Araku Lok Sabha constituency
| Araku AP-1 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Araku Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Assembly constituencies | Palakonda Kurupam Parvathipuram Salur Araku Valley Paderu Rampachodavaram |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | YSRCP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Araku is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. As per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order (2008), it was formed as a reserved constituency for the Scheduled tribes, comprising seven assembly segments and belongs to Alluri Sitharama Raju district and Parvathipuram Manyam district s .[1][2]
Assembly Segments
The seven Assembly segments of Araku Lok Sabha constituency are:[1]
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Palakonda (ST) | Parvathipuram | Nimmaka Jaya Krishna | JSP | BJP | ||
| 11 | Kurupam (ST) | Jagadeeswari Thoyaka | TDP | BJP | |||
| 12 | Parvathipuram (SC) | Bonela Vijaya Chandra | TDP | BJP | |||
| 13 | Saluru (ST) | Gummadi Sandhya Rani | TDP | BJP | |||
| 28 | Araku Valley (ST) | Alluri Sitharama Raju | Regam Matyalingam | YSRCP | YSRCP | ||
| 29 | Paderu (ST) | Matsyarasa Visweswara Raju | YSRCP | YSRCP | |||
| 53 | Rampachodavaram (ST) | Miryala Sirisha Devi | TDP | YSRCP | |||
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1952-2009 : See Parvathipuram | |||
| 2009 | Kishore Chandra Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Kothapalli Geetha | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Goddeti Madhavi | ||
| 2024 | Gumma Thanuja Rani | ||
Election results
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Gumma Thanuja Rani | 477,005 | 40.96 |  11.18
| |
| BJP | Kothapalli Geetha | 4,26,425 | 36.62 |  34.96
| |
| CPI(M) | Appalanarasa Pachipenta | 1,23,129 | 10.57 | 10.57
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 50,470 | 4.33 | 0.12
| |
| Majority | 50,580 | 4.34 | 16.44
| ||
| Turnout | 11,64,445 | 74.90 | 0.87
| ||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Goddeti Madhavi | 562,190 | 52.14 | 6.93
| |
| TDP | Kishore Chandra Deo | 338,101 | 31.36 | 3.85
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 47,977 | 4.45 | 2.64
| |
| JSP | Gangulaiah Vampuru | 42,794 | 3.97 | N/A | |
| BJP | K. K. V. V. V. Satyanarayana Reddy | 17,867 | 1.66 | 1.66
| |
| INC | Shruti Devi Vyricherla | 17,730 | 1.64 | 4.15
| |
| Majority | 224,089 | 20.78 | 10.78
| ||
| Turnout | 10,74,538 | 74.03 | 2.53
| ||
| Registered electors | 14,51,418 | ||||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
General Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kothapalli Geetha | 413,191 | 45.42 | New | |
| TDP | Gummadi Sandhya Rani | 321,793 | 35.38 | 35.38
| |
| INC | Kishore Chandra Deo | 52,884 | 5.81 | 39.68
| |
| CPI(M) | Midiyam Baburao | 38,898 | 4.26 | 16.94
| |
| Independent | Kangala Baludora | 23,251 | 2.55 | N/A | |
| Independent | Chetti Sankararao | 8,951 | 0.98 | N/A | |
| AAP | Burjabariki Dhanaraju | 8,569 | 0.94 | New | |
| Independent | Sallangi Ratnam | 7,688 | 0.85 | N/A | |
| Independent | Biddika Ramaiah | 7,587 | 0.83 | N/A | |
| Independent | Illa Rami Reddy | 5,692 | 0.63 | 0.90
| |
| Independent | Vanugu Sankararao | 4,614 | 0.51 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,532 | 1.82 | N/A | |
| Majority | 91,398 | 10.04 | 14.25
| ||
| Turnout | 909,614 | 72.92 | 5.91
| ||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kishore Chandra Deo | 360,458 | 45.49 | ||
| CPI(M) | Midiyam Baburao | 168,014 | 21.20 | ||
| PRP | Meenaka Simhachalam | 128,649 | 16.24 | ||
| Independent | Jayalakshmi Shambudu | 27,758 | 3.50 | ||
| BSP | Lake Raja Rao | 24,331 | 3.07 | ||
| BJP | Kurusa Bojjaiah | 23,093 | 2.91 | ||
| Independent | Appa Rao Kinjedi | 15,851 | 2.00 | ||
| LSP | Vadigala Pentayya | 13,886 | 1.75 | ||
| Independent | Illa Rami Reddy | 12,086 | 1.53 | ||
| RJD | Gadugu Balayya Dora | 10,450 | 1.32 | ||
| Independent | Arika Gumpa Swamy | 7,791 | 0.98 | ||
| Majority | 192,444 | 24.29 | |||
| Turnout | 792,367 | 67.01 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ Patnaik, Santosh (24 May 2019). "TDP wand fails to do the trick in Visakha Agency". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "General Election 2019 (Excluding Vellore PC)".
- ^ "Araku (Andhra Pradesh) Lok Sabha Election Results - Araku Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name".
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