Gudur is a Scheduled Caste[1] reserved constituency in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency.
| Gudur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 120 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
 Location of Gudur Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Tirupati |
| LS constituency | Tirupati |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 236,496 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Pasam Sunil Kumar is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 236,496 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
edit| Mandal |
|---|
| Gudur |
| Chillakur |
| Kota |
| Vakadu |
| Chittamur |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Pelleti Gopalakrishna Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1955 | Pelleti Gopalakrishna Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Pelleti Gopalakrishna Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | V. Ramachandra Reddy | Independent | |
| 1972 | Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy | ||
| 1978 | Patra Prakasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Ogi Masthanaiah | Independent | |
| 1985 | Balli Durga Prasad Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989 | Patra Prakasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Balli Durga Prasad Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Patra Prakasa Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Balli Durga Prasad Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Pasam Sunil Kumar | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli | ||
| 2024 | Pasam Sunil Kumar | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
edit1952
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pellati Gopalakrishna Reddy | 18,175 | 40.94% | 40.94% | |
| Independent | Katamareddy Raja Rami Reddy | 15,052 | 33.90% | ||
| CPI | Chani Chinna Subbiah | 7,376 | 16.61% | ||
| KMPP | Guddeti Veerasubramahyam | 2,658 | 5.99% | ||
| Independent | Tatiparthi Peter Luthar | 1,137 | 2.56% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,123 | 7.03% | |||
| Turnout | 44,398 | 63.32% | |||
| Registered electors | 70,116 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Patra Prakasa Rao | 62,809 | 52.28 | +11.79 | |
| TDP | Dr. Vukkala Rajeswaramma | 53,978 | 44.93 | −6.70 | |
| Majority | 8,831 | 7.35 | |||
| Turnout | 120,132 | 71.79 | +6.22 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Balli Durga Prasda Rao | 64,330 | 42.09 | −2.84 | |
| INC | Panabaka Krishnaiah | 53,092 | 34.74 | −17.54 | |
| PRP | Babu Ravindra Manapati | 27,318 | 17.87 | ||
| Majority | 11,238 | 7.35 | |||
| Turnout | 152,836 | 72.55 | +0.76 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Pasam Sunil Kumar | 80,698 | 48.01 | ||
| TDP | Dr.Bathala Radha Jyothsna Latha | 71,650 | 42.63 | +0.54 | |
| Majority | 9,048 | 5.38 | |||
| Turnout | 168,083 | 78.11 | +5.46 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli | 109,759 | 59.58 | +11.57 | |
| TDP | Pasam Sunil Kumar | 64,301 | 34.90 | ||
| Majority | 45,459 | 24.70 | |||
| Turnout | 1,84,230 | 77.90 | |||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pasam Sunil Kumar | 102,675 | 52.77 | ||
| YSRCP | Meriga Muralidhar | 81483 | 41.88 | ||
| INC | Dr. U. Ramakrishna Rao | 3308 | 1.7 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 3129 | 1.61 | ||
| Majority | 21192 | 10.89 | |||
| Turnout | 194565 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "TABLE B - Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. The Election Commission of India. p. 31.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.