Rajam Assembly constituency

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Rajam
Constituency No. 9 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Rajam Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVizianagaram
LS constituencyVizianagaram
Established2008
Total electors219,313
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Kambala Jogulu
Party  YSRCP
Elected year2019

Rajam is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh that elects represtatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Kambala Jogulu is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 219,313 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Mandals[edit]

The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]

Mandal
Rajam
Vangara
Santhakaviti
Regidi Amadalavalasa

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Vunukuru)[edit]

Year Member Political party
1955 Chelikani Sreeranga Naikulu Krishikar Lok Party
1962 Palavalasa Sangamnaidu Indian National Congress
1967 M. B. Parankusam Independent politician
1972 Palavalasa Rukminamma Indian National Congress
1978 Mudili Babu Parankusam Janata Party
1983 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
1985 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao
1989 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao
1994 Palavalasa Rajasekharam Indian National Congress
1999 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
2004 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Honjaram)[edit]

Year Member Political party
1952 Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu Krishikar Lok Party

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Boddam)[edit]

Year Member Political party
1962 Allu Dasavatharam Indian National Congress

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Rajam)[edit]

Year Member Political party
2009 Kondru Murali Mohan Indian National Congress
2014 Kambala Jogulu YSR Congress Party
2019

Election results[edit]

Honjaram[edit]

1952[edit]

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Honjaram[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KLP Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu 16,731 36.67%
Independent Chelikami Sreeranganayakulu 15,846 34.73%
INC Pydi Narasimha Appa Rao 13,051 28.60% 28.60%
Margin of victory 885 1.94%
Turnout 45,628 55.61%
Registered electors 82,048
win (new seat)

Rajam (2009–present)[edit]

2024[edit]

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Dr Tale Rajesh
TDP Kondru Murali Mohan
INC Kambala Rajavardhan
NOTA None Of The Above
Majority
Turnout
Swing

2019[edit]

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kambala Jogulu 83,561 52.6 Increase5.6
TDP Kondru Murali Mohan 66,713 42.0 Decrease4.7
JSP Mucha Srinivasa Rao 4,987 3.1 New
INC Kambala Rajvardhan 2,214 1.4 Decrease1.9
BJP Chaitanya Kumar Mannema 967 0.6 New
Majority 16,848 10.6 Increase10.3
Turnout 1,58,947 73.9 Decrease0.3
YSRCP hold Swing Increase5.15

2014[edit]

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kambala Jogulu 69,192 47.0 New
TDP Kavali Pratibha Bharathi 68,680 46.7 Decrease20.9
INC Kondru Murali Mohan 4,790 3.3 Decrease42.7
Independent P.M.J. Babu 1,205 0.8 New
LSP Tunia Shankar Babu Rao 1,141 0.8 Decrease0.4
BSP Mannena Chaitanya Kumar 737 0.5 Decrease0.5
AAP Paila M.M.R.R. Suresh Kumar 491 0.3 New
JSP Savarapu Praveena 480 0.3 New
Majority 512 0.3 Decrease19.9
Turnout 1,47,887 74.2 Increase1.5
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

2009[edit]

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kondru Murali Mohan 61,771 46.0
TDP Kavali Pratibha Bharathi 34,638 25.8
PRP Kambala Jogulu 27,923 20.8
BJP Paka Rajarao 4,234 3.2
Independent Bosi Manmadharao 1,741 1.3
LSP Adinarayana Dukka 1,645 1.2
BSP Bhupathi Apparao 1,271 1.0
Majority 27,133 0.3
Turnout 133,223 74.2 Increase1.5
INC gain from TDP Swing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 16, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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