Guntur-II Assembly constituency
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| Guntur-II | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 101 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Guntur |
| Established | 1955 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 187,633 |
| Reservation | None |
Guntur-II Assembly constituency was a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India[1] until the 2008 delimitation in Guntur district.
After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1952, the Guntur-II constituency was first created for the Andhra state Legislative Assembly in 1955.[2] Its extent was:
| Firka | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guntur firka (excluding ward Nos. 5 to 32 of Guntur municipality) |
| 2 | Tadikonda firka (excluding Pedamaddur, Vaikuntapuram, Harischandrapuram, Pitchikaiapalem, Dondapad, Borupalem, Abbarajupalem, Rayapudi, Kondarajupalem, Lingayapalem, Uddandarayadupalem, Nelapad, Thullur, Vaddamanu and Endroy villages),in Guntur taluk. |
After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the new Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[3] After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1962, its extent was:
| Firka | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guntur firka (excluding wards Nos. 5 to 32 and the houses and streets in 4th and 5th localities specified in item (59) of the Appendix in Guntur municipality), 17th street in locality No. 4 in Guntur municipality |
| 2 | Villages in Tadikonda firka specified in item (60) of the Appendix in Guntur taluk |
After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1976, its extent was:
| Firka | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Guntur firka (excluding Wards 11 to 30 in Guntur municipality and 56-Mandapadu, 57-Velvarthipadu, 58-Visadala, 60-Bandarupalli, 66-Jonnalagadda, 67-Lam, 68-Damarapalli and 71-Gorantla villages) in Guntur taluk. |
It was not present in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and hence was defunct as of the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[4]
Guntur West Assembly constituency was created by the 2008 delimitation. It covers Guntur mandal (Part), Guntur (M.Corp) (Part) and Guntur (M.Corp) – Ward No.1 to 6 and 24 to 28.[5]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Guntur mandal |
Overview
It was a part of the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments, namely, Prathipad, Guntur-I, Tadikonda, Sattenapalli, Peddakurapadu and Chilakaluripet.[6]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Meduri Nageswara Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Chebrolu Hanumaiah | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam | Independent | |
| 1978 | Gade Veeranjaneya Sharma | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Chadalavada Jayarambabu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Challa Venkata Krishna Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Sanakkayala Aruna | ||
| 2004 | Tadisetti Venkatarao | Indian National Congress | |