Gannavaram, Krishna Assembly constituency
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| Gannavaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 71 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Gannavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna(Partial) & NTR(Partial) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Machilipatnam |
| Established | 1955 |
| Total electors | 258,031 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Gannavaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Krishna(Partial) & NTR(Partial) of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Yarlagadda Venkata Rao 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 258,031 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Bapulapadu |
| Gannavaram |
| Unguturu |
| Vijayawada Rural (Part) |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Puchalapalli Sundarayya | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | V. Seetha Ramayya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1968 | Kakani Venkata Ratnam | ||
| 1972 | T. S. Anand Babu | ||
| 1978 | Puchalapalli Sundarayya | Communist Party of India | |
| 1983 | M. Rathna Bose | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | M. Balakrishna Rao | ||
| 1989 | M. Rathna Bose | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Gadde Rama Mohan | Independent | |
| 1999 | D. V. BalavardhanaRao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | M. Venkateswara Rao | Independent | |
| 2009 | D. V. Balavardhana Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Yarlagadda Venkata Rao | ||