Araku Valley Assembly constituency
Araku Valley Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Alluri Sitharama Raju 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 the Araku Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Araku Valley | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png.webp) Location of Araku Valley Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Alluri Sitharama Raju |
| LS constituency | Araku |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 220,773 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Chetti Palguna | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Chetti Palguna 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 220,773 electors in the constituency.[1] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The six mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Munchingi Puttu |
| Peda Bayalu |
| Dumbriguda |
| Araku Valley |
| Hukumpeta |
| Ananthagiri |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Siveri Soma | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Kidari Sarveswara Rao | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Chetti Palguna | ||
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Siveri Soma | 34,959 | 29.04 | ||
| INC | Vanjangi Kanthamma | 34,557 | 28.71 | ||
| Independent | Gangadhara Swamy Setti | 19,165 | 15.92 | ||
| BSP | Pangi Raja Rao | 13,302 | 11.05 | ||
| PRP | Mandi Jayavathi | 8,101 | 6.73 | ||
| Majority | 402 | 0.33 | |||
| Turnout | 120,459 | 61.19 | |||
| TDP win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kidari Sarveswara Rao | 63,700 | 43.88 | ||
| TDP | Siveri Soma | 29,647 | 20.42 | ||
| Independent | Ravibabu Kumbha | 25,789 | 17.76 | ||
| Majority | 34,053 | 23.46 | |||
| Turnout | 150,109 | 70.12 | +8.93 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chetti Palguna | 53,101 | 33.7 | ||
| Independent | Donnu Dora Siyyari | 27,660 | 17.55 | ||
| TDP | Kidari Sravan Kumar | 19,929 | 12.65 | ||
| Majority | 25,441 | 16.15 | |||
| Turnout | 157,575 | 71.34 | +1.22 | ||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 18, 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.
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