Sompeta Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Former constituency of the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly, India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Sompeta

| state = Andhra Pradesh

| district = Srikakulam

| loksabha_cons = Srikakulam

| reservation = None

| established = 1951

| abolished = 2008

| type= SLA

}}

Sompeta Assembly constituency was a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh that elected representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It was one of the six assembly segments in Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=1 December 1976 |access-date=13 October 2021}}

The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951) and abolished in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year ! Member ! colspan="2" \| Political party
class="wikitable sortable"
1952 \| rowspan="4" \| Gouthu Latchanna \| {{Full party name with color\|Krishikar Lok Party\|rowspan=4}}
1955
1962
1967
1972 \| Majji Thulasi Das \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
1978 \| Gouthu Latchanna \| {{Full party name with color\|Janata Party}}
1983 \| Majji Narayana Rao \| {{Full party name with color\|Indian National Congress}}
1985{{cite web \|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4049-andhra-pradesh-1985/ \|title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1985 \|publisher=Election Commission of India \|access-date= 18 May 2022}} \| rowspan="5" \| Gouthu Syam Sunder Sivaji \| {{Full party name with color\|Telugu Desam Party\|rowspan=5}}
1989
1994
1999{{cite web \|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4052-andhra-pradesh-1999/ \|title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1999 \|publisher=Election Commission of India \|access-date= 18 May 2022}}
2004{{cite web \|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4053-andhra-pradesh-2004/ \|title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004 \|publisher=Election Commission of India \|access-date= 18 May 2022}}

Election results

=1952=

{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Sompeta{{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=Gouthu Latchanna |party=Krishikar Lok Party |votes=13,341 |percentage=33.89% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pothuru Swamy Babu |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,424 |percentage=21.40% |change=21.40% }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jagannatharajamani Raji Deo |party=Independent politician |votes=8,071 |percentage=20.51% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Marpu Padmanabham |party=Communist Party of India |votes=6,221 |percentage=15.80% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanapathi Krishnamurthy |party=Independent politician |votes=3,304 |percentage=8.39% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,917 |percentage=12.49% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=39,361 |percentage=58.17% |change= }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 67,670 |change = }}