Razole Assembly constituency

Razole Assembly constituency is an Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Konaseema 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 Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Razole
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Razole Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKonaseema
LS constituencyAmalapuram
Established1951
Total electors186,819
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Rapaka Varaprasada Rao
PartyJana Sena Party
Elected year2019

Rapaka Varaprasada Rao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 186,819 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals

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

Mandal
Razole
Malikipuram
Sakhinetipalle
Mamidikuduru (Part)

The villages of Mamidikuduru Mandal that are covered by the constituency are Mamidikuduru, Geddada, Edarada, Komarada, Magatapalle and Gogannamatham. The other part of this mandal is a part of Gannavaram Assembly constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political party
1952 Alluru Venkararamaraju Communist Party of India
1955
1962 Gaddem Mahalakshmi Indian National Congress
1967 G. R. Nayinala
1972 Bikkina Gopalakrishnarao Independent
1978 Rudraraju Ramalingaraju Indian National Congress
1983 Alluri Venkata Suryanarayana Raju Telugu Desam Party
1985
1989 Mangena Gangaiah Indian National Congress
1994 Alluru Venkata Suryanarayana Raju Telugu Desam Party
1999
2004 Alluri Krishnam Raju Indian National Congress
2009 Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao
2014 Gollapalli Surya Rao Telugu Desam Party
2019 Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao Jana Sena Party

Election results

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Razole[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Alluri Venkataramaraju 41,847 20.08%
KMPP Akula Buliswami 37,307 17.90%
CPI Ganji Nagaswara Rao 34,688 16.65%
KMPP Pamula Venkataratnam 27,386 13.14%
INC Boyi Bhimanna 27,311 13.11% 13.11%
INC Mupparti Venkataratnam 23,118 11.10% 11.10%
RPI Pamula Prakass Rao 12,653 6.07%
Independent Kanteti Narasimharaju 4,051 1.94%
Margin of victory 4,540 2.18%
Turnout 2,08,361 128.80%
Registered electors 1,61,776
CPI win (new seat)

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Alluri Krishnam Raju 68,104 62.19 +13.10
TDP Alluri Venkata Suryanarayana Raju 40,086 36.60 -13.07
Majority 28,018 25.59
Turnout 109,517 83.95 +6.76
INC gain from TDP Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao 52,319 39.76 -22.43
PRP Nalli Venkata Krishna Mallik 46,450 35.30
TDP Bathula Ramu 25,286 19.21 -17.39
Majority 5,869 4.46
Turnout 131,598 79.50 -4.45
INC hold Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Gollapalli Surya Rao 66,960 49.52
YSRCP Bonthu Rajeswara Rao 62,277 46.05
NOTA None of the Above 856 0.63
Independent Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao 318 0.24
Majority 4,683 3.47
Turnout 135,230 77.71 -1.79
TDP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JSP Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao 50,053 32.92 814
YSRCP Bonthu Rajeswara Rao 49,239 32.91 -13.45
TDP Gollapalli Surya Rao 44,592 30.47 -18.92
Majority 814 0.56
Turnout 1,45,641
JSP 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.
  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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