | 22,047 | 45.32 | 10.12
| |
| INC | P. Sangamnaidu | 11,545 | 23.73 |  41.06
| |
| Independent | V. Raj Rao | 9,556 | 19.64 | ||
| CPI(M) | B. Appalanaidu | 3,992 | 8.21 | ||
| Independent | K. Satyannarayana | 1,055 | 3.09 | ||
| Majority | 10,502 | 21.59 | 8
| ||
| Turnout | 48,645 | 70.75 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1972[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Palavalasa Rukminamma | 28,572 | 48.32 | 24.59
| |
| Independent | Mudili Parankusah | 15,020 | 25.40 | ||
| Independent | Mamidirajagopala Naidu | 13,843 | 23.41 | ||
| Independent | Palavalasa Balaramaswamy | 1,280 | 2.16 | ||
| Independent | Setti Subbi Naidu | 418 | 0.71 | ||
| Majority | 13,552 | 22.92 | 1.33
| ||
| Turnout | 59,133 | 70.91 | 0.16
| ||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1978[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Mudili Parankusam | 26,617 | 36.28 | 10.88
| |
| INC | Rimkinamma Palavalasa | 20,030 | 27.30 | 21.02
| |
| INC(I) | K. Rao | 14,544 | 19.82 | New | |
| Independent | Shivaramunaidu Gullipalli | 10,622 | 14.48 | New | |
| Independent | Setti Subbi Naidu | 1,553 | 2.12 | 1.41
| |
| Majority | 6,587 | 8.98 | 13.94
| ||
| Turnout | 73,366 | 78.97 | 8.06
| ||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1983[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | 47,735 | 64.1 | ||
| INC | Palavalasa Rajasekharam | 24,354 | 32.7 | 5.4
| |
| LKD | Tirupathirao Vakamulla | 2,392 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 23,381 | 30.7 | 22
| ||
| Turnout | 76,261 | 75.9 | 3.1
| ||
| TDP gain from JP | Swing | ||||
1985[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | 49,843 | 66.3 | 2.2
| |
| INC | Kemburu Rao | 22,498 | 29.9 | 2.8
| |
| Independent | Gedela Naidu | 1,552 | 2.1 | ||
| Independent | P.M.J.Mugada Ellan Naidu | 678 | 0.9 | New | |
| Independent | Majji Suryanarayana | 340 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Ragolu Nageswara Rao | 310 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 27,345 | 35.7 | 5
| ||
| Turnout | 76,673 | 71.3 | 4.9
| ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1989[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | 49,612 | 51.2 | 15.1
| |
| INC | Kambala Rajvardhan | 2,214 | 1.4 | 1.9
| |
| Majority | 2,237 | 2.2 | 33.5
| ||
| Turnout | 101,152 | 77.7 | 6.4
| ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1994[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Palavalasa Rajasekharam | 53,559 | 50.4 | 1.5
| |
| TDP | Kala Kimidi | 49,301 | 46.4 | 4.8
| |
| BJP | Damodara Rao Buri | 2,755 | 2.6 | New | |
| BSP | Arasada Suguna | 621 | 0.6 | New | |
| Independent | Pogiri Ravana Naidu | 106 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 4,258 | 3.9 | 1.7
| ||
| Turnout | 109,245 | 78.3 | 0.6
| ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
1999[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | 57,659 | 53.1 | 1.6
| |
| INC | Palavalasa Rajasekharam | 46,171 | 42.5 | 0.8
| |
| CPI(M) | Bhaviri Murthy | 4,564 | 4.2 | ||
| Independent | Botcha Tammi Naidu | 293 | 0.3 | 1.8
| |
| Majority | 11,488 | 10.2 | 1.2
| ||
| Turnout | 12,550 | 72.9 | 3.1
| ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Election results (Honjaram)[edit | edit source]
1952[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLP | Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu | 16,731 | 36.67% | ||
| Independent | Chelikami Sreeranganayakulu | 15,846 | 34.73% | ||
| INC | Pydi Narasimha Appa Rao | 13,051 | 28.60% | 28.60% | |
| Margin of victory | 885 | 1.94% | |||
| Turnout | 45,628 | 55.61% | |||
| Registered electors | 82,048 | ||||
| Krishikar Lok Party win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf Lok Sabha Constituneces and Assembly constituencies of India - Delimitation Order, 2008 - Election Commission of India
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.