Pithapuram Assembly constituency
Pithapuram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Kakinada 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 Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Pithapuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png.webp) Location of Pithapuram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kakinada |
| LS constituency | Kakinada |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 229,591 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Dorababu Pendem 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 229,591 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
The three mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Gollaprolu |
| Pithapuram |
| Kothapalle |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | R. V. Jagga Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| 1955 | Vadrevu Gopalkrishna | Praja Party | |
| 1960 (By-poll) | Peketi Thammiraju | ||
| 1962 | Rao Bhavanna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Yalla Suryanarayanamurty | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Venna Nageswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Venna Nageswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Veera Bhadra Rao Sangisetti | Independent | |
| 2004 | Dorababu Pendem | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2009 | Vanga Geetha | Praja Rajyam Party | |
| 2014 | SVSN Varma | Independent | |
| 2019 | Dorababu Pendem | YSR Congress Party | |
Election results
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | R. V. Jagga Rao | 18,920 | 38.55% | ||
| INC | R. Atachayya Rao | 12,438 | 25.35% | 25.35% | |
| KMPP | V. G. Krishna | 10,357 | 21.10% | ||
| Independent | K. Rajalingeswara Rao | 3,373 | 6.87% | ||
| Socialist | C. Bhavanarao | 1,445 | 2.94% | ||
| KLP | Triupathi Rao | 1,375 | 2.80% | ||
| Independent | C. Sathiraju | 1,166 | 2.38% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,482 | 13.21% | |||
| Turnout | 49,074 | 66.92% | |||
| Registered electors | 73,335 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dorababu Pendem | 46,518 | 50.47 | ||
| INC | Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao | 28,628 | 31.06 | ||
| Majority | 17,899 | 19.41 | |||
| Turnout | 92,182 | 71.73 | +3.08 | ||
| Independent gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP | Vanga Geetha Viswanadh | 46,623 | 31.19 | ||
| TDP | SVSN Varma | 45,587 | 30.50 | ||
| INC | Mudragada Padmanabham | 43,431 | 29.05 | ||
| Majority | 1,036 | 0.69 | |||
| Turnout | 149,479 | 78.29 | +6.56 | ||
| PRP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | SVSN Varma | 97,511 | 57.59 | ||
| YSRCP | Dorababu Pendem | 50,431 | 29.78 | ||
| TDP | P.V. Viswam | 15,187 | 8.9 | ||
| Majority | 47,080 | 27.81 | |||
| Turnout | 169,330 | 79.45 | +1.16 | ||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Dorababu Pendem | 83,459 | 44.71% | ||
| TDP | SVSN Varma | 68470 | 36.68% | ||
| JSP | Makineedi Seshu Kumari | 28011 | 15% | ||
| Majority | 14,992 | 8.03% | |||
| Turnout | 186682 | 83.31% | |||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | 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.
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "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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