Raptadu 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 = Raptadu

| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (155-Raptadu highlighted).png

| map_caption = Location of Raptadu Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh

| mla = Paritala Sunitha

| party = Telugu Desam Party

| latest_election_year = 2024

| state = Andhra Pradesh

| district = Anantapur

| loksabha_cons = Hindupur

| reservation = None

| incumbent_image = Paritala Suneetha.jpg

| electors = 245,435

| established = 2008

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 155

}}

Raptadu Assembly constituency is a constituency in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Hindupur Lok Sabha constituency.

Paritala Sunitha 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 2019 |url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=24 May 2019}} As of 2019, there are a total of 245,435 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|format=PDF|access-date=24 May 2019}}{{update after|2024|7}} The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Mandals

Atmakur, Raptadu, Kanaganapalli, C. K. Palli and RamagiriMandals, Anantapur Rural Mandal

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Member

! colspan="2" | Political party

2009

| rowspan=2 |Paritala Sunitha

| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}

2014
2019

| Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy

| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}

2024

| Paritala Sunitha

| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}

Election results

= 2009=

{{Election box begin | title=2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Raptadu{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/andhra-pradesh/raptadu-election-result-s01a155/ | title=Raptadu Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Raptadu Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Paritala Sunitha

|votes = 64,559

|percentage = 45.35

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = YSRCP

|candidate = Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy

|votes = 62,852

|percentage = 44.15

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,707

|percentage = 1.20

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 142,368

|percentage = 77.16

|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: Raptadu{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/andhra-pradesh/raptadu-election-result-s01a155/ | title=Raptadu Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Raptadu Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Paritala Sunitha

|votes = 91,394

|percentage = 51.00

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = YSR Congress Party

|candidate = Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy

|votes = 83,620

|percentage = 46.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,774

|percentage = 4.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 179,941

|percentage = 84.50

|change =

}}

{{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: Raptadu{{cite web | url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/andhra-pradesh/raptadu-election-result-s01a155/ | title=Raptadu Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Raptadu Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = YSR Congress Party

|candidate = Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy

|votes = 1,11,201

|percentage = 55.00

|change = +8.30

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Paritala Sreeram

|votes = 85,626

|percentage = 42.35

|change = -8.65

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 25,575

|percentage = 12.65

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,02,180

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = YSR Congress

|loser = Telugu Desam Party|Telugu desam

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

= 2024 =

{{Election box begin | title=2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Raptadu}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Paritala Sunitha

|votes = 1,16,140

|percentage = 53.48

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = YSRCP

|candidate = Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy

|votes = 92,811

|percentage = 42.74

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Adi Andhra Sankaraiah

|votes = 3,456

|percentage = 1.59

|change

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = NOTA

|candidate = None Of The Above

|votes = 1,706

|percentage = 0.78

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 23,329

|percentage = 10.74

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 2,17,157

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Telugu Desam Party

|loser = YSR Congress Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References