Araku Valley Assembly constituency
| Araku Valley (ST) | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Chetti Palguna | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
Araku Valley Assembly constituency is an ST reserved constituency in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Kurupam (ST), Palakonda, Salur, Paderu (ST) and Rampachodavaram.[2] Chetti Palguna is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019[update], there a total of 220,773 electors in the constituency.[4]
Mandals
The six mandals that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| S.No | Mandal Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Munchingiputtu |
| 2 | Pedabayalu |
| 3 | Dumbriguda |
| 4 | Araku Valley |
| 5 | Hukumpeta |
| 6 | Ananthagiri |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Telugu Desam Party/meta/color" | | 2009 | Siveri Soma | Telugu Desam Party |
| style="background-color: Template:YSR Congress Party/meta/color" | | 2014 | Kidari Sarveswara Rao | YSR Congress Party |
| style="background-color: Template:YSR Congress Party/meta/color" | | 2019 | Chetti Palguna | YSR Congress Party |
Election results
Assembly Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Siveri Soma | 34,959 | 29.04 | ||
| INC | Vanjangi Kanthamma | 34,557 | 28.71 | ||
| Independent | Gangadhara Swamy Setti | 19,165 | 15.92 | ||
| BSP | Pangi Raja Rao | 13,302 | 11.05 | ||
| PRP | Mandi Jayavathi | 8,101 | 6.73 | ||
| Majority | 402 | 0.33 | |||
| Turnout | 120,459 | 61.19 | |||
| TDP win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kidari Sarveswara Rao | 63,700 | 43.88 | ||
| TDP | Siveri Soma | 29,647 | 20.42 | ||
| Independent | Ravibabu Kumbha | 25,789 | 17.76 | ||
| Majority | 34,053 | 23.46 | |||
| Turnout | 150,109 | 70.12 | +8.93 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Adapa Bonju Naidu | 4887 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | N/A | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP gain from | 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. 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.