Achanta (Assembly constituency)

Achanta Assembly constituency is a constituency in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasapuram (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Palakollu, Narasapuram, Bhimavaram, Undi, Tanuku and Tadepalligudem.[2] Cherukuvada Sriranganadha Raju is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 174,229 electors in the constituency.[4]

Achanta
Constituency
DistrictWest Godavari
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate174,229
Current constituency
PartyYSR Congress Party
MLACherukuvada Sriranganadha Raju
ReservationGeneral

Mandals

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

S.No Mandal Name
1 Penugonda
2 Achanta
3 Penumantra
4 Poduru (Part)

Members of 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 Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1994 Digupati Raja Gopal Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1999 Johar Mocharla Telugu Desam Party
2004 Peethala Sujatha Telugu Desam Party
2009 Pithani Satyanarayana Indian National Congress
2014 Pithani Satyanarayana Telugu Desam Party
2019 Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 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

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

Assembly elections 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

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

See also

References
  1. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "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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