| Kothapeta | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 47 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Kothapeta Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Konaseema |
| LS constituency | Amalapuram |
| Established | 1955 |
| Total electors | 241,555 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Bandaru Satyananda Rao | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kothapeta Assembly constituency is a constituency in Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Bandaru Satyananda Rao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 241,555 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).
Mandals
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
| Mandal |
|---|
| Ravulapalem |
| Kothapeta |
| Atreyapuram |
| Alamuru |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kala Venkata Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1959 by-election | Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Denduluri Bhanutilakam | ||
| 1978 | Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Chirla Somasundara Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | I. S. Raju | ||
| 1989 | Chirla Somasundara Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Chirla Jaggireddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | Praja Rajyam Party | |
| 2014 | Chirla Jaggireddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chirla Jaggireddy | 54,264 | 51.07 | +25.06 | |
| TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 51,000 | 48.93 | +7.10 | |
| Majority | 2,271 | 2.14 | |||
| Turnout | 106,259 | 79.63 | +5.62 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 62,453 | 37.13 | ||
| INC | Chirla Jaggireddy | 59,983 | 35.66 | −15.41 | |
| TDP | Subramanyam Reddy | 37,250 | 22.15 | −26.78 | |
| Majority | 2,470 | 1.47 | |||
| Turnout | 168,196 | 80.53 | +0.90 | ||
| PRP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chirla Jaggireddy | 88,357 | 46.99 | ||
| TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 87,644 | 46.61 | +24.46 | |
| Majority | 713 | 0.38 | |||
| Turnout | 188,051 | 84.24 | +3.71 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chirla Jaggireddy | 82,645 | 40.52% | −6.47 | |
| TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 78,607 | 38.54% | −8.07 | |
| JSP | Bandaru Srinivas Rao | 35,833 | 17.57% | N.A | |
| Majority | 4,038 | 1.98% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 134,286 | 61.70% | ||
| YSRCP | Chirla Jaggi Reddy | 77,807 | 35.75% | ||
| INC | Eswara Rao Routhu | 1,169 | 0.54% | ||
| None of the Above | Nota | 1575 | 0.72% | ||
| Majority | 56,479 | 26% | |||
| Turnout | 217,629 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | +56479 | |||
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. 19, 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.
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