Rajam Assembly constituency

Rajam is a constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is reserved for peoples from the Scheduled Castes and is one of the seven assembly segments of the Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Etcherla, Bobbili, Cheepurupalli, Gajapathinagaram, Nellimarla and Vizianagaram.[2] As of 2019, there are a total of 219,313 electors in the constituency.[3] Kambala Jogulu is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[4]

Rajam
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Rajam Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVizianagaram
Total electors219,313
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Kambala Jogulu
PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected year2019

Mandals

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

Mandal
Rajam
Vangara
Santhakaviti
Regidi Amadalavalasa

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Vunukuru)

Year Member Political party
1955 Chelikani Sreeranga Naikulu Krishikar Lok Party
1962 Palavalasa Sangamnaidu Indian National Congress
1967 M. B. Parankusam Independent politician
1972 Palavalasa Rukminamma Indian National Congress
1978 Mudili Babu Parankusam Janata Party
1983 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
1985 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
1989 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
1994 Palavalasa Rajasekharam Indian National Congress
1999 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
2004 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao Telugu Desam Party

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Honjaram)

Year Member Political party
1952 Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu Krishikar Lok Party

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Boddam)

Year Member Political party
1962 Allu Dasavatharam Indian National Congress

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Rajam)

Year Member Political party
2009 Kondru Murali Mohan Indian National Congress
2014 Kambala Jogulu YSR Congress Party
2019 Kambala Jogulu YSR Congress Party

Members of the Legislative Council from Rajam

Political party MLCSpan
YSR Congress Party Palavalasa Vikranth(2021-2027)
Telugu Desam Party K. Pratibha Bharati

Election results

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Honjaram[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KLP Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu 16,731 36.67%
Independent Chelikami Sreeranganayakulu 15,846 34.73%
INC Pydi Narasimha Appa Rao 13,051 28.60% 28.60%
Margin of victory 885 1.94%
Turnout 45,628 55.61%
Registered electors 82,048
win (new seat)

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kondru Murali Mohan 61,771 46.0
TDP Kavali Pratibha Bharathi 34,638 25.8
PRP Kambala Jogulu 27,923 20.8
BJP Paka Rajarao 4,234 3.2
Independent Bosi Manmadharao 1,741 1.3
LSP Adinarayana Dukka 1,645 1.2
BSP Bhupathi Apparao 1,271 1.0
Majority 27,133 20.2
Turnout 1,34,396 72.7
INC win (new seat)

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kambala Jogulu 69,192 47.0 New
TDP Kavali Pratibha Bharathi 68,680 46.7 Decrease20.9
INC Kondru Murali Mohan 4,790 3.3 Decrease42.7
Independent P.M.J. Babu 1,205 0.8 New
LSP Tunia Shankar Babu Rao 1,141 0.8 Decrease0.4
BSP Mannena Chaitanya Kumar 737 0.5 Decrease0.5
AAP Paila M.M.R.R. Suresh Kumar 491 0.3 New
JSP Savarapu Praveena 480 0.3 New
Majority 512 0.3 Decrease19.9
Turnout 1,47,887 74.2 Increase1.5
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kambala Jogulu 83,561 52.6 Increase5.6
TDP Kondru Murali Mohan 66,713 42.0 Decrease4.7
JSP Mucha Srinivasa Rao 4,987 3.1 New
INC Kambala Rajvardhan 2,214 1.4 Decrease1.9
BJP Chaitanya Kumar Mannema 967 0.6 New
Majority 16,848 10.6 Increase10.3
Turnout 1,58,947 73.9 Decrease0.3
YSRCP hold Swing Increase5.15

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. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "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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