Etcherla (Assembly constituency)

Etcherla Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Rajam (SC), Bobbili, Cheepurupalli, Gajapathinagaram, Nellimarla and Vizianagaram.[2] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 231,279 electors in the constituency.[3] Gorle Kiran Kumar is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[4]

Etcherla
Constituency
DistrictSrikakulam
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate231,279
Current constituency
PartyYSR Congress Party
MLAGorle Kiran Kumar
ReservationGeneral

Mandals

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

S.No Mandal Name
1 Etcherla
2 Laveru
3 Ranasthalam
4 G. Sigadam

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political Party
1967 N.A Naidu Indian National Congress
1972 Ballada Hariyappadu Independent
1978 Kothapalli Narasayya Janata Party
1983 K. Pratibha Bharati Telugu Desam Party
1985 K. Pratibha Bharati Telugu Desam Party
1989 K. Pratibha Bharati Telugu Desam Party
1994 K. Pratibha Bharati Telugu Desam Party
1999 K. Pratibha Bharati Telugu Desam Party
2004 Meesala Neelakantam Indian National Congress
2009 Meesala Neelakantam Indian National Congress
2014 Kimidi Kala Venkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
2019 Gorle Kiran Kumar YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Etcherla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Konduru Murali Mohan 58,676 52.55 +8.47
TDP Kavalipratibha Bharathi 52,987 47.45 -7.60
Majority 5,689 5.10
Turnout 111,663 76.69 +9.09
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Etcherla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Meesala Neelakantam 59,365 39.11 13.44
TDP Nayana Suryanarayana Reddy 44,350 29.22 -18.23
Praja Rajyam Kalavenkata Rao Kimidi 29,957 19.73
Majority 15,015 9.89
Turnout 151,801 80.74 +4.05
INC hold Swing

Assembly elections 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Etcherla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Kalavenkata Rao Kimidi 85,769 49.54
YSRCP Gorle Kiran Kumar 81,028 46.80
Majority 4,741 2.74
Turnout 174,001 82.77 +2.03
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Etcherla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Gorle Kiran Kumar 99,672 51.02
TDP Kimidi Kala Venkata Rao 80,961 41.44
Jana Sena Badana Venkata Janardhan 5,068 2.59
NOTA NOTA 4,628 2.37
INC Kotta Kotla Simhadri Naidu 2,135 1.09
BJP Surya Prakash Rokkam 1,022 0.52
Independent Mahanthi Satyanarayana 782 0.4
Majority
Turnout
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. 16, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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