Kovvur (SC) (Assembly constituency)

Kovvur 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 Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency, along with Anaparthy, Rajanagaram, Rajahmundry City, Rajahmundry Rural, Nidadavole, and Gopalapuram.[2] Taneti Vanita is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 176,409 electors in the constituency.[4]

Kovvur (SC)
Constituency
DistrictWest Godavari
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate176,409
Current constituency
PartyYuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
MLATaneti Vanita
ReservationSC

History

It is considered a stronghold of TDP, which won all the election battles here since its inception in 1983 except in 1999 when congress won with sufficient majority. Currently, Taneti Vanita(YSR Congress) is the present kovvur constituency's MLA, who won 2019 Assembly elections against Vangalapudi Anitha(TDP) with a majority of 25,248 votes.[5]

Mandals

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

No Mandal Name
1 Kovvur
2 Chagallu
3 Tallapudi

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
1955 Alluri Bapineedu Indian National Congress
1962 Alluri Bapineedu Indian National Congress
1967 K. B. Rayudu Independent
1972 Alla Hanumantha Rao Independent
1978 Munshi Abdul Aziz Indian National Congress (I)
1983 Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao Telugu Desam Party
1985 Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao Telugu Desam Party
1989 Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao Telugu Desam Party
1994 Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao Telugu Desam Party
1999 G. S. Rao Indian National Congress
2004 Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao Telugu Desam Party
2009 T V Rama Rao Telugu Desam Party
2014 K S Jawahar Telugu Desam Party
2019 Taneti Vanitha Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovvur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao 65,329 48.26 +2.47
INC G S Rao 63,998 47.27 -3.76
Majority 1,331 28.89
Turnout 135,378 79.52 +5.33
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly Elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Kovvur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP T V Rama Rao 55,669 41.80 -6.46
INC Koyye Mosenu Raju 40,191 30.18 -17.09
Praja Rajyam Bunga Saradhi 29,285 21.99
Majority 15,478 11.62
Turnout 133,179 83.78 +4.26
TDP hold Swing

Assembly elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovvur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP K S Jawahar 74,661 51.88
YSRCP Vanita Taneti 61,916 43.02
Majority 12,745 8.86
Turnout 143,910 85.30 +1.52
TDP hold Swing

Assembly elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovvur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Vanita Taneti 79,892 52.35
TDP Vangalapudi Anitha 54,644 35.80
BSP Ravi Kumar Murthy Tamballapalli 11,677 7.65
Majority 25,248 16.54
Turnout 1,52,611 86.41 0.1
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.
  5. http://www.indiastudychannel.com/sites/109882/-Vemuluru.aspx
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