Martur Assembly constituency
Defunct Legislative Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India
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Martur was one of the 294 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It was in Prakasam district, and was dissolved before the 2009 elections. Most of its area is now in Parchur Assembly constituency and Addanki Assembly constituency.
| Martur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Prakasam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bapatla |
| Established | 1978 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 142,411 (2004)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
History of the constituency
Martur Assembly Constituency was first created for the 1955 Andhra State Assembly elections and existed until 1967, abolished in the Delimitation Act 1961.[2] It was again reformed in the 1978 Assembly elections and existed until the 2008 delimitation. After passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, its extent was the Martur and Kommalapadu firkas in Addanki taluk, Marella firka, Tammalur, Sankarapuram, Avisanavaripalem, Polavaram, Pedaravipad, Vempadu, Mundlamur, Malkapuram villages in Tallur firka of Darsi taluk.[3] It was abolished due to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and hence was defunct as of the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Bandlamudi Venkata Sivayya | Krishikar Lok Party | |
| 1962 | Nooti Venkateswarlu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Jagarlamudi Chandramouli | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Gottipati Hanumantha Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1983^[5] | Daggubati Venkateswara Rao | ||
| 1985 | Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Gottipati Hanumantha Rao | Independent | |
| 1999 | Gottipati Narasaiah | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | Gottipati Ravi Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gottipati Ravi Kumar | 64,983 | 55.31% | ||
| TDP | Gottipati Narsaiah | 51,177 | 43.56% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,806 | 11.75% | |||
| Turnout | 117,492 | 82.48% | |||
| Registered electors | 142,477 | ||||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Gottipati Narsaiah | 73,422 | 67.35% | ||
| INC | Narra Seshagiri Rao | 33,763 | 30.97% | ||
| Margin of victory | 39,659 | 36.38% | |||
| Turnout | 111,021 | 69.54% | |||
| Registered electors | 161,988 | ||||
| TDP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Gottipati Hanumnatha Rao | 55,482 | 51.36% | ||
| INC | Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy | 46,349 | 42.91% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,133 | 8.45% | |||
| Turnout | 109,473 | 79.97% | |||
| Registered electors | 136,889 | ||||
| Independent gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy | 60,226 | 54.13% | ||
| INC | Gottipati Hanumantha Rao | 50,101 | 45.03% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,125 | 9.10% | |||
| Turnout | 114,778 | 75.87% | |||
| Registered electors | 151,283 | ||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy | 51,138 | 56.83% | ||
| INC | Kandimalla Subba Rao | 37,840 | 42.06% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,298 | 14.78% | |||
| Turnout | 91,261 | 71.63% | |||
| Registered electors | 127,404 | ||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Gottipati Hanumantha Rao | 41,846 | 54.91% | ||
| INC | Kandimalla Butchaiah | 33,352 | 43.76% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,494 | 11.14% | |||
| Turnout | 77,476 | 73.40% | |||
| Registered electors | 105,558 | ||||
| TDP gain from JP | Swing | ||||
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Jagarlamudi Chandramouli | 39,067 | 51.36% | ||
| INC(I) | Kandimalla Butchaiah | 27,963 | 36.76% | ||
| INC | Kavuri Venkateswarlu | 8,203 | 10.78% | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,104 | 14.60% | |||
| Turnout | 77,644 | 77.40% | |||
| Registered electors | 100,314 | ||||
| JP win (new seat) | |||||
1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nooti Venkateswarlu | 17,974 | 40.04% | ||
| Kandimalla Butchaiah | 16,141 | 35.95% | |||
| Margin of victory | 1,833 | 4.08% | |||
| Turnout | 46,787 | 63.72% | |||
| Registered electors | 73,428 | ||||
| INC gain from KLP | Swing | ||||
1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLP | Bandlamudi Venkatasivayya | 24,419 | 60.53% | ||
| CPI | Pedavalli Sriramulu | 15,926 | 39.47% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,493 | 21.05% | |||
| Turnout | 40,345 | 62.58% | |||
| Registered electors | 64,469 | ||||
| KLP win (new seat) | |||||