Palasa Assembly constituency

Palasa Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam 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 Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Palasa
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Palasa Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictSrikakulam
LS constituencySrikakulam
Established2008
Total electors204,109
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected year2019

Seediri Appalaraju is the current MLA, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 204,109 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).[5]

Mandals

The three mandals that form the assembly constituency..[2]

Mandals
Palasa
Mandasa
Vajrapu Kotturu

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political party
2009 Juttu Jagannaikulu Indian National Congress
2014 Gouthu Syam Sunder Sivaji Telugu Desam Party
2019 Seediri Appalaraju YSR Congress Party

Election results

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Palasa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Juttu Jagannaikulu 47,931 40.5
TDP Syam Sunder Sivaji Gouthu 41,117 34.8
PRP Nageswara Rao Vanka 22,213 18.8 New
Majority 6,814 5.8
Turnout 118,288 73.7
INC win (new seat)

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palasa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Syam Sunder Sivaji Gouthu 69,658 51.0 Increase16.2
YSRCP Baburao Vajja 52,133 38.2 New
JSP Kanithi Viswanatham 6,151 4.5 New
INC Nageswara Rao Vanka 1,863 1.4 Decrease39.1
Majority 17,525 12.8 Increase6.0
Turnout 1,36,566 71.8 Decrease1.9
TDP gain from INC Swing Increase27.65

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palasa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Seediri Appalaraju 76,603 51.9 Increase13.7
TDP Gouthu Sireesha 60,356 40.9 Decrease10.1
JSP Kotha Purnachandra Rao 6,133 4.2 New
BJP Korrayi Balakrishna Yadav 1,574 1.1 New
INC Majji Sharada 1,255 0.9 Decrease0.5
Majority 16,247 11.0 Decrease1.8
Turnout 1,47,647 72.9 Decrease1.1
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing Increase11.9

See also

References

  1. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "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. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "Palasa Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Palasa Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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