Kovur Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kovur
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (116-Kovur highlighted).png
| map_caption = Location of Kovur Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
| mla = Vemireddy Prashanti Reddy
| party = {{Party index link|Telugu Desam Party}}
| state = Andhra Pradesh
| district = Nellore
| loksabha_cons = Nellore
| reservation = None
| constituency_no = 116
| established = 1951
| electors = 264,629
| type = SLA
}}
Kovur Assembly constituency is a constituency in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Nellore Lok Sabha constituency.
Vemireddy Prashanti Reddy 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 264,629 electors in the constituency.{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf|title=Electors Summary|date=25 May 2019|website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh|access-date=24 May 2019}}{{update after|2024|6}} The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
{{srn}}
| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Mandal |
| Vidavalur |
| Kodavalur |
| Kovur |
| Buchireddipalem |
| Indukurpet |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Member ! colspan="2" | Political party |
|---|
| 1952
| Basavareddi Sankarayya | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
| 1962
| Rebala Dasaratharama Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |
| 1967
| V. Venkureddy |
| 1972
| rowspan=2 |Pellakuru Ramacandra Reddy |
| 1978 |
| 1983
| rowspan=3 |Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 1985 |
| 1989
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1994
| rowspan=2 |Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 1999 |
| 2004
| Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2009
| rowspan=2 |Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}} |
| 2012
| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}} |
| 2014
| Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}} |
| 2019
| Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}} |
| 2024
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}} |
Election results
= 2024 =
{{Election box begin | title=2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Vemireddy Prashanti Reddy
|votes = 1,30,623
|percentage = 60.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy
|votes = 76,040
|percentage = 35.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Kiran Kumar Reddy Narapareddy
|votes = 3,203
|percentage = 1.49
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,377
|percentage = 1.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 54,583
|percentage = 25.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,15,254
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = YSR Congress Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2019=
{{Election box begin | title=2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 2019 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11673-andhra-pradesh-legislative-assembly-election-2019/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy
|votes = 116,239
|percentage = 56.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy|votes=76,348|percentage=37.14|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janasena Party|candidate=T. Raghavaiah|votes=5,292|percentage=2.57|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Marem Vijayalakshmi|votes=1,481|percentage=0.72|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=39,891|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,99,360|percentage=19.66|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 264,685|change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2014=
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 2014 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4055-andhra-pradesh-2014/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy
|votes = 94,108
|percentage = 48.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy|votes=86,171|percentage=44.43|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=7,937|percentage=4.09|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=193,941|percentage=80.54|change=+6.13}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 240,902|change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = YSR Congress Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2012 by-election=
{{Election box begin | title=2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Kovur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy
|votes = 116,239
|percentage = 56.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy|votes=76,348|percentage=37.14|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=39,891|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=199,360|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2009=
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 2009 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4054-andhra-pradesh-2009/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy
|votes = 73,212
|percentage = 43.32
|change = +0.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy|votes=65,768|percentage=38.91|change=-4.13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Praja Rajyam Party|candidate=Tupakula Munemma|votes=22,624|percentage=13.39|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=7,444|percentage=4.41|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=169,009|percentage=74.41|change=-0.16}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 227,130|change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2004=
{{Election box begin | title=2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 2004 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4053-andhra-pradesh-2004/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy
|votes = 45,270
|percentage = 43.04
|change = +11.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy|votes=44,790|percentage=42.59|change=-18.39}}
{{Election box majority||votes=480|percentage=0.45|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=105,172|percentage=74.57|change=+6.34}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 141,031|change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=1999=
{{Election box begin|title=1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 1999 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4052-andhra-pradesh-1999/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=59,981|percentage=60.98% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kodandarami Reddy Jakka|party=Indian National Congress|votes=31,374|percentage=31.90%|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=28,607 |percentage=29.08% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=100,302|percentage=69.58%|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 144,157|change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
=1994=
{{Election box begin|title= 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 1994 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4051-andhra-pradesh-1994/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=60,442 |percentage=64.91% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Chevuru Deva Kumar Reddy|party=Indian National Congress|votes=25,860|percentage=27.77%|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=34,582 |percentage=37.14% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=94,230|percentage=69.74%|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 135,118|change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party |loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
=1989=
{{Election box begin|title=1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 1989 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4050-andhra-pradesh-1989/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy|party= Indian National Congress|votes=49,589 |percentage=52.81% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Papi Reddy Bezawada |party=Telugu Desam Party |votes=43,202 |percentage=46.01% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,387 |percentage=6.80% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=96,546|percentage=69.69% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 138,542|change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |loser= Telugu Desam Party |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
=1985=
{{Election box begin|title=1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 1985 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4049-andhra-pradesh-1985/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy |party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=46,503 |percentage=60.38% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devakumar Reddy Chevuru |party= Indian National Congress |votes=29,426|percentage=38.21% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=17,077|percentage=22.17% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=78,359 |percentage=66.42% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 117,968 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
=1983=
{{Election box begin|title= 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 1983 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4048-andhra-pradesh-1983/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate = Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=36,455 |percentage=51.50% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jakke Venka Reddy |party= Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=16,934|percentage=23.92% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,521 |percentage=27.58% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=74,298 |percentage=64.34% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 115,475|change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party |loser= Indian National Congress (I)|swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
=1978=
{{Election box begin|title=1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 1978 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4047-andhra-pradesh-1978/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Pellakuru Ramachandra Reddy|party= Indian National Congress (I) |votes=43,213 |percentage=57.35% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jakka Venka Reddy |party= Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=23,953 |percentage=31.79% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gunupati Ramachandra Reddy |party = Communist Party of India |votes=5,355 |percentage=7.11% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Obbareddy Dasartharami Reddy |party= Independent |votes=2,082 |percentage=2.76% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,260 |percentage=25.56% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=76,764 |percentage=72.79% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 105,460 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner= Indian National Congress (I)|loser= Indian National Congress |swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=1972=
{{Election box begin|title=1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 1972 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4046-andhra-pradesh-1972/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Pellakuru Ramachandra Reddy|party= Indian National Congress |votes=31,870 |percentage=52.92% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gunupati Ramachandra Reddy |party= Communist Party of India |votes=27,366 |percentage=45.44% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,504 |percentage=7.48% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=61,546 |percentage=65.62% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 93,794 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
=1967=
{{Election box begin|title=1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 1967 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4045-andhra-pradesh-1967/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Vemareddy Venkureddy|party= Indian National Congress |votes=31,994 |percentage=54.71% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J Kotaiah |party= Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=23,674 |percentage=40.48% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,320 |percentage=14.23% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=58,482 |percentage=74.28% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 82,972 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Indian National Congress ||loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
=1962=
{{Election box begin|title=1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{Cite web | title= 1962 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4044-andhra-pradesh-1962/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Rebala Dasaratharma Reddy|party= Indian National Congress |votes=29,914 |percentage=50.44% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate= Baswareddy Sankaraiah |party= Communist Party of India|votes=29,391 |percentage=49.56% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=523 |percentage=0.88% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=61,183 |percentage=78.91% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 77,536 |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress ||loser= Communist Party of India|swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
=1952=
{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Kovur{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Basavareddi Sankarayya |party=Communist Party of India |votes=25,435 |percentage=57.26% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=B. Seshu Reddi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,290 |percentage=20.91% |change=20.91% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kotiruraddi Veerareddi |party=Independent politician |votes=4,104 |percentage=9.24% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Morla Yanadayya |party=Independent politician |votes=1,906 |percentage=4.29% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=T. Ramakrishna |party=Independent politician |votes=1,367 |percentage=3.08% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Ramanayya |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=1,237 |percentage=2.78% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Subramanyam |party=Independent politician |votes=1,084 |percentage=2.44% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,145 |percentage=36.34% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=44,423 |percentage=63.63% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 69,817 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
See also
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