Bhimavaram (Assembly constituency)

Bhimavaram (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 Achanta, Palakollu, Narasapuram, Undi, Tanuku and Tadepalligudem.[2] Grandhi Srinivas 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 246,342 electors in the constituency.[4]

Bhimavaram
Constituency
DistrictWest Godavari
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate246,342
Current constituency
PartyYSR Congress Party
MLAGrandhi Srinivas
ReservationGeneral

Mandals

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

S.No Mandal NameWards
1 Bhimavaram mandal(Bhimavaram (M+OG), Bhimavaram (M) – Ward No. 1 to 27, China-Amiram (OG) (Part) – Ward No. 28, Rayalam (R) (OG) (Part) – Ward No. 29)
2 Veeravasaram
–

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
1955 Nachu Venkata Ramaiah Indian National Congress
1962 Nachu Venkata Ramaiah Indian National Congress
1967 B Vijaya Kumar Raju Independent
1972 B Vijaya Kumar Raju Indian National Congress
1978 Kalidindi Vijayayanarasimha Raju Indian National Congress (I)
1983 Penumatcha Venkata Narasimha Raju Telugu Desam Party
1985 Penumatcha Venkata Narasimha Raju Telugu Desam Party
1989 Alluri Subhash Chandra Bose Indian National Congress
1994 Venkata Narasimha Raju Penumatsa Telugu Desam Party
1995 (By-Polls) Venkata Narasimha Raju Penumatsa Telugu Desam Party
1999 Venkata Narasimha Raju Penumatsa Telugu Desam Party
2004 Grandhi Srinivas Indian National Congress
2009 Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu Indian National Congress
2014 Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu Telugu Desam Party
2019 Grandhi Srinivas YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhimavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Grandhi Srinivas 63,939 51.03 +16.44
TDP Venkata Narasimha Raju Penumatsa 56,034 44.72 -17.67
Majority 7,905 6.31
Turnout 125,302 72.74 +8.16
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Bhimavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) 63,862 40.40 -10.63
Praja Rajyam Vegesna Suryanarayana Raju 41,763 26.42
TDP Gadiraju Satyanarayana Raju 39,818 25,19 -19.53
Majority 22,099 13.98
Turnout 158,071 81.28 +8.54
INC hold Swing

Assembly elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhimavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) 90,772 51.61
YSRCP Grandhi Srinivas 77,046 43.81
Majority 13,726 7.80
Turnout 175,871 77.94 -3.34
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhimavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Grandhi Srinivas 70,642 36.78 -7.03
Jana Sena Pawan Kalyan 62,285 32.43 +32.43
TDP Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) 54,037 28.14 -23.47
Majority 8,357 4.35
Turnout 192,061 77.97 +0.02
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. 20, 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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