| Bhimavaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 59 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Bhimavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | West Godavari |
| LS constituency | Narasapuram |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 246,342 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu | |
| Party | JSP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Bhimavaram is a constituency in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Grandhi Srinivas is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 246,342 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
The mandals and wards that form the assembly constituency are:
| S.No | Mandal | Wards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhimavaram mandal | (Bhimavaram (M+OG), Bhimavaram (M) – Ward No. 1 to 27, China-Amiram (OG) (Part) – Ward No. 28, Rayalam (R) (OG) (Part) – Ward No. 29) |
| 2 | Veeravasaram | – |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Bhupathiraju Subbaraju | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
| 1955 | Nachu Venkata Ramaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Bhupathiraju Vijayakumar Raju | Independent | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1978 | Kalidindi Vijayayanarasimha Raju | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Penumatsa Venkata Narasimha Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Alluri Subhash Chandra Bose | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Penumatsa Venkata Narasimha Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1995 by-election | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Grandhi Srinivas | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu | ||
| 2014 | Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Grandhi Srinivas | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu (Anji Babu) | Jana Sena Party | |
Election results
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | Bhupathiraju Subbaraju | 33,743 | 71.24% | ||
| INC | Nimmda Sangaiah | 9,595 | 20.26% | 20.26% | |
| Socialist | Pidakala Satyanandam | 4,028 | 8.50% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,148 | 50.98% | |||
| Turnout | 47,366 | 72.80% | |||
| Registered electors | 65,063 | ||||
| KMPP win (new seat) | |||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Grandhi Srinivas | 63,939 | 51.03 | +16.44 | |
| TDP | Venkata Narasimha Raju Penumatsa | 56,034 | 44.72 | −17.67 | |
| Majority | 7,905 | 6.31 | |||
| Turnout | 125,302 | 72.74 | +8.16 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 63,862 | 40.40 | −10.63 | |
| PRP | Vegesna Suryanarayana Raju | 41,763 | 26.42 | ||
| TDP | Gadiraju Satyanarayana Raju @ Babu | 39,818 | 25,19 | −19.53 | |
| Majority | 22,099 | 13.98 | |||
| Turnout | 158,071 | 81.28 | +8.54 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 90,772 | 51.61 | ||
| YSRCP | Grandhi Srinivas | 77,046 | 43.81 | ||
| Majority | 13,726 | 7.80 | |||
| Turnout | 175,871 | 77.94 | −3.34 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Grandhi Srinivas | 70,642 | 36.78 | −7.03 | |
| JSP | Pawan Kalyan | 62,285 | 32.33 | +28.14 | |
| TDP | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 54,036 | 28.14 | −23.47 | |
| Majority | 8,357 | 4.35 | |||
| Turnout | 192,061 | 77.94 | +0.00 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSP | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 130,424 | 63.94 | ||
| YSRCP | Grandhi Srinivas | 63,450 | 31.11 | ||
| INC | Ankem Seetaramu | 3,252 | 1.59 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,210 | 0.59 | ||
| Jaibhim Rao Bharat Party | BASWANI PAVAN KUMAR | 575 | 0.28 | ||
| Majority | 66,974 | 32.83 | |||
| Turnout | 2,03,983 | ||||
| JSP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 20, 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.
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