Bapatla (Assembly constituency)
Bapatla (Assembly constituency) is a constituency in bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] As per the Delimitation Orders (2008), the constituency covers Bapatla mandal, Pittalavanipalem mandal and Karlapalem mandals. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Vemuru Repalle, Parchur, Addanki, Chirala and Santhanuthalapadu.[2] Kona Raghupathi is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 183,917 electors in the constituency.[4]
| Bapatla | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | bapatla |
| Total electors | 183,917 |
| Reservation | General |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Kona Raghupathi |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Mandals
| Mandal |
|---|
| Bapatla |
| Pittalavanipalem |
| Karlapalem |
Members of legislative assembly
Kona Raghupathi is the present MLA of the constituency representing the YSR Congress Party.[5][6] He defeated Annam Satish Prabhakar of Telugu Desam Party in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections.[7]
| MLA | Political party | Span | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kona Raghupathi | YSR Congress Party | (2019 – till date) | |
| Kona Raghupathi | YSR Congress Party | (2014 – 2019) | |
| Gade Venkata Reddy | Indian National Congress | (2009 – 2014) | |
| Gade Venkata Reddy | Indian National Congress | (2004 – 2009) | |
| Anantha Varma Manthena | Telugu Desam Party | (1999 – 2004) | |
| Seshagiri Rao | Telugu Desam Party | (1994 – 1999) | |
| Chirala Govardhana Reddy | Indian National Congress | (1989 – 1994) | |
| Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | Telugu Desam Party | (1985 – 1989) | |
| C.V.Ramaraju | Independent politician | (1983 – 1985) | |
| Kona Prabhakara Rao | Indian National Congress | (1978 – 1983) | |
| Kona Prabhakara Rao | Indian National Congress | (1972 – 1978) | |
| Kona Prabhakara Rao | Indian National Congress | (1967 – 1972) | |
| Kommineni Venkateswararao | Indian National Congress | (1962 – 1967) | |
| Mantena Venkataraju | Indian National Congress | (1955 – 1962) | |
| Vemmulapalli Srikrishna | Indian National Congress | (1952 – 1952) | |
Assembly elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kona Raghupathi | ||||
| TDP | Annam Satish Prabhakar | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kona Raghupathi | 79,836 | |||
| TDP | Annam Satish Prabhakar | 64,637 | |||
| Majority | 15,199 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
Source: Constituency results[7]
Assembly elections 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Vemmulapalli Srikrishna | 22,806 | 35.73% | ||
| INC | Nankena Venkataraju | 20,399 | 31.96% | 31.96% | |
| KLP | Goavada Prandhamayya | 16,273 | 25.49% | ||
| AIFB | Velagan Lakshmi Sundara Rao | 1,171 | 1.83% | ||
| Independent | Vamavarapu Venkateswarlu | 1,124 | 1.76% | ||
| Independent | Bendapudi Narayana Rao | 1,076 | 1.69% | ||
| Independent | C. L. Daniel | 986 | 1.54% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,407 | 3.77% | |||
| Turnout | 63,835 | 74.93% | |||
| Registered electors | 85,198 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 22, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "MLA". AP State Portal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- "Bapatla Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- "Repalle Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- "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.