Kakinada Rural Assembly constituency
| Kakinada Rural | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | East Godavari |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
Kakinada Rural (Assembly constituency) is a constituency in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Kakinada (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Tuni, Prathipadu (SC), Pithapuram, Peddapuram, Kakinada City and Jaggampeta.[2]
Kurasala Kannababu 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 249,011 electors in the constituency.[4]
Mandals
The three mandals that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| No | Mandal Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Karapa |
| 2 | Kakinada Rural |
| 3 | Kakinada Urban Mandal (Part) Kakinada Urban (M) (Part) Kakinada(M) Ward No. 66 to 70 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Praja Rajyam Party/meta/color" | | 2009 | Kurasala Kannababu | Praja Rajyam Party |
| style="background-color: Template:Telugu Desam Party/meta/color" | | 2014 | Anantha Lakshmi Pilli | Telugu Desam Party |
| style="background-color: Template:YSR Congress Party/meta/color" | | 2019 | Kurasala Kannababu | YSR Congress Party |
Election results
Assembly elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Anantha Lakshmi Pilli | 61,144 | 36.98 | ||
| YSRCP | Srinivasa Venu Gopala Krishna Chelluboyina | 52,096 | 31.51 | ||
| Independent | Kurasala Kannababu | 43,742 | 26.46 | ||
| Majority | 9,048 | 5.47 | |||
| Turnout | 184487 | 74.08 | −0.5 | ||
| TDP gain from PRP | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kurasala Kannababu | 74068 | 40.14% | ||
| TDP | Anantha Lakshmi Pilli | 65279 | 35.38% | ||
| Majority | 8789 | 4.76% | |||
| Turnout | 165,338 | 74.59 | −0.75 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | 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.