Kakinada Rural Assembly constituency
| Kakinada Rural | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 38 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Kakinada Rural Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Kakinada |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kakinada |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 249,011 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JSP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kakinada Rural Assembly constituency is a constituency in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Pantham Venkateswara Rao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSRCP party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 249,011 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The three mandals that form the assembly constituency.[2]
| Mandals |
|---|
| Kakinada (urban) mandal (Part) Kakinada(M) Ward No. 66 to 70 |
| Kakinada Rural |
| Karapa |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kurasala Kannababu | Praja Rajyam Party | |
| 2014 | Pilli Anantha Lakshmi | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Kurasala Kannababu | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Pantham Venkateswara Rao | Jana Sena Party | |
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP | Kurasala Kannababu | 53,494 | 38.25 | ||
| INC | Venkateswar Rao Nulukurthi | 45,457 | 32.50 | ||
| TDP | Satyanarayana Murthy Pilli | 28,691 | 20.59 | ||
| Majority | 8,037 | 5.05 | |||
| PRP win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pilli Anantha Lakshmi | 61,144 | 36.98 | ||
| YSRCP | Srinivasa Venu Gopala Krishna Chelluboyina | 52,096 | 31.51 | ||
| Independent | Kurasala Kannababu | 43,456 | 26.46 | ||
| Majority | 9,048 | 5.47 | |||
| Turnout | 184,487 | 74.08 | −0.5 | ||
| TDP gain from PRP | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kurasala Kannababu | 74,068 | 40.14% | ||
| TDP | Pilli Anantha Lakshmi | 65,279 | 35.38% | ||
| JSP | Pantam Venkateswara Rao (Nanaji) | 40,001 | 22.09% | ||
| Majority | 8,789 | 4.76% | |||
| Turnout | 165,338 | 74.59 | −0.75 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSP | Pantham Venkateswara Rao (Nanaji) | 134,414 | 65.11 | ||
| YSRCP | Kurasala Kannababu | 62,374 | 30.21 | ||
| INC | Pilli Satya Lakshmi | 2205 | 1.07 | ||
| Majority | 74,086 | 35.88 | |||
| Turnout | 2,06,439 | ||||
| JSP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 18, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.