Polavaram | |
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Constituency No. 67 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Location of Polavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Eluru |
LS constituency | Eluru |
Established | 1955 |
Total electors | 245,483 |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | JSP |
Elected year | 2024 |
Polavaram Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Eluru 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 Eluru Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Chirri Balaraju is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party.[3] [needs update] The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).
Mandals
The 7 mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
Mandal |
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Polavaram |
Buttayagudem |
Jeelugumilli |
Koyyalagudem |
T.Narasapuram |
Kukkunoor |
Velerupadu |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Year | Member | Political party | |
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1955 | Pusuluri Kodanad Ramayya | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | Karatam Baburao | Communist Party of India | |
1967 | K. R. Reddi | Indian National Congress | |
1972 | Kanithi Ramulu | ||
1978 | Nagabhushanam Rasaputra | Indian National Congress (I) | |
1983 | Modiyam Lakshmana Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
1985 | |||
1987 | Badisa Durga Rao | Indian National Congress | |
1989 | |||
1994 | Punem Singanna Dora | Telugu Desam Party | |
1999 | Vanka Srinivasa Rao | ||
2004 | Tellam Balaraju | Indian National Congress | |
2009 | |||
2012 | YSR Congress Party | ||
2014 | Modiyam Srinivasa Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
2019 | Tellam Balaraju | YSR Congress Party | |
2024 | Chirri Balaraju | Jana Sena Party |
Election results
2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JSP | Chirri Balaraju | 101,453 | 46.33 | ||
YSRCP | Tellam Rajya Lakshmi | 93,518 | 42.70 | ||
INC | Srujana Duvvela | 3,568 | 1.63 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 5,611 | 2.56 | ||
Majority | 7,935 | 3.63 | |||
Turnout | 2,18,999 | ||||
JSP gain from YSRCP | Swing |
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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YSRCP | Tellam Balaraju | 110,523 | |||
TDP | Boragam Srinivasarao | 68,453 | 32.09 | −18.96 | |
JSP | Chirri Balaraju | 13,378 | 6.27 | +6.27 | |
BJP | Boragam Venkata Lakshmi | 1,119 | 0.52 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 6,004 | 2.81 | N/A | |
Majority | 42,070 | 19.80 | |||
Turnout | 212,466 | 86.55 | +0.56 | ||
YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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TDP | Modiyam srinivasa Rao | 83,767 | 51.05 | ||
YSRCP | Tellam Balaraju | 68,047 | 41.47 | ||
Majority | 15,720 | 9.58 | |||
Turnout | 164,079 | 85.99 | −1.01 | ||
TDP gain from INC | Swing |
2009
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Tellam Balaraju | 50,298 | 34.76 | −18.86 | |
TDP | Punem Singanna Dora | 44,634 | 30.85 | −7.60 | |
PRP | Boragam Srinivasulu | 36,483 | 25.22 | ||
Majority | 5,664 | 3.91 | |||
Turnout | 144,662 | 87.00 | +12.18 | ||
INC hold | Swing |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Tellam Balaraju | 66,614 | 53.62 | +9.16 | |
TDP | Sunnam Bujji | 47,772 | 38.45 | −6.04 | |
Majority | 18,842 | 15.17 | |||
Turnout | 124,229 | 74.82 | +3.71 | ||
INC gain from TDP | Swing |
See also
References
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 20, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Polavaram Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.