Tuni Assembly constituency

Tuni Assembly constituency is a constituency in Kakinada 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 Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Tuni
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Tuni Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKakinada
LS constituencyKakinada
Established1951
Total electors212,900
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected year2019

Dadisetti 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 212,900 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals

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

Mandal
Thondangi
Kotananduru
Tuni

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political party
1952 Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnam Raju Bahadur Indian National Congress
1955
1962
1967
1972 N Vijayalakshmi
1978
1983 Yanamala Rama Krishnudu Telugu Desam Party
1985
1989
1994
1999
2004
2009 Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnam Raju Bahadur (Ashok Babu) Indian National Congress
2014 Dadisetti Raja YSR Congress Party
2019

Election results

1952
1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tuni[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Raju Vatsereya Venkata Krishna Raju Bahadur 20,498 44.45% 44.45%
KMPP Yenumula Venkanna Dora 12,917 28.01%
RPI Gare Appa Rao 6,351 13.77%
Independent Somasethu Venkam Dore 3,614 7.84%
SP Venkata Rao, Eranki 2,738 5.94%
Margin of victory 7,581 16.44%
Turnout 46,118 60.54%
Registered electors 76,175
INC win (new seat)

1955
1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnamuraj Bahadur 22,088
CPI Inuganti Narayanarao 12,366
INC gain from CPI Swing

1962
1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Raja V. V. Krishnamraju Bahadur 23,832
PSP Katha Radhakrishnamurty 15668
INC gain from PSP Swing

1967
1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. V. Krishnamraju 32,920
PSP K. Janardhanarao 23776
INC gain from PSP Swing

1972
1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC N Vijayalakshmi 40,521
Independent Bandaru Kannaiah Dora 17713
INC gain from Independent Swing

1983
1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Yanamala Ramakrishnudu 48,738
INC Vijayalakashmidevi Mirza Nallaparaju 27058
Independent gain from INC Swing

1985
1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Yanamala Ramakrishnudu 50,292
INC M. N. Vijayalakshmi Devi 33988
TDP gain from INC Swing

1989
1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Yanamala Ramakrishnudu 51,139
INC Sri Raju Vatsavayi Krishnam Raju Bahadur 48512
TDP gain from INC Swing

1994
1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Yanamala Ramakrishnudu 59,250
INC Maddala Venkata Chalapathi Rao 41457
TDP gain from INC Swing

1999
1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Yanamala Ramakrishnudu 52,921
Independent Sri Raja Vatsavayi Venkata Krishnam Raju 48747
TDP gain from Independent Swing

2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Yanamala Ramakrishnudu 61,794 49.78 +5.10
INC S.R.V.V. Krishnam Raju 58,059 46.77 +5.61
Majority 3,735 3.01
Turnout 124,144 76.25 +3.60
TDP hold Swing

2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Venkata Krishnam Raju Sriraja Vatsavayi 55,386 39.17 -7.60
TDP Yanamala Ramakrishnudu 46,876 33.15 -16.63
PRP Rongali Lakshmi 30,079 21.27
Majority 8,510 6.02
Turnout 141,416 78.59 +2.34
INC gain from TDP Swing

2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Dadisetti Raja 84,755 52.98
TDP Yanamala Krishnudu 66,182 41.37
Majority 18,573 11.61
Turnout 159,970 80.95 +2.36
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Dadisetti Raja 92,459 52.13%
TDP Yanamala Krishnudu 68,443 38.59%
JSP Venkata Krishnamraju Srirajavatsavayi (Ashokbabu) 6,413 3.62%
Majority 24,016 13.54
Turnout 177,375 83.3%
YSRCP hold 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. 18, 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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