Gannavaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Krishna(Partial) & NTR(Partial) of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Gannavaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 71 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Gannavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna(Partial) & NTR(Partial) |
| LS constituency | Machilipatnam |
| Established | 1955 |
| Total electors | 258,031 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
Yarlagadda Venkata Rao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 258,031 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).
Mandals
editThe four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Bapulapadu |
| Gannavaram |
| Unguturu |
| Vijayawada Rural (Part) |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Puchalapalli Sundarayya | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | V. Seetha Ramayya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1968 | K. Venkata Rathnam | ||
| 1972 | T. S. Anand Babu | ||
| 1978 | Puchalapalli Sundarayya | Communist Party of India | |
| 1983 | M. Rathna Bose | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | M. Balakrishna Rao | ||
| 1989 | M. Rathna Bose | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Gadde Rama Mohan | Independent | |
| 1999 | D. V. BalavardhanaRao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | M. Venkateswara Rao | Independent | |
| 2009 | D. V. Balavardhana Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Yarlagadda Venkata Rao | ||
Election results
edit2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Dasari Venkata Bala Vardhana Rao | 82,218 | 47.02 | ||
| INC | Muddaraboina Venkateswara Rao | 66,923 | 38.28 | ||
| PRP | Bathina Rama Mohana Rao | 19,806 | 11.33 | ||
| Majority | 15,295 | 8.74 | |||
| Turnout | 174,847 | 86.74 | 2.63 | ||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan | 99,163 | 49.74 | ||
| YSRCP | Dutta Ramachandrarao | 89,615 | 44.95 | ||
| Majority | 9,548 | 4.79 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan | 103,881 | 47.07 | ||
| YSRCP | Yarlagadda Venkata Rao | 1,03,043 | 46.69 | ||
| CPI | Afsar Syed | 6,675 | 03.02 | ||
| Majority | 838 | ||||
| Turnout | 220,718 | ||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Yarlagadda Venkata Rao | 135,552 | 56.59 | ||
| YSRCP | Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan | 97924 | 40.88 | ||
| CPI(M) | Kallam Venkateswara Rao | 1,219 | 0.51 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,731 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 37,628 | 15.95 | |||
| Turnout | 2,39,525 | ||||
| TDP hold | 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. 21, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.