Gajapathinagaram Assembly constituency
| Gajapathinagaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 16 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Gajapathinagaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Vizianagaram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vizianagaram |
| Established | 1955 |
| Total electors | 197,474 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  TDP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Gajapathinagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram 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 Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Kondapalli Srinivas is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 197,474 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).
Mandals
The five mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Gajapathinagaram |
| Bondapalli |
| Gantyada |
| Dattirajeru |
| Jami |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kusum Gajapathiraju | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1959 by-election | Taddi Sanayasi Naidu | Independent | |
| 1962 | Swatantra Party | ||
| 1967 | Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju | Independent | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1978 | Vangapandu Narayanappala Naidu | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Jampana Satyanarayana Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Vangapandu Narayanappala Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Aruna Padala | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | Taddi Sanyasi Appala Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Aruna Padala | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | Botcha Appalanarasayya | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Kondapalli Appala Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Botcha Appalanarasayya | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Kondapalli Srinivas | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Aruna Padala | 45,530 | 47.80 | +13.37 | |
| INC | Narayana Appala Naidu Vangapandu | 35,168 | 36.92 | −2.96 | |
| Majority | 10,362 | 10.88 | |||
| Turnout | 95,251 | 78.73 | +2.38 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Botcha Appalanarasayya | 66,670 | 44.31 | −3.49 | |
| TDP | Aruna Padala | 38,996 | 25.92 | −11.00 | |
| PRP | Kadubandi Srinivasarao | 35,537 | 23.62 | ||
| Majority | 27,674 | 18.39 | |||
| Turnout | 150,465 | 83.71 | +4.98 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kondapalli Appala Naidu | 65,118 | 40.97 | ||
| YSRCP | Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao | 45,694 | 28.75 | ||
| INC | Appalanarasayya Botcha | 44,325 | 27.89 | ||
| Majority | 19,423 | 12.22 | |||
| Turnout | 159,713 | 85.46 | +1.75 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Botcha Appalanarasayya | 93,270 | 54.12 | ||
| TDP | Appalanaidu Kondapalli | 66,259 | 38.45 | ||
| Majority | 27,011 | 12.22 | |||
| Turnout | 159,713 | 85.46 | +1.75 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kondapalli Srinivas | 98,051 | 54.99 | ||
| YSRCP | Botcha Appalanarasayya | 72,750 | 40.8 | ||
| INC | Dola Srinivas | 1,315 | 0.74 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,729 | 2.09 | ||
| Majority | 25,301 | 14.18 | |||
| Turnout | 1,78,313 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 17, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.