Rajahmundry Assembly constituency
{{short description|Defunct assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Rajahmundry
| type = SLA
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| map_alt =
| state = Andhra Pradesh
| district = East Godavari
| division =
| loksabha_cons = Rajahmundry
| constituency_no = 40
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| abolished = 2008
| electors = {{formatnum:116929}}
}}
Rajahmundry Assembly constituency was a constituency in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elected representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India until 2009. It was one of six assembly segments in Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency.
The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951) and abolished in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/
Overview
It was a part of Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments, namely, Burugupudi, Kadiam, Anaparthi, Ramachandrapuram, Alamuru and Kovvur.{{Cite web |title=Lok Sabha & Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2004|url=https://ceotelangana.nic.in/GE_2004/Statistical_Report_2004.pdf|website=www.ceotelangana.nic.in|language=en}}
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Member ! colspan="2" | Political party |
|---|
| 1952
| Chitturi Prabhakara Chowdary | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
| 1955
| Ambadipudi Balanageswararao | {{Full party name with color|Praja Party}} |
| 1962
| Pothula Veertabhadra Rao | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1967
| Chitturi Prabhakara Chowdary | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |
| 1972
| Bathula Mallikarjunarao | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
| 1978
| Tadavarthi Satyavathi |
| 1983
| rowspan=2 |Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 1985 |
| 1989
| A. C. Y. Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1994
| rowspan=2 |Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}} |
| 1999{{Cite web |title=Rajahmundry Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/rajahmundry-andhra-pradesh-assembly-constituency |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=resultuniversity.com}} |
| 2004{{Cite web |title=List of constituencies (District Wise) : Andhra Pradesh 2004 Election Candidate Information |url=https://myneta.info/andhraPradesh2004/ |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=myneta.info}}
| Routhu Surya Prakasa Rao | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
Election results
===1952===
{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Rajahmundry{{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=Chitturi Prabhakara Chowdary |party=Communist Party of India |votes=18,477 |percentage=40.43% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. L. Narasimha Rao |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,228 |percentage=26.76% |change=26.76% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kovvidi Linga Raju |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=11,116 |percentage=24.32% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Maduri Annapurniah |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=2,882 |percentage=6.31% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dokiburra Kantiah |party=Krishikar Lok Party |votes=996 |percentage=2.18% |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,249 |percentage=13.67% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=45,699 |percentage=64.77% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,560 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}
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Category:Former assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh
Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh
Category:East Godavari district
Category:Constituencies established in 1951
Category:1951 establishments in Madras State