Dharmavaram Assembly constituency
| Dharmavaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 160 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 Location of Dharmavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Sri Sathya Sai |
| LS constituency | Hindupur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 240,323 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent Satya Kumar Yadav | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Dharmavaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Sri Sathya Sai 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 Hindupur Lok Sabha constituency.
Satya Kumar Yadav is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 from Bharatiya Janata Party.[2] As of 2019, there are a total of 240,323 electors in the constituency.[3][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
[edit]| Mandal |
|---|
| Dharmavaram |
| Bathalapalle |
| Tadimarri |
| Mudigubba |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Srinivasalu Kasetty | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
| 1955 | Ramachariu Pappoor | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | P. Venkateswara Choudary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | P. Venkateswara Choudary | Swatantra Party | |
| 1972 | P. Venkateswara Choudary | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Gonuguntla Ananathareddy | ||
| 1983 | Garudammagari Nagireddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Guta Venkata Naidu | ||
| 1999 | Kethireddy Surya Pratap Reddy | ||
| 2004 | Gonuguntla Jayalakshmamma | ||
| 2009 | Kethireddy Venkatarami Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Gonuguntla Suryanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Kethireddy Venkatarami Reddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Satya Kumar Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
[edit]1952
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | Srinivasalu Kasetty | 30,466 | 65.33% | ||
| INC | Venkatareddy, Gonuguntla | 14,394 | 30.87% | 30.87% | |
| Independent | Govindappa Jyoti | 1,775 | 3.81% | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,072 | 34.46% | |||
| Turnout | 46,635 | 70.88% | |||
| Registered electors | 65,795 | ||||
| KMPP win (new seat) | |||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Gonuguntla Jayalakshmamma | 64,743 | 48.80 | +3.63 | |
| CPI | G Nagi Reddy | 60,956 | 45.94 | −6.75 | |
| Majority | 3,787 | 2.86 | |||
| Turnout | 132,681 | 71.41 | +6.86 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kethireddy Venkatarami Reddy | 61,260 | 41.19 | ||
| Independent | Gonuguntla Suryanarayana | 42,088 | 28.30 | ||
| PRP | G Sadhasiva Reddy | 20,691 | 13.91 | ||
| Majority | 19,172 | 12.89 | |||
| Turnout | 148,737 | 75.18 | −3.77 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Gonuguntla Suryanarayana | 99,246 | 48.15 | ||
| YSRCP | Kethireddy Venkatarami Reddy | 85,035 | 44.68 | ||
| Majority | 14,211 | 7.46 | |||
| Turnout | 190,311 | 84.48 | +9.30 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kethireddy Venkatarami Reddy | 106,909 | 50.74 | ||
| TDP | Gonuguntla Suryanarayana | 91,243 | 43.31 | ||
| Majority | 15,666 | 7.43 | |||
| Turnout | 210,679 | 89.12 | +5.30 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Satya Kumar Yadav | 106,544 | 48.46 | ||
| YSRCP | Kethireddy Venkatarami Reddy | 1,02,810 | 46.76 | ||
| INC | Rangana Aswartha Narayana | 3,758 | 1.71 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,787 | 0.81 | ||
| Majority | 3,734 | 1.70 | |||
| Turnout | 2,19,848 | ||||
| BJP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. 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.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.