Machilipatnam
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Machilipatnam Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKrishna
LS constituencyMachilipatnam
Established2008
Total electors184,506
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected year2019

Machilipatnam Assembly constituency is a constituency in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Perni Venkataramaiah is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 184,506 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Mandals

Machilipatnam mandal is the only mandal that forms the assembly constituency.[2]


Mandal
Machilipatnam mandal

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Bandar)

Year Member Political party
1952 G. Anjeneyulu Communist Party of India
1955 Kolipara Vankataramanayya Indian National Congress
1959 (By-poll) Dr. Rallapalli Achyutha Ramaiah
1962 Pedasingu Lakshmana Rao Independent
1967 Pedasingu Lakshmana Rao Indian National Congress
1972
1978 Vaddi Ranga Rao Janata Party
1983 Borra Venkataswami Telugu Desam Party
1984 (By-poll) Vaddi Ranga Rao
1985
1989 Perni Krishna Murthy Indian National Congress
1994 Ambati Brahmanaiah Telugu Desam Party
1999 Nadakuditi Narasimha Rao
2004 Perni Venkataramaiah Indian National Congress

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Machilipatnam)

Year Member Political party
2009 Perni Venkataramaiah Indian National Congress
2014 Kollu Ravindra Telugu Desam Party
2019 Perni Venkataramaiah YSR Congress Party

Election results

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Machilipatnam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Perni Venkataramaiah 48,580 37.87
TDP Kollu Ravindra 37,181 28.98
PRP Vedavyas Buragadda 34,124 27.38
INC win (new seat)

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Machilipatnam[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Kollu Ravindra 75,209 53.43
YSRCP Perni Venkataramaiah 59,403 42.2
Majority 15,806 11.2
Turnout
TDP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Machilipatnam[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Perni Venkataramaiah 66,141 44.36
TDP Kollu Ravindra 60,290 40.44
JSP Bandi Rama Krishna 18,807 12.61
Majority 5,932 8.96
Turnout 147,180 79.77
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 21, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Constituency: Machilipatnam (2014)". Empowering India. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Constituency: Machilipatnam (2019)". Empowering India. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

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