Gajapathinagaram Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India
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Gajapathinagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram 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 Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
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| Gajapathinagaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 16 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Gajapathinagaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Vizianagaram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vizianagaram |
| Established | 1955 |
| Total electors | 197,474 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kondapalli Srinivas is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 197,474 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).
Mandals
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kusum Gajapathiraju | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1959 by-election | Taddi Sanayasi Naidu | Independent | |
| 1962 | Swatantra Party | ||
| 1967 | Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju | Independent | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1978 | Vangapandu Narayanappala Naidu | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Jampana Satyanarayana Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Vangapandu Narayanappala Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Padala Aruna | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | Taddi Sanyasi Appala Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Padala Aruna | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | Botcha Appalanarasayya | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Kondapalli Appala Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Botcha Appalanarasayya | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Kondapalli Srinivas | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kondapalli Srinivas | 98,051 | 54.99% |  | |
| YSRCP | Appalanarasayya Botcha | 72,750 | 40.08% |  | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,729 | 2.09% | | |
| Turnout | | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,06,510 | | |||
| Majority | 25,301 | 14.91 | |||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | | ||||
| TDP | | ||||
| New | |||||
| Remaining | "" Candidates | | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | | |||
| Turnout | | ||||
| Registered electors | | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | |||||
| Remaining | "" Candidates | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP | Kusum Gajapathiraju | 42,241 | 39.59 | ||
| PSP | Gantlana Surayanarayana | 39,226 | 36.77 | ||
| INC | Gudivada Swamy | 8,677 | 8.13 | ||
| INC | Pemmeraju Rao | 6,025 | 5.65 | ||
| Independent | Dasari Kanakayya | 4,968 | 4.66 | ||
| CPI | Chalamuri Naidu | 3,106 | 2.91 | ||
| CPI | Akkivarappu Swamy | 2,450 | 2.30 | ||
| Majority | 72,790 | 68.23 | |||
| Turnout | 106,693 | 106.79 | |||
| PSP win (new seat) | |||||
1962
1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju | 32,002 | 65.51 | ||
| INC | Taddi Sanayasi Naidu | 16,847 | 34.49 | 33.02 | |
| Majority | 15,155 | 31.02 | 4.01 | ||
| Turnout | 48,849 | 76.62 | 1.2 | ||
| Independent gain from SWA | Swing | ||||
1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Penumatsa Sambasiva Raju | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Vangapandu Naidu | 27,091 | 37.1 | 10.5 | |
| Independent | Narkedamilli Venkata | 23,945 | 32.8 | ||
| INC | Taddi Naidu | 17,693 | 24.2 | ||
| INC(I) | Madhuri Vijayarama Gajapatiraju Pusapati | 3,700 | 5.1 | ||
| Independent | Samantula Adinarayana | 567 | 0.8 | ||
| Majority | 3,146 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 75,600 | 83.9 | N/A | ||
| JP hold | Swing | ||||
1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Jampana Raju | 23,223 | 33.5 | ||
| INC | Taddi Sanyasinayudu | 23,037 | 33.3 | 9.1 | |
| Independent | Vangapandu Naidu | 20,771 | 30.0 | 7.1 | |
| Independent | Pothala Ramulu | 1,085 | 1.6 | ||
| Independent | Duvvapu Thavudu | 749 | 1.1 | ||
| Independent | Jagannadham Kolla | 413 | 0.6 | ||
| Majority | 186 | 0.3 | 3.9 | ||
| Turnout | 71,196 | 77.6 | 6.3 | ||
| TDP gain from JP | Swing | ||||
1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vangapandu Naidu | 38,119 | 50.8 | 20.8 | |
| TDP | Jampana Raju | 36,260 | 48.3 | 14.8 | |
| Independent | Gandhi Naidu | 642 | 0.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,859 | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 76,374 | 78.8 | 1.2 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Padala Aruna | 34,321 | 40.6 | 7.7 | |
| Independent | Taddi Sanyasappalanaidu | 26,735 | 31.7 | ||
| INC | Vangapandu Narayanappalanaidu | 21,526 | 25.5 | 25.3 | |
| Independent | Boddu Rajabhushanam | 1,893 | 2.2 | ||
| Majority | 7,586 | 8.5 | 6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 89,702 | 77.3 | 1.5 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Padala Aruna | 46,455 | 51.1 | 10.5 | |
| INC | Taddi Sanyasinayudu | 39,636 | 43.6 | 18.1 | |
| BJP | Pydisetty Kolla | 3,433 | 3.8 | ||
| BSP | Adinarayana Naru | 1,018 | 1.1 | ||
| Independent | Lenka Madhavarao | 240 | 0.3 | ||
| Independent | Rajeti Ramarao | 167 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 6,819 | 7.3 | 1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 93,305 | 78.5 | 1.2 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Taddi Naidu | 36,180 | 39.9 | 3.7 | |
| TDP | Gedda Rao | 31,233 | 34.4 | 16.7 | |
| Independent | Narayanappala Naidu | 22,945 | 25.3 | ||
| Independent | Vakkalagadda Rao | 366 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 4,947 | 5.2 | 2.1 | ||
| Turnout | 94,736 | 79.7 | 1.2 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Padala Aruna | 45,530 | 47.80 | +13.37 | |
| INC | Narayana Appala Naidu Vangapandu | 35,168 | 36.92 | −2.96 | |
| Majority | 10,362 | 10.88 | |||
| Turnout | 95,251 | 78.73 | +2.38 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Botcha Appalanarasayya | 66,670 | 44.31 | −3.49 | |
| TDP | Padala Aruna | 38,996 | 25.92 | −11.00 | |
| PRP | Kadubandi Srinivasarao | 35,537 | 23.62 | ||
| Majority | 27,674 | 18.39 | |||
| Turnout | 150,465 | 83.71 | +4.98 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||