Achanta Assembly constituency

Achanta
Constituency No. 56 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Achanta Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictWest Godavari
LS constituencyNarasapuram
Established1962
Total electors174,229
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  TDP
Elected year2024

Achanta Assembly constituency is a constituency in West 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 Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Pithani Satyanarayana 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 174,229 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962).

Mandals

The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]

Mandal
Penugonda
Achanta
Penumantra
Poduru (Part)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political party
1962 Paddala Syamasundra Rao Communist Party of India
1967 D. Perumallu Indian National Congress
1972 Gottimukkala Venkanna Indian National Congress
1978 Kota Dhana Raju Indian National Congress (I)
1983 Kota Bhaskara Rao Telugu Desam Party
1985 Chittaranjan Alugu Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1989 Digupati Raja Gopal
1994
1999 Johar Mocharla Telugu Desam Party
2004 Peethala Sujatha Telugu Desam Party
2009 Pithani Satyanarayana Indian National Congress
2014 Telugu Desam Party
2019 Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju YSR Congress Party
2024 Pithani Satyanarayana Telugu Desam Party

Election results

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Achanta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Peethala Sujatha 46,670 49.94 −9.53
INC Anand Prakash Chellem 41,029 43.91 +9.97
Majority 5,641 6.03
Turnout 93,448 74.98 +7.57
TDP hold Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Achanta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Satyanarayana Pithani 54,903 46.24 +2.33
TDP Karri Radha Krishna Reddy 39,148 32.97 −16.07
PRP Kudupudi Srinivasa Rao 16,770 14.12
Majority 15,755 13.27
Turnout 118,745 83.40 +8.42
INC gain from TDP Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Achanta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Satyanarayana Pithani 63,549 48.66
YSRCP Mudnuri Prasad Raju 59,629 45.66
Majority 3,920 3.00
Turnout 130,599 81.82 −1.58
TDP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Achanta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju 66,494 47.92
TDP Satyanarayana Pithani 53,608 38.64
JSP Javvadhi Venkata Vijayaram 13,993 10.09
Majority 12,886 9.29
Turnout 138,747 79.63 −2.19
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Achanta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Pithani Satyanarayana 85,402 56.73
YSRCP Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju 58,848 39.09
INC Nekkanti Venkata Satyanarayana 1,872 1.24
NOTA None Of The Above 1,673 1.11
Majority 26,554 17.63
Turnout 1,50,541
TDP gain from YSRCP Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ "Achanta Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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