Chandragiri Assembly constituency
| Chandragiri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Chandragiri Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Tirupati |
| LS constituency | Chittoor |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 291,734 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Chandragiri Assembly constituency is a constituency in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one the seven assembly segments of the Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[2] As of 2019, there are a total of 291,734 electors in the constituency.[3][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
Chandragiri Assembly constituency consists of Six Mandals.
| Mandals |
|---|
| Chandragiri |
| Pakala |
| Ramachandrapuram |
| Chinnagottigalu |
| Yerravaripale |
| Konkachennayyagunta |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results are as follows:[4]
| Year | Winner | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | A. Adikesavalu Naiudu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | N. Chandrababu Naidu | ||
| 1983 | Medasani Venkatarma Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | N. R. Jayadeva Naidu | ||
| 1989 | Aruna Kumari Galla | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Aruna Kumari Galla | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | |||
Election results
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Adikesavalu Naiudu | 23,988 | 46.99% | 46.99% | |
| Independent | V. Raja Reddi | 18,006 | 35.27% | ||
| CPI | V. Dasaratha Rao | 4,514 | 8.84% | ||
| SP | Rama Chandra Reddi | 1,944 | 3.81% | ||
| K. Narasayya | 1,576 | 3.09% | |||
| KMPP | M. Krishnamurthy | 1,024 | 2.01% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,982 | 11.72% | |||
| Turnout | 51,052 | 64.95% | |||
| Registered electors | 78,604 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Venkatarama Naidu Medasani | 50,010 | 42.21% | ||
| INC | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | 32,581 | 27.86% | ||
| Majority | 17,429 | 14.35 | |||
| Turnout | 116,471 | 75.87 | |||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 46,838 | 40.21 | {{{change}}} | |
| TDP | E. Ramanadham Naidu | 32,446 | 27.86 | ||
| Independent | Ramamurthy Naidu Gorle | 31,525 | 27.07 | ||
| Majority | 14,392 | 12.35 | |||
| Turnout | 116,471 | 75.87 | |||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 71,942 | 42.10 | ||
| TDP | R.K.Roja | 60,962 | 35.68 | ||
| PRP | Saikam Sairamani | 29,833 | 17.46 | ||
| Majority | 10,980 | 6.42 | |||
| Turnout | 170,871 | 77.98 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | 100,924 | 49.06 | ||
| TDP | Aruna Kumari Galla | 96,406 | 46.86 | ||
| Majority | 4,518 | 2.20 | |||
| Turnout | 205,724 | 83.27 | |||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | 127,790 | 56.00 | +6.94 | |
| TDP | Pulivarti Nani | 86,035 | 37.7 | −9.16 | |
| JSP | Dr Setty Surendra | 4,531 | 1.99 | ||
| BJP | P. Madhu Babu | 1,158 | 0.51 | ||
| Majority | 41,755 | 28.3 | |||
| Turnout | 228,192 | 89 | |||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "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 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Chandragiri Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Chandragiri, Andhra Pradesh". www.elections.in. Retrieved 5 September 2017.