Kodur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India
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Kodur is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh[1] that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Rajampet Lok Sabha constituency.
| Kodur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 127 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Kodur Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Tirupati |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Rajampet |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | 204,491 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JSP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Arava Sreedhar is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Janasena Party. As of 2024, there are a total of 204,491 electors in the constituency.[needs update] The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962).
Mandals
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Andhra | |||
| 1962 | N. Penchalaiah | Swatantra Party | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Sriramulu Gunti | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Nidiganti Venkatasubbaiah | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Srinivasulu Settipalli | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Thoomati Penchalaiah | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Chennaiah Vaddi | ||
| 1999 | Somineni Saraswathi | ||
| 2004 | Gunti Venkateswara Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Koramutla Srinivasulu | ||
| 2012 | YSR Congress Party | ||
| Andhra | |||
| 2014 | Koramutla Srinivasulu | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Arava Sreedhar[2] | Janasena Party | |
Election results
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Nidiganti Venkatasubbaiah | 19,079 | 30.78 | new | |
| Independent | Yerrathota Venkatasubbaiah | 17,391 | 28.05 | ||
| INC(I) | Penubala Peachalaiah | 15,610 | 25.18 | ||
| INC | Gunti Sreeramulu | 9,205 | 14.85 | ||
| Majority | 1,688 | 2.73 | |||
| Turnout | 61,980 | 64.7 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1983
1985
1989
1994
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Somineni Saraswathi | 38,228 | 44.47 | ||
| INC | Dr. Gunti Venkateswara Prasad | 27,986 | 32.56 | ||
| Independent | Eswaraiah Kanuparthi | 16,336 | 19.0 | ||
| Majority | 10,242 | 11.91 | |||
| Turnout | 85,948 | 70.2 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2004
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Koramutla Srinivasulu | 51,747 | 43.98 | ||
| TDP | Ajay Babu Nandavaram Benjimin | 39,359 | 33.45 | ||
| PRP | Samineni Saraswathi | 22,122 | 18.80 | new | |
| Majority | 12,388 | 10.53 | |||
| Turnout | 117,663 | 74.40 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2012 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Koramutla Srinivasulu | 66,456 | 53.80 | ||
| INC | E. Kanuparthi | 34,465 | 27.90 | ||
| TDP | Ajay Babu Nandavaram Benjimin | 17,594 | 14.24 | ||
| Majority | 31,991 | 25.89 | |||
| Turnout | 123,530 | ||||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Koramutla Srinivasulu | 66,820 | 48.72 | ||
| TDP | Obili Subbaramaiah | 64,848 | 47.29 | ||
| Majority | 1,972 | 1.43 | |||
| Turnout | 137,138 | 77.67 | |||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Koramutla Srinivasulu | 78,312 | 57.26 | ||
| TDP | Panthagani Narasimha Prasad | 43,433 | 31.76 | ||
| JSP | Bonasi Venkata Subbaiah | 9,964 | 7.29 | new | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,570 | 1.14 | ||
| Majority | 34,879 | 25.5 | |||
| Turnout | 136,770 | 75.29 | |||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSP | Arava Sreedhar | 78,594 | 51.58 | ||
| YSRCP | Koramutla Srinivasulu | 67,493 | 44.29 | ||
| INC | Gosala Devi | 2,132 | 1.39 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,112 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 11,101 | 7.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,52,366 | 74.51 | |||
| JSP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||