Vemuru Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Vemuru

| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (89- highlighted).png

| map_caption = Location of Vemuru Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh

| mla = Nakka Ananda Babu

| party = {{Party index link|Telugu Desam Party}}

| latest_election_year = 2024

| state = Andhra Pradesh

| district = Bapatla

| loksabha_cons = Bapatla

| reservation = SC

| constituency_no = 89

| electors = 194,748

| established = 1955

| type = SLA

}}

Vemuru Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Bapatla 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|format=PDF|access-date=24 May 2019}} It is one of the seven assembly segments of Bapatla 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=22, 31|format=PDF|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}}

Nakka Ananda Babu is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.{{cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm|title=Assembly Election 2019|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=24 May 2019}} As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 194,748 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}} The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

Mandals{{srn}}

class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
Vemuru
Kollur
Tsundur
Bhattiprolu
Amruthalur

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Member

! colspan="2" | Political party

1955

| rowspan=2 |Kalluri Chandramouli

| {{Full party name with color| Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

1962
1967

| rowspan=3 |Yadlapati Venkata Rao

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

1972
1978

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}" |

| Indian National Congress (I)

1983

| N. Bhaskara Rao

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

1985

| Kodali Veeraiah

1989

| Alapati Dharma Rao

| {{Full party name with color| Indian National Congress}}

1994

| rowspan=2 |Alapati Rajendra Prasad

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

1999
2004

| Satishpaul Raj

| {{Full party name with color| Indian National Congress}}

2009

| rowspan=2 |Nakka Ananda Babu

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

2014
2019

| Merugu Nagarjuna

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

2024

| Nakka Ananda Babu

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

Election results

= 2024 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Nakka Ananda Babu

|votes = 94,922

|percentage = 54.92

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = YSR Congress Party

|candidate = Varikuti Ashok Babu

|votes = 72,901

|percentage = 42.18

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = NOTA

|candidate = None Of The Above

|votes = 1,763

|percentage = 1.02

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 22,021

|percentage = 12.73

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,72,851

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Telugu Desam Party

|loser = YSR Congress Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2019=

{{Election box begin | title=2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru{{cite web |title=The Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part-V Extraordinary |url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/GE_2014/(GE,%202014)%20-%20DUE%20Constitution%20(APLA_ELECTED%20List).pdf |website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=13 June 2019 |location=Hyderabad |page=14 |format=PDF |date=20 May 2014}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=Merugu Nagarjuna|votes=81,671|percentage=47.59|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Nakka Ananda Babu|votes=71,672|percentage=41.76|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janasena Party|candidate=Appikatla Bharat Bhushan|votes=13,038|percentage=7.60|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=9,999|percentage=5.83|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=171,618|percentage=87.52|change=+1.95}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 195,274 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = YSR Congress Party

|loser = Telugu Desam Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin | title=2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Nakka Ananda Babu|votes=77,222|percentage=48.89|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=Merugu Nagarjuna|votes=75,095|percentage=47.54|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=2,127|percentage=1.35|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=158,723|percentage=85.57|change=+3.87}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 185,485 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Telugu Desam Party

|loser =

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2009=

{{Election box begin | title=2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Nakka Ananda Babu|votes=55,168|percentage=37.86|change=-6.90}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Merugu Nagarjuna|votes=52,938|percentage=36.33|change=-17.07}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Praja Rajyam Party|candidate=Kathi Padma Rao|votes=23,356|percentage=16.03|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=2,230|percentage=1.53|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=145,710|percentage=82.03|change=-0.47}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 177,633 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Telugu Desam Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin | title=2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Satishpaul Raj|votes=52,756|percentage=53.40|change=+14.26}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Alapati Rajendra Prasad|votes=44,035|percentage=44.58|change=-14.29}}

{{Election box majority||votes=8,721|percentage=8.82|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=98,823|percentage=82.53|change=+14.12}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 119,747 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Telugu Desam Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

===1999===

{{Election box begin|title= 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Alapati Rajendra Prasad|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=56,523 |percentage=58.87% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Alapati Dharma Rao|party=Indian National Congress|votes=37,576|percentage=39.14%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,947 |percentage=19.73% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=98,018|percentage=69.81%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 140,407 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party|loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

===1994===

{{Election box begin|title= 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Alapati Rajendra Prasad|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=46,226 |percentage=49.76% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Alapati Dharma Rao|party=Indian National Congress|votes=36,302|percentage=38.79%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,194 |percentage=10.97% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=94,374|percentage=74.06%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,27,433 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party|loser= Indian National Congress|swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

===1989===

{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Alapati Dharma Rao|party= Indian National Congress |votes=50,779 |percentage=54.90% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Yadlapati Venkata Rao|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes=40,952|percentage=44.28%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,827 |percentage=10.62% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=94,726|percentage=72.44%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 130,758 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress|loser= Telugu Desam Party |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1985=

{{Election box begin|title= 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Veeraiah Kodali|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=43,098 |percentage=54.39% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Prasad Rao P.L.V|party=Indian National Congress|votes=34,982|percentage=44.15%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,116 |percentage=10.24% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=79,998|percentage=69.67%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 114,816 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party|loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

===1983===

{{Election box begin|title= 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=N. Bhaskara Rao|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=48,268 |percentage=63.83% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Yadlapati Venkata Rao|party=Indian National Congress|votes=23,623|percentage=31.24%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=24,645 |percentage=32.59% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=76,709|percentage=70.22%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 109,247 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party|loser= Indian National Congress (I)|swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

===1978===

{{Election box begin|title= 1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Yadlapati Venkata Rao|party= Indian National Congress (I)|votes=34,624 |percentage=42.92% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Veeraiah Kodali|party=Janata Party|votes=34,118|percentage=42.29%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=506 |percentage=0.63% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=82,095|percentage=78.15%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 105,050 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress (I)||loser= Swatantra Party |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

===1972===

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Yadlapati Venkata Rao|party= Swatantra Party|votes=29,692 |percentage=45.22% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Lankapalli Raghavaiah|party=Indian National Congress|votes=28,395|percentage=43.24%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,297 |percentage=1.98% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=66,746|percentage=75.22%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 88,729 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Swatantra Party ||loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

===1967===

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Yadlapati Venkata Rao|party= Swatantra Party|votes=35,130 |percentage=53.66% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=V.Nannapaneni|party=Indian National Congress|votes=30,333|percentage=46.34%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,797 |percentage=7.33% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=67,063|percentage=83.84%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 79,992 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Swantantra Party ||loser= Indian National Congress|swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1962=

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Kalluri Chandramouli|party= Indian National Congress |votes=23,264 |percentage=43.51% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= Yadlapati Venkata Rao|party=Swatantra Party|votes=16,245|percentage=30.38%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,019 |percentage=13.13% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=54,813|percentage=77.31%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,903 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Indian National Congress ||loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1955=

{{Election box begin|title= 1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Kalluri Chandramouli|party= Indian National Congress |votes=33,137|percentage=67.84% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= Gorikapudi Joseph|party=Communist Party of India|votes=15,709|percentage=32.16%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=17,428 |percentage=35.68% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=48,846|percentage=76.98%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 63,450 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress ||loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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Further reading

  • {{Cite web | title= AP Past Election Statistics |url=https://eci.gov.in/past-elections-statistics/| access-date=17 Jan 2020 | publisher=Election Commission of India | language=en}}

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