| Gajapathinagaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 16 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Gajapathinagaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Vizianagaram |
| LS constituency | Vizianagaram |
| Established | 1955 |
| Total electors | 197,474 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent Kondapalli Srinivas | |
| Party |  TDP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Gajapathinagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.
Kondapalli Srinivas is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 197,474 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).
Mandals
The five mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
| Mandal |
|---|
| Gajapathinagaram |
| Bondapalli |
| Gantyada |
| Dattirajeru |
| Jami |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kusum Gajapathiraju | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1959 by-election | Taddi Sanayasi Naidu | Independent | |
| 1962 | Swatantra Party | ||
| 1967 | Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju | Independent | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1978 | Vangapandu Narayanappala Naidu | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Jampana Satyanarayana Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Vangapandu Narayanappala Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Aruna Padala | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | Taddi Sanyasi Appala Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Aruna Padala | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | Botcha Appalanarasayya | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Kondapalli Appala Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Botcha Appalanarasayya | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Kondapalli Srinivas | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Aruna Padala | 45,530 | 47.80 | +13.37 | |
| INC | Narayana Appala Naidu Vangapandu | 35,168 | 36.92 | −2.96 | |
| Majority | 10,362 | 10.88 | |||
| Turnout | 95,251 | 78.73 | +2.38 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Botcha Appalanarasayya | 66,670 | 44.31 | −3.49 | |
| TDP | Aruna Padala | 38,996 | 25.92 | −11.00 | |
| PRP | Kadubandi Srinivasarao | 35,537 | 23.62 | ||
| Majority | 27,674 | 18.39 | |||
| Turnout | 150,465 | 83.71 | +4.98 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kondapalli Appala Naidu | 65,118 | 40.97 | ||
| YSRCP | Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao | 45,694 | 28.75 | ||
| INC | Appalanarasayya Botcha | 44,325 | 27.89 | ||
| Majority | 19,423 | 12.22 | |||
| Turnout | 159,713 | 85.46 | +1.75 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Botcha Appalanarasayya | 93,270 | 54.12 | ||
| TDP | Appalanaidu Kondapalli | 66,259 | 38.45 | ||
| Majority | 27,011 | 12.22 | |||
| Turnout | 159,713 | 85.46 | +1.75 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kondapalli Srinivas | 98,051 | 54.99 | ||
| YSRCP | Botcha Appalanarasayya | 72,750 | 40.8 | ||
| INC | Dola Srinivas | 1,315 | 0.74 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,729 | 2.09 | ||
| Majority | 25,301 | 14.18 | |||
| Turnout | 1,78,313 | ||||
| TDP 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. 17, 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 24 May 2019.
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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