Araku Lok Sabha constituency
18°20′00″N 82°52′00″E / 18.3333°N 82.8667°E Template:Infobox lok sabha constituency1 Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 25 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes[1] This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
Assembly Segments
Araku Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:[1]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
|---|---|---|
| 129 | Palakonda | ST |
| 130 | Kurupam | ST |
| 131 | Parvathipuram | SC |
| 132 | Salur | ST |
| 147 | Araku Valley | ST |
| 148 | Paderu | ST |
| 172 | Rampachodavaram | ST |
Members of Parliament
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 2009 | Kishore Chandra Deo | Indian National Congress |
| style="background-color: Template:YSR Congress Party/meta/color" | | 2014 | Kothapalli Geetha | YSR Congress Party |
Election Results
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kishore Chandra Deo | 360,458 | 45.49 | ||
| CPI(M) | Midiyam Baburao | 168,014 | 21.20 | ||
| PRP | Meenaka Simhachalam | 128,649 | 16.24 | ||
| Majority | 192,444 | 24.29 | |||
| Turnout | 792,367 | 67.01 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kothapalli Geetha | 413,191 | 45.42 | N/A | |
| TDP | Gummidi Sandhyarani | 321,793 | 35.38 | N/A | |
| INC | Kishore Chandra Deo | 52,884 | 5.81 | −39.68 | |
| CPI(M) | Midiyam Baburao | 38,898 | 4.26 | −16.94 | |
| Independent | Kangala Baludora | 23,251 | 2.55 | N/A | |
| Independent | Chetti Sankararao | 8,951 | 0.98 | N/A | |
| AAP | Burjabariki Dhanaraju | 8,569 | 0.94 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sallangi Ratnam | 7,688 | 0.85 | N/A | |
| Independent | Biddika Ramaiah | 7,587 | 0.83 | N/A | |
| Independent | Illa Rami Reddy | 5,692 | 0.63 | N/A | |
| Independent | Vanugu Sankararao | 4,614 | 0.51 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,532 | 1.82 | N/A | |
| Majority | 91,398 | 10.04 | −14.25 | ||
| Turnout | 909,614 | 72.92 | +5.91 | ||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | +25.58 | |||
References
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 30.
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