Tuni Assembly constituency
| Tuni | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 35 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 Location of Tuni Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kakinada |
| LS constituency | Kakinada |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 212,900 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Tuni Assembly constituency is a constituency in Kakinada 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 Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Yanamala Divya is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 212,900 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
The three mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Thondangi |
| Kotananduru |
| Tuni |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnam Raju Bahadur | Indian National Congress | |
| 1955 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | N. Vijayalakshmi | ||
| 1978 | |||
| 1983 | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnam Raju Bahadur (Ashok Babu) | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Dadisetti Raja | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Yanamala Divya | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raju Vatsereya Venkata Krishna Raju Bahadur | 20,498 | 44.45% | 44.45% | |
| KMPP | Yenumula Venkanna Dora | 12,917 | 28.01% | ||
| RPI | Gare Appa Rao | 6,351 | 13.77% | ||
| Independent | Somasethu Venkam Dore | 3,614 | 7.84% | ||
| SP | Venkata Rao, Eranki | 2,738 | 5.94% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,581 | 16.44% | |||
| Turnout | 46,118 | 60.54% | |||
| Registered electors | 76,175 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnamuraj Bahadur | 22,088 | |||
| CPI | Inuganti Narayanarao | 12,366 | |||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Raja V. V. Krishnamraju Bahadur | 23,832 | |||
| PSP | Katha Radhakrishnamurty | 15668 | |||
| INC gain from PSP | Swing | ||||
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. V. Krishnamraju | 32,920 | |||
| PSP | K. Janardhanarao | 23776 | |||
| INC gain from PSP | Swing | ||||
1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N Vijayalakshmi | 40,521 | |||
| Independent | Bandaru Kannaiah Dora | 17713 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 48,738 | |||
| INC | Vijayalakashmidevi Mirza Nallaparaju | 27058 | |||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 50,292 | |||
| INC | M. N. Vijayalakshmi Devi | 33988 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 51,139 | |||
| INC | Sri Raju Vatsavayi Krishnam Raju Bahadur | 48512 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 59,250 | |||
| INC | Maddala Venkata Chalapathi Rao | 41457 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Yanamala Ramakrishnudu | 52,921 | |||
| Independent | Sri Raja Vatsavayi Venkata Krishnam Raju | 48747 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 61,794 | 49.78 | +5.10 | |
| INC | S.R.V.V. Krishnam Raju | 58,059 | 46.77 | +5.61 | |
| Majority | 3,735 | 3.01 | |||
| Turnout | 124,144 | 76.25 | +3.60 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Venkata Krishnam Raju Sriraja Vatsavayi | 55,386 | 39.17 | −7.60 | |
| TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 46,876 | 33.15 | −16.63 | |
| PRP | Rongali Lakshmi | 30,079 | 21.27 | ||
| Majority | 8,510 | 6.02 | |||
| Turnout | 141,416 | 78.59 | +2.34 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Dadisetti Raja | 84,755 | 52.98 | ||
| TDP | Yanamala Krishnudu | 66,182 | 41.37 | ||
| Majority | 18,573 | 11.61 | |||
| Turnout | 159,970 | 80.95 | +2.36 | ||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Dadisetti Raja | 92,459 | 52.13% | ||
| TDP | Yanamala Krishnudu | 68,443 | 38.59% | ||
| JSP | Venkata Krishnamraju Srirajavatsavayi (Ashokbabu) | 6,413 | 3.62% | ||
| Majority | 24,016 | 13.54 | |||
| Turnout | 177,375 | 83.3% | |||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Yanamala Divya | 97,206 | 51.31 % | +51.31 | |
| YSRCP | Dadisetti Raja | 82029 | 43.3 % | −7.52 | |
| INC | Gelam Srinivasa Rao | 1923 | 1.02 % | +1.2 | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3434 | 1.81 % | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 15177 | 8.28 % | +8.28 | ||
| Turnout | 184592 | 97.5% | |||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "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. 18, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "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.