Sompeta Assembly constituency

Sompeta Assembly constituency was a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh that elected representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It was one of the six assembly segments in Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

Sompeta
Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictSrikakulam
LS constituencySrikakulam
Established1951
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951) and abolished in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Political party
1952 Gouthu Latchanna Krishikar Lok Party
1955
1962
1967
1972 Majji Thulasi Das Indian National Congress
1978 Gouthu Latchanna Janata Party
1983 Majji Narayana Rao Indian National Congress
1985[2] Gouthu Syam Sunder Sivaji Telugu Desam Party
1989
1994
1999[3]
2004[4]

Election results

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1952

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1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sompeta[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KLP Gouthu Latchanna 13,341 33.89%
INC Pothuru Swamy Babu 8,424 21.40% 21.40%
Independent Jagannatharajamani Raji Deo 8,071 20.51%
CPI Marpu Padmanabham 6,221 15.80%
Independent Sanapathi Krishnamurthy 3,304 8.39%
Margin of victory 4,917 12.49%
Turnout 39,361 58.17%
Registered electors 67,670
KLP win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1985". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1999". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ "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.

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