Gopalapuram Assembly constituency
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Gopalapuram is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Gopalapuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 66 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Gopalapuram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | East Godavari |
| LS constituency | Rajahmundry |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 232,058 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Maddipati Venkata Raju is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962).
Mandals
editThe four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Dwaraka Tirumala |
| Nallajerla |
| Devarapalli |
| Gopalapuram |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Taneti Veera Raghavulu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Sali Venkata Rao | ||
| 1978 | Desari Sarojini Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Karupati Vivekananda | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Jonnakuti Babaji Rao | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Maddala Suneeta | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Taneti Vanitha | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Muppidi Venkateswara Rao | ||
| 2019 | Talari Venkat Rao | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Maddipati Venkata Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
edit2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Maddala Suneeta | 67,500 | 52.99 | +5.34 | |
| TDP | Abbulu Koppaka | 59,878 | 47.01 | −3.25 | |
| Majority | 7,622 | 5.98 | |||
| Turnout | 127,378 | 76.98 | +3.44 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Taneti Vanitha | 70,659 | 43.26 | +3.75 | |
| INC | Usha Tigiripalli | 56,006 | 34.29 | −18.70 | |
| PRP | Kadalaiah Sabbiti | 30,158 | 18.46 | ||
| Majority | 14,653 | 8.97 | |||
| Turnout | 163,337 | 85.76 | +8.78 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Muppidi Venkateswara Rao | 95,299 | 51.14 | ||
| YSRCP | Talari Venkat Rao | 83,759 | 40.62 | ||
| Majority | 11,540 | 10.52 | |||
| Turnout | 186,343 | 86.91 | +1.15 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Talari Venkat Rao | 111,785 | 56.04 | ||
| TDP | Muppidi Venkateswara Rao | 74,324 | 37.26 | ||
| BSP | Sirra Bharatha Rao | 5,882 | 2.95 | ||
| Majority | 37,461 | 18.78 | |||
| Turnout | 1,99,464 | ||||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Maddipati Venkata Raju | 1,14,420 | 54.06 | +3.59 | |
| YSRCP | Taneti Vanitha | 87,636 | 41.4 | −0.68 | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 4,500 | 2.13 | +0.00 | |
| Various | 1,681 | 0.80 | +1.28 | ||
| Majority | 26,784 | 12.66 | |||
| Turnout | 2,08,237 | 98.38 | +0.61 | ||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 20, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.