Rajanagaram Assembly constituency

Rajanagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in East Godavari 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 Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Rajanagaram
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Rajanagaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictEast Godavari
LS constituencyRajamundry
Established2008
Total electors201,201
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Jakkampudi Raja
PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected year2019

Jakkampudi Raja 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 201,201 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Mandals

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:

Mandal
Rajanagaram
Seethanagaram
Korukonda

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political party
2009 Pendurthi Venkatesh Telugu Desam Party
2014
2019 Jakkampudi Raja YSR Congress Party

Election results

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajanagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Pendurthi Venkatesh 51,520 36.14
INC Chituri Ravindra 44,584 31.28
PRP Muthyala Srinivas 38,656 27.12
Majority 6,936 4.86
Turnout 142,552 86.48
TDP win (new seat)

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajanagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Pendurthi Venkatesh 81,476 50.68 +14.54
YSRCP J Vijaya Lakshmi 72,589 45.15
Majority 8,887 5.53
Turnout 160,757 85.90 -0.58
TDP hold Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajanagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Jakkampudi Raja 90,680 51.32
TDP Pendurthi Venkatesh 50,680 31.29 -6.14
JSP Rayapureddy Prasad (Chinna) 20,847 11.79
Majority 31,770
Turnout 1,76,784 87.47
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. 19, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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