Polavaram Assembly constituency

Polavaram Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Eluru district of Andhra Pradeshthat elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Eluru Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Polavaram
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Polavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictEluru
LS constituencyEluru
Established1955
Total electors245,483
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected year2019

Tellam Balaraju 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 245,483 electors in the constituency.[1] The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

Mandals

The 7 mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]

Mandal
Polavaram
Buttayagudem
Jeelugumilli
Koyyalagudem
T.Narasapuram
Kukkunoor
Velerupadu

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political party
1955 Pusuluri Kodanad Ramayya Indian National Congress
1962 Karatam Baburao Communist Party of India
1967 K. R. Reddi Indian National Congress
1972 Kanithi Ramulu
1978 Nagabhushanam Rasaputra Indian National Congress
1983 Modiyam Lakshmana Rao Telugu Desam Party
1985
1987 (By-poll) Badisa Durga Rao Indian National Congress
1989
1994 Punem Singanna Dora Telugu Desam Party
1999 Vanka Srinivasa Rao
2004 Tellam Balaraju Indian National Congress
2009
2012 (By-poll) YSR Congress Party
2014 Modiyam Srinivasa Rao Telugu Desam Party
2019 Tellam Balaraju YSR Congress Party

Election results

2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Tellam Balaraju 66,614 53.62 +9.16
TDP Sunnam Bujji 47,772 38.45 -6.04
Majority 18,842 15.17
Turnout 124,229 74.82 +3.71
INC gain from TDP Swing

2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Tellam Balaraju 50,298 34.76 -18.86
TDP Punem Singanna Dora 44,634 30.85 -7.60
PRP Boragam Srinivasulu 36,483 25.22
Majority 5,664 3.91
Turnout 144,662 87.00 +12.18
INC hold Swing

2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Modiyam srinivasa Rao 83,767 51.05
YSRCP Tellam Balaraju 68,047 41.47
Majority 15,720 9.58
Turnout 164,079 85.99 -1.01
TDP gain from INC Swing

2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Tellam Balaraju 110,523
TDP Boragam Srinivasarao 68,453 32.09% -18.96
JSP Churri Balaraju 13,378 6.27% +6.27
BJP Boragam Venkata Lakshmi 1,119 0.52
NOTA None of the above 6,004 2.81% N/A
Majority 42,070 19.80%
Turnout 212,466 86.55% +0.56
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

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. 20, 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.
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