Chodavaram Assembly constituency
| Chodavaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 26 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 Location of Chodavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Anakapalli |
| LS constituency | Anakapalli |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 210,313 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Chodavaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Anakapalle 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 Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Kalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju 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 210,313 electors in the constituency.[1][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Chodavaram |
| Butchayyapeta |
| Ravikamatham |
| Rolugunta |
Mandals in Chodavaram Assembly Constituency
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kandarpa Venkataramesam | Krishikar Lok Party | |
| 1955 | Reddi Jagannadham | Independent | |
| 1962 | Ilapakuthi Satyanarayana | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Palavelli Vechalapu | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1978 | Seetharama Sastri Emani | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Gunuru Yerrunaidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Balireddy Satya Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Gunuru Yerrunaidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Balireddy Satya Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Ganta Srinivasa Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | Kalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju | ||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Karanam Dharmasri | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Kalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLP | Kandarpa Venkataramesam | 16,168 | 46.99% | ||
| INC | Bhupathiraju Satyanarayana Raju | 8,849 | 25.72% | 25.72% | |
| KMPP | Mandhambhotla Narasimhamorthy | 6,473 | 18.81% | ||
| Independent | Pilla Puradesi Najudu | 2,918 | 8.48% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,319 | 21.27% | |||
| Turnout | 34,408 | 51.08% | |||
| Registered electors | 67,363 | ||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ganta Srinivasa Rao | 63,250 | 52.62 | +6.56 | |
| INC | Balireddy Satya Rao | 53,649 | 44.63 | −6.30 | |
| Majority | 9,601 | 7.99 | |||
| Turnout | 120,212 | 78.27 | +5.01 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju | 55,641 | 36.13 | −16.49 | |
| INC | Karanam Dharmasri | 54,256 | 35.23 | −9.40 | |
| PRP | Pinapolu Venkateswaralu | 35,185 | 22.85 | ||
| Majority | 1,385 | 0.90 | |||
| Turnout | 153,994 | 81.15 | +2.88 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | KSNS Raju | 80,560 | 48.63 | +12.50 | |
| YSRCP | Karanam Dharmasri | 79,948 | 48.08 | ||
| Majority | 612 | 0.31 | |||
| Turnout | 166,583 | 84.81 | +3.66 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Karanam Dharmasri | 94,215 | 53.92 | +5.84 | |
| TDP | KSNS Raju | 66,578 | 38.10 | −10.53 | |
| JSP | P. V. S. N. Raju | 5,300 | 3.03 | ||
| Majority | 27,637 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju | 109,651 | 59.03 | +20.93 | |
| YSRCP | Karanam Dharmasri | 67462 | 36.32 | −17.60 | |
| INC | Jagath Srinivas | 2527 | |||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3849 | |||
| Majority | 42189 | ||||
| Turnout | 185741 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 17, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2024". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "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.