Kovur (Assembly constituency)

Kovur Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 10 constituencies in the Nellore district.

Kovur
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictNellore
Total electors2,64,629
ReservationNo
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLANallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy
PartyYSR Congress Party

Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy of YSR Congress Party is currently representing the constituency.

Overview

It is part of the Nellore Lok Sabha constituency along with other six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Kandukur in Prakasam district, Kavali, Atmakur, Nellore City, Nellore Rural and Udayagiri in Nellore district.

Mandals

Mandal
Vidavalur
Kodavalur
Kovur
Buchireddipalem
Indukurpet


Members of Legislative Assembly Buchireddipalem

Year Member Political party
1955 Basavareddi Sankarayya Communist Party of India
1962 Swarna Vemayya Communist Party of India

Members of Legislative Assembly Kovur

Year Member Political party
1952 Basavareddi Sankarayya Communist Party of India
1962 Rebala Dasaratharama Reddy Indian National Congress
1967 V. Venkureddy Indian National Congress
1972 Pellakuru Ramacandra Reddy Indian National Congress
1978 Pellakuru Ramacandra Reddy Indian National Congress
1983 Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy Telugu Desam Party
1985 Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy Telugu Desam Party
1989 Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy Indian National Congress
1994 Nallapareddy Prasannakumar Reddy Telugu Desam Party
1999 Nallapareddy Prasannakumar Reddy Telugu Desam Party
2004 Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy Indian National Congress
2009 Nallapareddy Prasannakumar Reddy Telugu Desam Party
2012 (By-Poll) Nallapareddy Prasannakumar Reddy YSR Congress Party
2014 Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy Telugu Desam Party
2019 Nallapareddy Prasannakumar Reddy YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Kovur[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Basavareddi Sankarayya 25,435 57.26%
INC B. Seshu Reddi 9,290 20.91% 20.91%
Independent Kotiruraddi Veerareddi 4,104 9.24%
Independent Morla Yanadayya 1,906 4.29%
Independent T. Ramakrishna 1,367 3.08%
Socialist K. Ramanayya 1,237 2.78%
Independent V. Subramanyam 1,084 2.44%
Margin of victory 16,145 36.34%
Turnout 44,423 63.63%
Registered electors 69,817
CPI win (new seat)

Assembly Elections 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovuru
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy 45,270 43.04 +11.14
TDP Nallapareddy Prasannakumar Reddy 44,790 42.59 -18.39
Majority 480 0.45
Turnout 105,172 74.57 +6.34
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Kovuru
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Nallapareddy Prasannakumar Reddy 73,212 43.32 +0.73
INC Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy 65,768 38.91 -4.13
PRP Tupakula Munemma 22,624 13.39
Majority 8,444 4.41
Turnout 169,009 74.41 -0.16
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly By-Elections 2012

2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly By-election: Kovur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Nalapareddy Prasannakumar Reddy 116,239 56.55
TDP Chandra Mohan Reddy Somireddy 76,348 37.14
Majority 39,891
Turnout 199,360
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Kovuru
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy 94,108 48.52
YSRCP Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy 86,171 44.43
Majority 7,937 4.09
Turnout 193,941 80.54 +6.13
TDP gain from YSRCP Swing

Assembly Elections 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kovur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy 126,239 56.55
TDP Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy 76,348 37.14
Jana Sena T. Raghavaiah 5,292 2.57
BJP Marem Vijayalakshmi 1,481 0.72
Majority 39,891
Turnout 199,360
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

See also

References

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.


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