Venkatagiri Assembly constituency is a constituency partially in Tirupati district and Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency.
| Venkatagiri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 122 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 Location of Venkatagiri Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Tirupati |
| LS constituency | Tirupati |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 240,253 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kurugondla Ramakrishna is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there a total of 240,253 electors in the constituency.[needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
edit| Mandal | Districts |
|---|---|
| Rapur | Nellore district |
| Sydapuram | |
| Kaluvoya | |
| Balayapalli | Tirupati district |
| Venkatagiri | |
| Dakkili |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Padileti Venkataswami Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1955 | Padileti Venkataswami Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1956 by-election | Allam Krishnaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Allam Krishnaiah | ||
| 1967 | Orepalli Venkaiasubbaiah | Independent | |
| 1972 | Orepalli Venkaiasubbaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Nallapareddy Sreenivasulu Reddy | ||
| 1983 | Nallareddy Chandrasekhara Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | V. Bhaskara Saikrishna Yachendra[2] | ||
| 1989 | Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Raja VVRK. Yachendra Velugoti | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999[3] | Nedurumalli Rajyalakshmi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Kurugondla Ramakrishna | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 2019 | Anam Ramanarayana Reddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Kurugondla Ramakrishna | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
edit1952
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Padileti Venkatasami Reddi | 23,557 | 48.19% | 48.19% | |
| KLP | Katikinani Kalyan Rao | 17,463 | 35.72% | ||
| KMPP | Aravadbhoomi Ramachandra Reddi | 6,724 | 13.75% | ||
| Independent | Yaganti Ramalingam | 1,141 | 2.33% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,094 | 12.47% | |||
| Turnout | 48,885 | 57.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 85,742 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nedurumalli Rajyalakshmi | 57,830 | 49.66 | +4.34 | |
| TDP | Bhaskara Saikrishna Yachendra V | 51,135 | 43.91 | +8.53 | |
| Majority | 6,695 | 5.75 | |||
| Turnout | 116,450 | 78.98 | +5.12 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kurugondla Ramakrishna | 69,731 | 43.62 | −0.29 | |
| INC | Nedurumalli Rajyalakshmi | 62,965 | 39.39 | −10.27 | |
| PRP | Meraga Murali Yadav | 19,970 | 12.49 | ||
| Majority | 6,766 | 4.23 | |||
| Turnout | 159,851 | 76.72 | −2.26 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kurugondla Ramakrishna | 83,669 | 47.43 | ||
| YSRCP | Kommi Lakshmi Naidu | 78,034 | 44.23 | ||
| Majority | 5,635 | 3.20 | |||
| Turnout | 176,417 | 81.68 | +4.96 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Anam Ramanarayana Reddy | 109,204 | 57.26 | ||
| TDP | Kurugondla Ramakrishna | 70,484 | 36.96 | ||
| BSP | Pallipati Raja | 2,253 | 1.18 | ||
| BJP | S. S. R. Naidu | 1,700 | 0.89 | ||
| Majority | 38,720 | 20.30 | |||
| Turnout | 1,90,714 | 79.39 | |||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kurugondla Ramakrishna | 104,398 | 52.31 | ||
| YSRCP | Nedurumalli Ramkumar Reddy | 88,104 | 44.15 | ||
| INC | Panta Srinivasulu | 1,935 | 0.97 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,037 | 1.52 | ||
| Majority | 16,294 | 8.16 | |||
| Turnout | 1,99,565 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1985". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1999". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.