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Rajahmundry Rural Assembly constituency
Rajahmundry Rural 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]
| Rajahmundry Rural | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Rajahmundry Rural Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | East Godavari |
| LS Constituency | Rajahmundry |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 254,339 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019[update], there are a total of 254,339 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The mandals and wards that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Kadiam |
| Rajahmundry Rural |
| Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation (Ward No.1 to 6, 36 to 41 and 90) |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chandana Ramesh | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | ||
| 2019 | |||
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Chandana Ramesh | 44,617 | 32.39 | ||
| PRP | Ravanam Swami Naidu | 43,070 | 31.27 | ||
| INC | J Vijaya Lakshmi | 38,340 | 27.83 | ||
| Majority | 1,547 | 1.12 | |||
| Turnout | 137,742 | 72.70 | |||
| TDP win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | 87,540 | 52.22 | ||
| YSRCP | Akula Veerraju | 69,482 | 41.45 | ||
| Majority | 18,058 | 10.77 | |||
| Turnout | 167,626 | 73.85 | {{{change}}} | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | 74,166 | 39.28% | ||
| YSRCP | Akula Veerraju | 63762 | 33.77% | ||
| JSP | Kandula Durgesh | 42685 | 22.61% | ||
| Majority | 10404 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b (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.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.