Rajanagaram Assembly constituency
| Rajanagaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 49 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Rajanagaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | East Godavari |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajamundry |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 201,201 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Janasena Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Rajanagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in East Godavari 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 Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Bathula Balaramakrishna is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party.[3] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:
| Mandal |
|---|
| Rajanagaram |
| Seethanagaram |
| Korukonda |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pendurthi Venkatesh | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Jakkampudi Raja | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Battula Balaramakrishna | Janasena Party | |
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pendurthi Venkatesh | 51,520 | 36.14 | ||
| INC | Chituri Ravindra | 44,584 | 31.28 | ||
| PRP | Muthyala Srinivas | 38,656 | 27.12 | ||
| Majority | 6,936 | 4.86 | |||
| Turnout | 142,552 | 86.48 | |||
| TDP win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pendurthi Venkatesh | 81,476 | 50.68 | +14.54 | |
| YSRCP | J Vijaya Lakshmi | 72,589 | 45.15 | ||
| Majority | 8,887 | 5.53 | |||
| Turnout | 160,757 | 85.90 | −0.58 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Jakkampudi Raja | 90,680 | 51.29 | ||
| TDP | Pendurthi Venkatesh | 58,908 | 33.32 | ||
| JSP | Rayapureddy Prasad (Chinna) | 20,847 | 11.79 | ||
| Majority | 31,772 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,76,785 | 87.47 | |||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSP | Bathula Balaramakrishna | 105,995 | 55.51 | ||
| YSRCP | Jakkampudi Raja | 71,946 | 37.68 | ||
| INC | Mundru Venkata Srinivas | 1,901 | 1 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,975 | 1.56 | ||
| Majority | 34,049 | 17.83 | |||
| Turnout | 1,90,938 | ||||
| JSP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rajanagaram, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JSP's Bathula Balaramakrishna S/O Gangarao defeats YSRCP's Jakkampudi Raja with 34049 votes". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.