Palakonda (ST) (Assembly constituency)

Palakonda Assembly constituency is an ST reserved constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Kurupam (ST), Salur, Paderu (ST) and Rampachodavaram.[2] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 184,414 electors in the constituency.[3] Viswasarayi Kalavathi is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party.[4]

Palakonda (ST)
Constituency
DistrictSrikakulam
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate184,414
Current constituency
PartyYuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
MLAViswasarayi Kalavathi
ReservationST

Mandals

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

S.No Mandal Name
1 Palakonda
2 Seethampeta
3 Veeraghattam
4 Bhamini

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
1955 Pydi Narasimhapparao Independent
1962 Kemburu Suryanarayana Naidu Swatantra Party
1967 J. Joji Swatantra Party
1972 Kottapalli Narasayya Indian National Congress
1978 Kambala Rajaratnam Janata Party
1983 Syama Rao Gonipati Telugu Desam Party
1985 Tale Bhadrayya Telugu Desam Party
1989 Amruta Kumari P.J. Indian National Congress
1994 Tale Bhadrayya Telugu Desam Party
1999 Amruta Kumari P.J. Independent
2004 Kambala Jogulu Telugu Desam Party
2009 Nimmaka Sugreevulu Indian National Congress
2014 Viswasarayi Kalavathi Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
2019 Viswasarayi Kalavathi Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakonda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Kambala Jogulu 42,327 53.34 +21.89
INC T Rajababu 30,703 38.69 +7.29
Majority 11,624 14.65
Turnout 79,347 72.52 +9.08
TDP gain from Independent Swing

Assembly Elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Palakonda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nimmaka Sugreevulu 45,909 42.43 +3.74
TDP Gopalarao Nimmaka 29,759 27.50 -25.84
Praja Rajyam Viswasarayi Kalavathi 21,725 20.08
Majority 16,150 14.93
Turnout 108,295 69.75 -2.77
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakonda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Viswasarayi Kalavathi 55,337 45.57
TDP Jaya Krishna Nimmaka 53,717 44.24
Majority 1,620 1.33
Turnout 121.428 72.22 +2.47
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakonda
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Viswasarayi Kalavathi 72054 64
TDP Jaya Krishna Nimmaka 54,074 39.55
NOTA None of the above 3548 2.6%
CPI (M) Dvg Sankar Rao 3343 2.45%
BJP Sunita Tadangi 1169 0.86
Majority 17980
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. 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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