Kothapeta (Assembly constituency)

Kothapeta Assembly constituency is a constituency in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency, along with Ramachandrapuram, Mummidivaram, Amalapuram (SC), Razole, Gannavaram and Mandapeta.[2] Chirla Jaggireddy 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 241,555 electors in the constituency.[4]

Kothapeta
Constituency
DistrictEast Godavari
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate241,555
Current constituency
PartyYSR Congress Party
MLAChirla Jaggireddy
ReservationGeneral

Mandals

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

No Mandal Name
1 Ravulapalem
2 Kothapeta
3 Atreyapuram
4 Alamuru

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
1955 Kala Venkata Rao Indian National Congress
1959 (By-Polls) Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju Indian National Congress
1962 Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju Indian National Congress
1967 Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju Indian National Congress
1972 Denduluri Bhanutilakam Indian National Congress
1978 Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju Janata Party
1983 Chirla Somasundara Reddy Telugu Desam Party
1985 I. S. Raju Telugu Desam Party
1989 Chirla Somasundara Reddy Indian National Congress
1994 Bandaru Satyananda Rao Telugu Desam Party
1999 Bandaru Satyananda Rao Telugu Desam Party
2004 Chirla Jaggi Reddy Indian National Congress
2009 Bandaru Satyananda Rao Praja Rajyam Party
2014 Chirla Jaggi Reddy YSR Congress Party
2019 Chirla Jaggi Reddy YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chirla Jaggi Reddy 54,264 51.07 +25.06
TDP Bandaru Satyananda Rao 51,000 48.93 +7.10
Majority 2,271 2.14
Turnout 106,259 79.63 +5.62
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Kothapeta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Praja Rajyam Bandaru Satyananda Rao 62,453 37.13
INC Chirla Jaggi Reddy 59,983 35.66 -15.41
TDP Subramanyam Reddy 37,250 22.15 -26.78
Majority 2,470 1.47
Turnout 168,196 80.53 +0.90
Praja Rajyam gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Chirla Jaggi Reddy 88,357 46.99
TDP Bandaru Satyananda Rao 87,644 46.61 +24.46
Majority 713 0.38
Turnout 188,051 84.24 +3.71
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Kothapeta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Chirla Jaggi reddy 82,645 40.52% -6.47
TDP Bandaru Satyananda Rao 78,607 38.54% -8.07
Jana Sena Bandaru Srinivasa Rao 35,833 17.57% N.A
Majority 4,038 1.98%
Turnout
YSRCP hold 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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