Bhimavaram Assembly constituency
Appearance
Bhimavaram | |
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Constituency No. 59 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Location of Bhimavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | West Godavari |
LS constituency | Narasapuram |
Established | 1951 |
Total electors | 246,342 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | JSP |
Elected year | 2024 |
Bhimavaram is a constituency in West Godavari 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 the Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Grandhi Srinivas is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 246,342 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
The mandals and wards that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
S.No | Mandal | Wards |
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1 | Bhimavaram mandal | (Bhimavaram (M+OG), Bhimavaram (M) – Ward No. 1 to 27, China-Amiram (OG) (Part) – Ward No. 28, Rayalam (R) (OG) (Part) – Ward No. 29) |
2 | Veeravasaram | –
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year | Member | Political party | |
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1952 | Bhupathiraju Subbaraju | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
1955 | Nachu Venkata Ramaiah | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | |||
1967 | Bhupathiraju Vijayakumar Raju | Independent | |
1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
1978 | Kalidindi Vijayayanarasimha Raju | Indian National Congress | |
1983 | Penumatsa Venkata Narasimha Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
1985 | |||
1989 | Alluri Subhash Chandra Bose | Indian National Congress | |
1994 | Penumatsa Venkata Narasimha Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
1995 (By-poll) | |||
1999 | |||
2004 | Grandhi Srinivas | Indian National Congress | |
2009 | Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu | ||
2014 | Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu | Telugu Desam Party | |
2019 | Grandhi Srinivas | YSR Congress Party | |
2024 | Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu (Anji Babu) | Jana Sena Party |
Election results
1952
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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KMPP | Bhupathiraju Subbaraju | 33,743 | 71.24% | ||
INC | Nimmda Sangaiah | 9,595 | 20.26% | 20.26% | |
Socialist | Pidakala Satyanandam | 4,028 | 8.50% | ||
Margin of victory | 24,148 | 50.98% | |||
Turnout | 47,366 | 72.80% | |||
Registered electors | 65,063 | ||||
KMPP win (new seat) |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Grandhi Srinivas | 63,939 | 51.03 | +16.44 | |
TDP | Venkata Narasimha Raju Penumatsa | 56,034 | 44.72 | −17.67 | |
Majority | 7,905 | 6.31 | |||
Turnout | 125,302 | 72.74 | +8.16 | ||
INC gain from TDP | Swing |
2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 63,862 | 40.40 | −10.63 | |
PRP | Vegesna Suryanarayana Raju | 41,763 | 26.42 | ||
TDP | Gadiraju Satyanarayana Raju @ Babu | 39,818 | 25,19 | −19.53 | |
Majority | 22,099 | 13.98 | |||
Turnout | 158,071 | 81.28 | +8.54 | ||
INC hold | Swing |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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TDP | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 90,772 | 51.61 | ||
YSRCP | Grandhi Srinivas | 77,046 | 43.81 | ||
Majority | 13,726 | 7.80 | |||
Turnout | 175,871 | 77.94 | −3.34 | ||
TDP gain from INC | Swing |
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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YSRCP | Grandhi Srinivas | 70,642 | 36.78 | −7.03 | |
JSP | Pawan Kalyan | 62,285 | 32.33 | +28.14 | |
TDP | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 54,036 | 28.14 | −23.47 | |
Majority | 8,357 | 4.35 | |||
Turnout | 192,061 | 77.94 | +0.00 | ||
YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing |
2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JSP | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 130,424 | 63.94 | ||
YSRCP | Grandhi Srinivas | 63,450 | 31.11 | ||
INC | Ankem Seetaramu | 3,252 | 1.59 | ||
NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,210 | 0.59 | ||
Majority | 66,974 | ||||
Turnout | 2,03,983 | ||||
JSP 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. 20, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. 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.