Polavaram Assembly constituency

Polavaram (ST)
Indian electoral constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	West Godavari

Polavaram Assembly constituency is a ST reserved constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 14 constituencies in the West Godavari district. Modiyam Srinivasa Rao was elected as MLA on 16-05-2014

Overview

It is part of the Eluru Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Unguturu, Denduluru, Eluru and Chintalapudi in West Godavari district. Nuzvid, and Kaikalur in Krishna district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1989 - Badisa Durga Rao - Indian National Congress
• 1994 - Singanna Dora Punem - Telugu Desam Party
• 1999 - Srinivasa Rao Vanka - Telugu Desam Party
• 2004 - Tellam Balaraju - Indian National Congress
• 2009 - Tellam Balaraju - Indian National Congress
• 2014 - Modiyam Srinivasa Rao - Telugu Desam Party

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Polavaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tellam Balaraju	66,614	53.62	+9.16
	TDP	Sunnam Bujji	47,772	38.45	-6.04
Majority			18,842	15.17
Turnout			124,229	74.82	+3.71
	INC gain from TDP		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Polavaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Tellam Balaraju	50,298	34.76	-18.86
	TDP	Punem Singanna Dora	44,634	30.85	-7.60
	PRP	Boragam Srinivasulu	36,483	25.22
Majority			5,664	3.91
Turnout			144,662	87.00	+12.18
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Polavaram

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Modiyam srinivasa Rao	83,767	51.05
	YSRCP	Tellam Balaraju	68,047	41.47
Majority			15,720	9.58
Turnout			164,079	85.99	-1.01
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly