Rajahmundry Rural 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 = Rajahmundry Rural
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (51-Rajahmundry Rural highlighted).png
| map_caption = Location of Rajahmundry Rural Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
| mla = Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary
| party = {{Party index link|Telugu Desam Party}}
| latest_election_year = 2024
| state = Andhra Pradesh
| district = East Godavari
| loksabha_cons = Rajahmundry
| reservation = None
| electors = 254,339
| established = 2008
| constituency_no = 51
| type = SLA
}}
Rajahmundry Rural Assembly constituency is a constituency in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.{{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}} It is one of the seven assembly segments of Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|date=17 December 2018|website=The Election Commission of India|pages=19, 30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003220916/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=24 May 2019}}
Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.{{cite web |title=Assembly Election 2024 |url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=24 May 2019}} As of 2024, there are a total of 254,339 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|7}} The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The mandals and wards that form the assembly constituency are:
{{srn}}
| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Mandal |
| Kadiam |
| Rajahmundry Rural |
| Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation (Ward No.1 to 6, 36 to 41 and 90) |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Member ! colspan="2" | Political party |
|---|
| 2009
| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=4}} |
| 2014
| rowspan=3 |Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary |
| 2019 |
| 2024 |
Election results
= 2024 =
{{Election box begin | title=2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajahmundry Rural{{cite news |title=General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S0151.htm |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-date=}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary
|votes = 129,060
|percentage = 63.87
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = C. V. Krishna
|votes = 64,970
|percentage = 32.15
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Balepalli Muralidhar
|votes = 2,728
|percentage = 1.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None Of The Above
|votes = 2,699
|percentage = 1.34
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 64,090
|percentage = 32.17
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,99,219
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser = YSR Congress Party
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= 2019 =
{{Election box begin | title=2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajahmundry Rural}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary
|votes = 74,166
|percentage = 39.28
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = Akula Veerraju
|votes = 63,762
|percentage = 33.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janasena Party
|candidate = Kandula Durgesh
|votes = 42,685
|percentage = 22.61
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,404
|percentage = 5.51
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
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{{Election box end}}
= 2014 =
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajahmundry Rural}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary
|votes = 87,540
|percentage = 52.22
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = Akula Veerraju
|votes = 69481
|percentage = 41.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,058
|percentage = 10.77
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 167,626
|percentage = 73.85
|chance = +1.15
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
= 2009 =
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajahmundry Rural}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Chandana Ramesh
|votes = 44,617
|percentage = 32.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Praja Rajyam Party
|candidate = Ravanam Swami Naidu
|votes = 43,070
|percentage = 31.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = J. Vijaya Lakshmi
|votes = 38,340
|percentage = 27.83
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,547
|percentage = 1.12
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 137,742
|percentage = 72.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh
Category:East Godavari district
Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh