Polavaram (ST) (Assembly constituency)

Polavaram 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 Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Unguturu, Denduluru, Eluru, Chintalapudi, Nuzvid and Kaikalur.[2] Tellam Bala Raju 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 245,483 electors in the constituency.[4]

Polavaram (ST)
Constituency
DistrictWest Godavari
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate245,483
Current constituency
PartyYSR Congress Party
MLATellam Bala Raju
ReservationST

Mandals

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

S.No Mandal Name
1 Polavaram
2 Buttayagudem
3 Jeelugumilli
4 Koyyalagudem
5 T. Narsapuram
6 Kukkunoor
7 Velerupadu

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
1955 Pusuluri Kodanad Ramayya Indian National Congress
1962 Karatam Baburao Communist Party of India
1967 K. R. Reddi Indian National Congress
1972 Kanithi Ramulu Indian National Congress
1978 Nagabhushanam Rasaputra Indian National Congress (I)
1983 Modiyam Lakshmana Rao Telugu Desam Party
1985 Modiyam Lakshmana Rao Telugu Desam Party
1987
(By-Polls)		 Badisa Durga Rao Indian National Congress
1989 Badisa Durga Rao Indian National Congress
1994 Punem Singanna Dora Telugu Desam Party
1999 Vanka Srinivasa Rao Telugu Desam Party
2004 Tellam Balaraju Indian National Congress
2009 Tellam Balaraju Indian National Congress
2012
(By-Polls)		 Tellam Balaraju YSR Congress Party
2014 Modiyam Srinivasa Rao Telugu Desam Party
2019 Tellam Balaraju YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Tellam Balaraju 66,614 53.62 +9.16
TDP Sunnam Bujji 47,772 38.45 -6.04
Majority 18,842 15.17
Turnout 124,229 74.82 +3.71
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Polavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Tellam Balaraju 50,298 34.76 -18.86
TDP Punem Singanna Dora 44,634 30.85 -7.60
Praja Rajyam Boragam Srinivasulu 36,483 25.22
Majority 5,664 3.91
Turnout 144,662 87.00 +12.18
INC hold Swing

Assembly elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Modiyam srinivasa Rao 83,767 51.05
YSRCP Tellam Balaraju 68,047 41.47
Majority 15,720 9.58
Turnout 164,079 85.99 -1.01
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Tellam Balaraju 1,10,523 51.81% +10.34
TDP Boragam Srinivasarao 68,453 32.09% -18.96
Jana Sena Churri Balaraju 13,378 6.27% +6.27
BJP Boragam Venkata Lakshmi 1119 0.52
NOTA None of the above 6,004 2.81% N/A
Majority 42,070 19.80%
Turnout 212466 86.55% +0.56
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. 20, 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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