Ponnur Assembly constituency

Ponnur
Constituency No. 88 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Ponnur Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictGuntur
LS constituencyGuntur
Established1951
Total electors2,25,815
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  TDP
Elected year2024

Ponnur Assembly constituency is a constituency in Guntur 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 Guntur Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar of the Telugu Desam Party is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[3][4] As of 2019, there are a total of 225,815 electors in the constituency.[1] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals

Mandal
Ponnur
Chebrolu
Pedakakani

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political party
1952 Kolla Venkaiah Communist Party of India
1955 Govada Paramdhamaiah Krishikar Lok Party
1962 Nannapaneni Venkata Rao Indian National Congress
1967 A. P. Pamulapati Indian National Congress
1972 Doppapudi Ranga Rao Independent
1978 Gogineni Nageswara Rao Indian National Congress (I)
1983 Dhulipalla Veeraiah Chowdary Telugu Desam Party
1985
1989 Chittineni Venkata Rao Indian National Congress
1994 Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar Telugu Desam Party
1999
2004
2009
2014
2019 Kilari Venkata Rosaiah YSR Congress Party
2024 Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar Telugu Desam Party

Election results

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar 110,410 56.95
YSRCP Ambati Murali Krishna 77,495 39.97
INC Jakka Ravindranath 2,400 1.24
NOTA None of the above 1,248 0.64
Majority 32,915 16.98
Turnout 1,93,875
Registered electors 2,27,648
TDP gain from YSRCP Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kilari Venkata Rosaiah 87,570 45.88
TDP Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar 86,458 45.30
JSP Boni Parvathi (Naidu) 12,033 6.30
Majority 1,112 0.58
Turnout 1,90,861 83.61 −1.06
Registered electors 2,28,234
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing
Mandal Wise Voting
YSRCP TDP JSP Others NOTA Total
Pedakakani 25,787 24,417 3,406 942 265 54,817
Chebrolu 25,351 25,115 4,192 1,165 446 56,269
Ponnur 17,497 18,355 2,225 678 223 38,978
Ponnur Urban 17,947 17,925 2,117 764 249 39,002
Postal Votes 988 646 93 52 16 1,795
Total 87,570 86,458 12,033 3,601 1,199 190,861
Percentage 45.88% 45.30% 6.30% 1.89% 0.63% 100.00%

Source: CEO Andhra Pradesh

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar 88,386 50.15
YSRCP Ravi Venkata Ramana 80,625 45.74
Majority 7,761 4.41
Turnout 176,251 84.67 +3.62
TDP hold Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar 61,008 38.51 −15.70
INC Marupudi Leeladhara Rao 58,840 37.14 −7.51
PRP Tella Venkateswara Rao 30,317 19.14
Majority 2,168 1.37
Turnout 158,425 81.05 +4.45
TDP hold Swing

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar 51,288 54.21 −3.57
INC Mannava Raja Kishore 42,243 44.65 −3.23
Majority 9,025 9.56
Turnout 94,606 76.60 +10.82
TDP hold Swing

1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar 54,865 57.78%
INC Chittineni Prathap Babu 39,332 41.42%
Margin of victory 15,533 16.36%
Turnout 96,318 66.73%
Registered electors 144,347
TDP hold Swing

1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar 52,087 56.13%
INC Talasila Venkata Ramaiah 30,358 32.72%
Margin of victory 21,729 23.42%
Turnout 94,067 69.47%
Registered electors 135,408
TDP gain from INC Swing

1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chittineni Venkata Rao 46,831 48.37%
TDP Dhulipalla Veeraiah Chowdary 45,177 46.66%
Margin of victory 1,654 1.71%
Turnout 100,984 75.87%
Registered electors 133,100
INC gain from TDP Swing

1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Dhulipalla Veeraiah Chowdary 43,714 52.60%
INC Chittineni Venkata Rao 37,303 44.89%
Margin of victory 6,411 7.71%
Turnout 84,125 71.63%
Registered electors 117,451
TDP hold Swing

1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Dhulipalla Veeraiah Chowdary 49,478 65.76%
INC Nageswara Rao Gogineni 25,766 34.24%
Margin of victory 23,712 31.51%
Turnout 76,355 71.94%
Registered electors 106,131
TDP gain from INC(I) Swing

1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Nageswara Rao Gogineni 30,066 42.80%
JP Talasila Venkata Ramaiah 22,614 32.19%
Margin of victory 7,452 10.61%
Turnout 71,523 71.10%
Registered electors 100,592
INC(I) gain from Independent Swing

1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Doppapudi Ranga Rao 26,649 44.98%
INC Manu Anta Rao Yalavarti 26,307 44.40%
Margin of victory 342 0.58%
Turnout 60,271 69.97%
Registered electors 85,135
Independent gain from INC Swing

1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A.P Pamulapati 32,996 58.15%
CPI(M) Kolla Venkaiah 20,821 45

.70%

Margin of victory 12,175 21.46%
Turnout 58,221 80.61%
Registered electors 72,230
INC hold Swing

1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nannapaneni Venkata Rao 31,534 58.85%
SWA Pamulapati Butchi Naidu Chowdary 20,608 38.46%
Margin of victory 10,926 20.39%
Turnout 55,482 80.32%
Registered electors 69,074
INC hold Swing

1955

1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KLP Govada Paramdamiah 31,077 64.93%
CPI Jonnalagadda Joshi 16,788 35.07%
Margin of victory 14,289 29.85%
Turnout 47,865 71.71%
Registered electors 66,746
KLP hold Swing

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Ponnur[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Kolla Venkaiah 20,054 36.94%
KLP Coginam Lakshminarayana 11,240 20.71%
KMPP Ambati Tirupati Nayudu 9,059 16.69%
INC Raminoni Norayana 8,140 14.99% 14.99%
Independent P. V. Krishnaiah Chowdary 3,396 6.26%
Independent Borugadda Ananda Rao 1,591 2.93%
Independent Bhodeti Jacob 805 1.48%
Margin of victory 8,814 16.24%
Turnout 54,285 74.15%
Registered electors 73,206
CPI win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 22, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Statistical Report of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Nine lost polls by narrow margin as Jana Sena front, BJP play spoilsport". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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  6. ^ "1994 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. ^ "1989 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  8. ^ "1985 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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  10. ^ "1978 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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  14. ^ "1955 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  15. ^ "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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