Puttur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency
Puttur Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency of the Madras Legislative Assembly till States Reorganisation Act, 1956 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It was one of constituencies in the Chittoor district.
| Puttur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Chittoor |
| Reservation | None |
Overview
It was part of the Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Madras State
- 1951: Kumaraswamy Rajah Bahadur (Raja of Karvetnagar), Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party[1]
- 1952 (Bye-Polls): RBV Sundarsana Varma, Indian National Congress[2][3]
Andhra State
- 1955: Tarimela Ramachandrareddi, Indian National Congress[4][5][6]
Andhra Pradesh
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Tarimela Nagireddy | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | G. Sivaiah | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | Elavarthi Gopal Raju | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | KB Siddaiah | Janata Party[7] | |
| 1983 | Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989 | Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1994 | Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Reddivari Rajasekhar Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
2008 onwards: Nagari. This Assembly constituency was merged with neighbouring Nagari seat. The longest serving legislator of this erstwhile Puttur constituency Mr.Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu got elected from Nagari in 2009 elections and lost against Actress turned Politician RK Roja in 2014 elections.[8]
Election results
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | Kumaraswami Rajah Bahadur | 37,500 | 76.80% | ||
| INC | B. Ramakrishna Raju | 11,331 | 23.20% | 23.20% | |
| Margin of victory | 26,169 | 53.59% | |||
| Turnout | 48,831 | 58.56% | |||
| Registered electors | 83,392 | ||||
| KMPP win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADRAS". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1952-1957 A REVIEW" (PDF). Legislative Assembly Department Madras-2. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "andhra pradesh LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1952-1957 A REVIEW". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1955" (PDF). Legislative Assembly Department Madras-2. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results (constituency Wise)". traceall.in. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 1978". elections.in. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- Lok Sabha Constituencies and Assembly constituencies of India - Delimitation Order, 2008 - Election Commission of India
- "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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