Payakaraopet is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Anakapalli 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 Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Payakaraopet | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 33 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Payakaraopet Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Anakapalli |
| LS constituency | Anakapalli |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 240,285 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Vangalapudi Anitha is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 240,285 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
editThe four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Kotauratla |
| Nakkapalli |
| Payakaraopeta |
| S.Rayavaram |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Raja Sagi Suryanarayana Raju | Independent | |
| 1962 | Mande Pitchaiah | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | Gantlana Suryanarayana | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Maruthi Adeyya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Sumana Gantela | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Kakara Nookaraju | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | Chengala Venkatarao | ||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Golla Baburao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2012 | YSR Congress Party | ||
| 2014 | Vangalapudi Anitha | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Golla Baburao | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Vangalapudi Anitha | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Vangalapudi Anitha | 120,042 | 57.86 | ||
| YSRCP | Kambala Jogulu | 76,315 | 36.78 | ||
| INC | Dr. Boni Tata Rao | 2,087 | 1.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,107 | 1.98 | ||
| Majority | 43,727 | 21.08 | |||
| Turnout | 2,07,486 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Golla Baburao | 98,745 | 50.45% | ||
| TDP | B. Bangarayya | 67,556 | 34.52% | ||
| JSP | Nakka Raja Babu | 15,921 | 8.13% | ||
| Majority | 31,189 | 15.93% | |||
| Turnout | 1,95,725 | 81.45% | |||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Vangalapudi Anitha | 86,355 | 48.02 | ||
| YSRCP | Changala Venkata Rao | 83,527 | 46.44 | ||
| Majority | 2,828 | 1.58 | |||
| Turnout | 179,843 | 80.69 | +5.80 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Golla Baburao | 50,698 | 32.11 | +6.44 | |
| TDP | Chengala Venkata Rao | 50,042 | 31.69 | −11.46 | |
| PRP | Gurindapalli Dhanaraju | 49,264 | 31.20 | ||
| Majority | 656 | 0.42 | |||
| Turnout | 157,890 | 74.89 | +4.08 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Changala Venkata Rao | 40,794 | 43.15 | −8.73 | |
| Independent | Sumana Gantela | 27,105 | 28.67 | ||
| INC | Vijaya Kumari Ambati | 24,171 | 25.57 | −17.85 | |
| Majority | 13,689 | 14.48 | |||
| Turnout | 94,544 | 70.81 | +5.44 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1952
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Raja Sagi Suryanarayana Raju | 9,757 | 30.78% | ||
| INC | Sunkari Appala Naiudu | 5,730 | 18.08% | 18.08% | |
| KMPP | Raparti Jagannatha Rao | 5,723 | 18.06% | ||
| Socialist | Katha Radhakrihnamurthy | 5,462 | 17.23% | ||
| Independent | Mohammed Galab | 2,548 | 8.04% | ||
| Independent | Kasturi Subha Rao | 1,265 | 3.99% | ||
| Independent | M. Madhuramruta Rao | 1,210 | 3.82% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,027 | 12.71% | |||
| Turnout | 31,695 | 50.19% | |||
| Registered electors | 63,155 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "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.