Punganur Assembly constituency
Punganur Assembly constituency is a constituency in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh that elects represtatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of seven assembly segments of the Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Punganur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png.webp) Location of Punganur Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Chittoor |
| LS constituency | Rajampet |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 229,261 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy is the current MLA, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party. As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 229,261 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per Delimination Orders (1951).
Mandals
| Mandal |
|---|
| Sodam |
| Somala |
| Chowdepalle |
| Punganur |
| Pulicherla |
| Rompicherla |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | B. Krishnamurthy rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1955 | Y.B.V. Chikarayalu | Independent | |
| 1962 | V. Ramaswami Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1970 (By-poll) | B. Rani Sundarmani | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | K. V. Pati | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Baggidi Gopal | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Nuthanakalva Ramakrishna Reddy | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1996 (By-poll) | N. Amaranath Reddy | ||
| 1999 | Sridhar Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | N. Amaranatha Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | YSR Congress Party | ||
| 2019 | |||
Election results
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B. Krishnamoorthy Rao | 21,059 | 45.19% | 45.19% | |
| Independent | Varanasi Raghunatha Reddi | 19,737 | 42.35% | ||
| KMPP | Peddivari Vankata Reddi | 5,807 | 12.46% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,322 | 2.84% | |||
| Turnout | 46,603 | 62.41% | |||
| Registered electors | 74,675 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy | 84,083 | 51.64 | -1.58 | |
| TDP | M Venkatramana Raju | 43,356 | 26.63 | -7.73 | |
| PRP | Vantela Khadar Bhasha | 25,891 | 15.9 | ||
| Majority | 40,727 | 25.01 | |||
| Turnout | 1,61,127 | 83.39 | |||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy | 1,04,587 | 56.47 | +6.55 | |
| TDP | M. Venkataramana Raju | 72,856 | 39.34 | -4.7 | |
| Majority | 31,731 | 17.13 | |||
| Turnout | 1,85,213 | 84.10 | |||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy | 1,07,431 | 54.85 | -1.58 | |
| TDP | N. Anesha Reddy | 63,876 | 32.61 | -7.73 | |
| JSP | Ramachandra Yadav | 16,452 | 8.40 | ||
| Majority | 42,710 | 22.24 | |||
| Turnout | 1,95,868 | 87 | |||
| 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. 21, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. 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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