Giddalur (Assembly constituency)

Giddaluru is a small town in Western end of Prakasam district. It was previously included in kurnool district.

Few places worth visiting include Rangaswamy Gundam, Mahanandi, Narasimhaswamy temple, and more constructions built by Britishers in nallamalla forest.

It is a peaceful town with mixed population of Hindus, Muslims and Christians. Water scarcity is a major issue for the people living here. It has got a decent bus stand and a railway station. Health and education facilities are developing at a rapid pace. It is Located at about 150 km from Ongole.

Giddalur
Constituency
DistrictPrakasam
StateAndhra Pradesh
Current constituency
ReservationNo

Giddalur Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 12 constituencies in the Prakasam district.

Overview

It is part of the ongole Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Yerragondapalem, Darsi, Ongole, Kondapi, Markapuram and Kanigiri in Prakasam district.

Giddalur Constituency Population

Male : 110064

Female : 111090

Third Gender : 14

Total : 221168

Mandals

S.No Mandal Name
1 Bestavaripeta
2 Racherla
3 Giddalur
4 Komarolu
5 Cumbum
6 Ardhaveedu

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Giddalur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pagadala Ramaiah 50,987 58.09 +14.38
TDP Pidathala Sai Kalpana 31,505 35.90 -12.88
Majority 19,482 22.19
Turnout 87.767 71.60 +8.66
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Giddalur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Praja Rajyam Anna Venkata Rambabu 55,573 37.54
INC Bhiraboina Chandrasekhar 48,027 32.44 -25.65
TDP Linga Reddy Chegireddy 34,097 23.03 -12.87
Majority 7,546 5.10
Turnout 148,030 74.37 +2.77
Praja Rajyam gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Giddalur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Ashok Reddy Muthumula 94,413 55.33
TDP Anna Venkata Rambabu 81,520 44.77
Majority 12,893 7.08
Turnout 182,105 82.41 +8.04
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

Assembly elections 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Giddalur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Anna Venkata Rambabu 1,33,111 67.90%
TDP Ashok Reddy Muthumula 52,076 26%
Majority 81,035 41.34% 34.26%
Turnout 1,96,036 84.16% 75%
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

See also

References


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