Achanta Assembly constituency

Achanta
Indian electoral constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari

Achanta Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 15 constituencies in the West Godavari district.

Overview

It is part of the Narsapuram Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Palakol, Narasapuram, Bhimavaram, Undi, Tanuku, and Tadepalligudem.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1989 - Digupati Rajagopal - Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 1994 - Digupati Rajagopal - Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 1999 - Johar Mocharla - Telugu Desam Party
• 2004 - Peethala Sujatha - Telugu Desam Party
• 2009 - Satyanarayana Pithani పితని satyanarayana - Indian National Congress
• 2014 - Satyanarayana Pithani - Telugu Desam Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Achanta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Peethala Sujatha	46,670	49.94	−9.53
	INC	Anand Prakash Chellem	41,029	43.91	+9.97
Majority			5,641	6.03
Turnout			93,448	74.98	+7.57
	TDP hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Achanta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Satyanarayana Pithani	54,903	46.24	+2.33
	TDP	Karri Radha Krishna Reddy	39,148	32.97	−16.07
	PRP	Kudupudi Srinivasa Rao	16,770	14.12
Majority			15,755	13.27
Turnout			118,745	83.40	+8.42
	INC gain from TDP		Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Achanta

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Satyanarayana Pithani	63,549	48.66
	YSRCP	Mudnuri Prasad Raju	59,629	45.66
Majority			3,920	3.00
Turnout			130,599	81.85	+1.55
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly