Palakonda (Assembly constituency)

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Palakonda (ST)
Constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent MLAViswasarayi Kalavathi
Political PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected Year2019
Constituency Details
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictSrikakulam
ReservationST
Total Electors184,414

Palakonda Assembly constituency is an ST reserved constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Kurupam (ST), Salur, Paderu (ST) and Rampachodavaram.[2] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 184,414 electors in the constituency.[3] Viswasarayi Kalavathi is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[4]

Mandals[]

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

S.No Mandal name
1 Palakonda
2 Seethampeta
3 Veeraghattam
4 Bhamini

Members of Legislative Assembly[]

Year Member Political party
1955 Pydi Narasimhapparao Independent
1962 Kemburu Suryanarayana Naidu Swatantra Party
1967 J. Joji Swatantra Party
1972 Kottapalli Narasayya Indian National Congress
1978 Kambala Rajaratnam Janata Party
1983 Syama Rao Gonipati Telugu Desam Party
1985 Tale Bhadrayya Telugu Desam Party
1989 Amruta Kumari P.J. Indian National Congress
1994 Tale Bhadrayya Telugu Desam Party
1999 Amruta Kumari P.J. Independent
2004 Kambala Jogulu Telugu Desam Party
2009 Nimmaka Sugreevulu Indian National Congress
2014 Viswasarayi Kalavathi YSR Congress Party
2019 Viswasarayi Kalavathi YSR Congress Party

Election results[]

Assembly Elections 2004[]

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakonda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Kambala Jogulu 42,327 53.3 Increase21.8
INC T. Rajababu 30,703 38.7 Increase7.3
Majority 11,624 14.7 Increase13.3
Turnout 79,347 72.5 Increase8.1
TDP gain from Independent Swing Increase10.9

Assembly Elections 2009[]

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Palakonda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nimmaka Sugreevulu 45,909 42.4 Increase3.7
TDP Gopalarao Nimmaka 29,759 27.5 Decrease25.8
PRP Viswasarayi Kalavathi 21,725 20.1 New
Majority 16,150 14.9 Increase0.2
Turnout 1,08,295 69.8 Decrease2.7
INC gain from TDP Swing Increase14.75

Assembly elections 2014[]

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakonda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Viswasarayi Kalavathi 55,337 46.1 New
TDP Jaya Krishna Nimmaka 53,717 44.8 Increase17.3
CPI (M) Pattika Kumar 3,165 2.6 New
INC Nimmaka Sugreevulu 3,162 2.6 Decrease39.8
CPI Kurangi Manmadha Rao 2,483 2.1 New
Majority 1,620 1.3 Decrease13.6
Turnout 1,21,428 72.2 Increase2.4
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2019[]

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakonda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Viswasarayi Kalavathi 72,054 54.1 Increase8.0
TDP Jaya Krishna Nimmaka 54,074 40.6 Decrease4.2
CPI Dvg Sankara Rao 3,343 2.5 Increase0.4
BJP Suneetha Thadangi 1,169 0.9 New
INC H. Prasad Rao 1,001 0.8 Decrease1.8
Majority 17,980 13.5 Increase12.2
Turnout 1,33,164 73.9 Increase1.7
YSRCP hold Swing Increase6.1

See also[]

  • List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References[]

  1. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "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. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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