Rajanagaram 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 = Rajanagaram
| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (49-Rajanagaram highlighted).png
| map_caption = Location of Rajanagaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
| mla = Bathula Balaramakrishna
| party = Janasena Party
| latest_election_year = 2024
| state = Andhra Pradesh
| district = East Godavari
| loksabha_cons = Rajamundry
| reservation = None
| electors = 201,201
| established = 2008
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 49
}}
Rajanagaram 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}}
Bathula Balaramakrishna is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Rajanagaram, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JSP's Bathula Balaramakrishna S/O Gangarao defeats YSRCP's Jakkampudi Raja with 34049 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/rajanagaram-andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-2548239-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=India Today |language=en}} {{update after|2024|6}} The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:
{{srn}}
| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Mandal |
| Rajanagaram |
| Seethanagaram |
| Korukonda |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
= 2009 =
{{Election box begin | title=2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajanagaram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Pendurthi Venkatesh
|votes = 51,520
|percentage = 36.14
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Chituri Ravindra|votes=44,584|percentage=31.28|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Praja Rajyam Party|candidate=Muthyala Srinivas|votes=38,656|percentage=27.12|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=6,936|percentage=4.86|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=142,552|percentage=86.48|change=}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2014 =
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajanagaram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = Pendurthi Venkatesh
|votes = 81,476
|percentage = 50.68
|change = +14.54
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=J Vijaya Lakshmi|votes=72,589|percentage=45.15|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=8,887|percentage=5.53|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=160,757|percentage=85.90|change=-0.58}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Telugu Desam Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2019 =
{{Election box begin | title=2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajanagaram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=Jakkampudi Raja|votes= 90,680 |percentage=51.29|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Pendurthi Venkatesh|votes=58,908|percentage=33.32|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janasena Party|candidate=Rayapureddy Prasad (Chinna)|votes=20,847|percentage=11.79|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=31,772|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,76,785|percentage=87.47|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link||winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2024 =
{{Election box begin | title=2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajanagaram{{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-S0149.htm |accessdate=4 June 2024 |date=4 June 2024}} }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Janasena Party
|candidate = Bathula Balaramakrishna
|votes = 1,05,995
|percentage = 55.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSRCP|candidate=Jakkampudi Raja|votes=71,946|percentage=37.68|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Mundru Venkata Srinivas|votes=1,901|percentage=1|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=NOTA|candidate=None Of The Above|votes=2,975|percentage=1.56|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=34,049|percentage=17.83|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,90,938|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janasena Party
|loser = YSR Congress Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh
Category:East Godavari district
Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh