Kothapeta Assembly constituency

Kothapeta
Constituency No. 47 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Kothapeta Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKonaseema
LS constituencyAmalapuram
Established1955
Total electors241,555
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Bandaru Satyananda Rao
PartyTelugu Desam Party
Elected year2024

Kothapeta Assembly constituency is a constituency in Konaseema 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 Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Bandaru Satyananda Rao 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 241,555 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

Mandals

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

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

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta
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

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta
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

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta
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

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta
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

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta
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

  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. ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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