Machilipatnam Assembly constituency
| Machilipatnam | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Machilipatnam (Assembly constituency) is a constituency in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Gannavaram, Gudivada, Pedana, Avanigadda, Pamarru SC and Penamaluru.[2] Perni Venkataramaiah is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019[update], there are a total of 184,506 electors in the constituency.[4]
Mandals
Machilipatnam mandal is the only mandal that forms the assembly constituency.[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 1959-1962 | Dr. Rallapalli Achyutha Ramaiah | Indian National Congress |
| style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 2009 | Perni Venkataramaiah | Indian National Congress |
| style="background-color: Template:Telugu Desam Party/meta/color" | | 2014 | Kollu Ravindra | Telugu Desam Party |
| style="background-color: Template:YSR Congress Party/meta/color" | | 2019 | Perni Venkataramaiah | YSR Congress Party |
Election Results
Assembly Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Perni Venkataramaiah | 48,580 | 37.87 | ||
| TDP | Kollu Ravindra | 37,181 | 28.98 | ||
| PRP | VEDAVYAS BURAGADDA | 34,124 | 27.38 | ||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Perni Venkataramaiah | 66,141 | 44.36 | ||
| TDP | Kollu Ravindra | 60,290 | 40.44 | ||
| JSP | Bandi Rama Krishna | 18,807 | 12.61 | ||
| Majority | 5,932 | 8.96 | |||
| Turnout | 147,180 | 79.77 | |||
| 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. 21, 31. 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.
- ^ "Constituency: Machilipatnam (2019)". Empowering India. Retrieved 4 May 2015.