Yanam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Puducherry legislative assembly in India
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Yanam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India, covering the area of Yanam. Yanam assembly constituency is part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
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| Constituency No. 30 for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| Union Territory | Puducherry |
| District | Yanam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Puducherry |
| Established | 1964 |
| Total electors | 37,747 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Independent |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Member of the Assembly
Member of Representative Assembly of French India
- 1946: Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty; Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu,[2]
- 1951: Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty; Canacala Tataya.[3]
The de facto transfer of French settlements in India has happened on 1 November 1954. These four French settlements were organized as State of Pondicherry. Later, on 11 June 1955, The Government of India has dissolved the Representative Assembly by State of Pondicherry (Representative Assembly Decree Amendment) Order, 1955.[4]
Member of Pondicherry Representative Assembly
- 1955: Erra Jagannadha Rao (Congress); Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu (Congress).[5]
- 1959: Kanakalapeta constituency: Kamichetty Savithri (Ind.)[note 1]; Adiandhrapeta constituency: Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu (Ind.).
As the people aspired for a popular government, the Indian Parliament enacted The Union Territories Act, 1963[7] that came into force on 1 July 1963, and the pattern of government prevailing in the rest of the country was introduced in this territory. The Pondicherry Representative Assembly was converted into the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963 and its members were deemed to have been elected to the Assembly.[8]: 966 Thus, the MLAs of Yanam to the First Legislvative Assembly (1963–1964) were Smt.Kamichetty Savithri and Shri Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The elections for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly are held since 1964. Before the Elections to the Pondicherry Legislative Assembly were held in August 1964, the constituencies were delimited by the delimitation commission and the entire territory was divided into 30 single-member constituencies and a single seat is allocated for Yanam region.[8]: 965
| Year | Assembly | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2nd | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | 3rd | Independent | ||
| 1974 | 4th | |||
| 1977 | 5th | Janata Party | ||
| 1980 | 6th | Independent | ||
| 1985 | 7th | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1990 | 8th | Raksha Harikrishna | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
| 1991 | 9th | Velaga Rajeswara Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | 10th | Malladi Krishna Rao | Independent | |
| 2000^ | 10th | P. Shanumugam (politician) | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | 11th | Malladi Krishna Rao | Independent | |
| 2006 | 12th | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2011 | 13th | |||
| 2016 | 14th | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | Independent | |
| 2026 | 16th | Malladi Krishna Rao | All India N.R. Congress | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINRC | Malladi Krishna Rao | 19,863 | 55.44 |  8.24 | |
| INC | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | 15,295 | 42.69 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 195 | 0.54 | 0.20 | |
| TVK | Thota Raju | 167 | 0.47 | ||
| IND | 9 Independent Candidates | 297 | 0.83 | ||
| OTH | 1 Other Party Candidate | 9 | 0.03 | ||
| Majority | 4,568 | 12.75 | 10.88 | ||
| Turnout | 35,826 | 94.28 | 1.97 | ||
| AINRC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | 17,132 | 49.07 | ||
| AINRC | N. Rangaswamy | 16,477 | 47.20 | 11.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 118 | 0.34 |  0.08 | |
| Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | Pedapati Ramesh Babu | 92 | 0.26 | ||
| BSP | Sunkara Karthik | 90 | 0.26 | ||
| IND | 11 Independent Candidates | 1,001 | 2.87 | ||
| Majority | 655 | 1.87 | 23.95 | ||
| Turnout | 34,910 | 92.31 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Malladi Krishna Rao | 20,801 | 61.36 | 19.59 | |
| AINRC | Tirikoty Bairava Swamy | 12,047 | 35.54 | ||
| AIADMK | Manchala Satya Sai Kumar | 343 | 1.01 | 15.42 | |
| IND | Pemmadi Durga Prasad | 250 | 0.74 | ||
| BJP | Ramadas Kanakala | 148 | 0.44 | 0.04 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 144 | 0.42 | ||
| IND | 6 Independent Candidates | 166 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 8,754 | 25.82 | 38.70 | ||
| Turnout | 33,899 | 92.73 | 3.05 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Malladi Krishna Rao | 23,985 | 80.95 | 16.02 | |
| AIADMK | Manchala Satya Sai Kumar | 4,867 | 16.43 | 15.80 | |
| BJP | Kamichetty Srirama Murthy Naidu | 119 | 0.40 | ||
| IND | 7 Independent Candidates | 660 | 2.23 | ||
| Majority | 19,118 | 64.52 | 29.71 | ||
| Turnout | 29,631 | 95.78 | 0.96 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Malladi Krishna Rao | 11,763 | 64.93 | 63.26 | |
| IND | Raksha Hari Krishna | 5,457 | 30.12 | ||
| BVP[a] | Elipe Rajkumar | 464 | 2.56 | ||
| AIADMK | Manchala Satya Sai Kumar | 114 | 0.63 | 0.11 | |
| IND | 6 Independent Candidates | 233 | 1.29 | ||
| Majority | 6,306 | 34.81 | 15.75 | ||
| Turnout | 18,117 | 96.74 | 13.31 | ||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Malladi Krishna Rao | 8,959 | 57.34 | ||
| BJP | Gollapalli Gangadhara Pratap | 5,981 | 38.28 | 4.53 | |
| INC | Elaprolu Chittibabu | 261 | 1.67 | 62.72 | |
| IND | Vegeshna Subba Raju | 161 | 1.03 | ||
| AIADMK | Giddi Sri Hari Rao | 82 | 0.52 | ||
| IND | 4 Independent Candidates | 180 | 1.15 | ||
| Majority | 2,978 | 19.06 | 11.58 | ||
| Turnout | 15,624 | 83.43 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2000 by-election
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Malladi Krishna Rao | 8,445 | 62.31 | 62.26 | |
| INC | Velaga Rajeswara Rao | 3,602 | 26.58 | 30.29 | |
| IND | Kamichetty Venugopalarao Naidu | 1,347 | 9.94 | ||
| IND | Kotnala Prabhakara Rao | 58 | 0.43 | ||
| IND | Kapaganty Murali | 36 | 0.27 | ||
| IND | Elipe Raj Kumar | 33 | 0.24 | ||
| IND | Yerra Subrahmanyeswara Rao | 21 | 0.15 | ||
| IND | Malladi Udhaya Lakshmi | 12 | 0.09 | ||
| Majority | 4,843 | 35.73 | 21.12 | ||
| Turnout | 13,745 | 86.68 | 3.29 | ||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Velaga Rajeswara Rao | 6,331 | 56.87 | 28.78 | |
| DMK | Raksha Hart Krishna | 4,704 | 42.26 | 0.73 | |
| IND | Sirajuddin Mohammed Ahammed | 51 | 0.46 | ||
| IND | Maroju Veera Nageswara Rao | 27 | 0.24 | ||
| IND | Pampana Bhaskara Adinarayana | 13 | 0.12 | ||
| IND | Malladi Krishna Rao | 6 | 0.05 | ||
| Majority | 1,627 | 14.61 | 0.29 | ||
| Turnout | 11,230 | 83.39 | 2.33 | ||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | ||||
1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Raksha Harikrishna | 4,632 | 42.99 | 38.29 | |
| INC | Velaga Rajeshwara Rao | 3,027 | 28.09 | 13.36 | |
| IND | Kamichetty Venkata Venu | 2,955 | 27.42 | ||
| BSP | Kamuju Srinivasa Rao | 121 | 1.12 | ||
| IND | Gopala Rao Naidu Bapanna | 27 | 0.25 | ||
| IND | Mohamed Ben Saleha | 13 | 0.12 | ||
| Majority | 1,605 | 14.90 | 9.36 | ||
| Turnout | 10,869 | 85.72 | 1.55 | ||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | 2,884 | 41.45 | 1.64 | |
| IND | Ratcha Harikrishna | 2,498 | 35.91 | ||
| TDP | Ponugumatla Vishnu Murty | 1,248 | 17.94 | ||
| DMK | Mohamed Ahamed Sirajuddin | 327 | 4.70 | ||
| Majority | 386 | 5.54 | 0.20 | ||
| Turnout | 7,011 | 87.27 | 0.14 | ||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | 2,433 | 48.43 | ||
| INC(I) | Abdul Khader Jeelani Mohammed | 2,165 | 43.09 | 3.43 | |
| JP | Ponugumatla Vishnumurthy | 426 | 8.48 | 39.59 | |
| Majority | 268 | 5.34 | 3.79 | ||
| Turnout | 5,228 | 87.41 | 1.87 | ||
| Independent gain from JP | Swing | ||||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | 2,047 | 48.07 | 0.66 | |
| INC | Abdul Khadar Jeelani Mohammed | 1,981 | 46.52 | ||
| IND | Satyamurty | 230 | 5.40 | ||
| Majority | 66 | 1.55 | 5.33 | ||
| Turnout | 4,308 | 85.54 | 4.74 | ||
| JP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | 2,284 | 52.74 | 2.82 | |
| INC | Naidou Maddimsetty Satyamurty | 1,986 | 45.86 | 1.42 | |
| AIADMK | C. S. Jayalakshmi | 61 | 1.41 | ||
| Majority | 298 | 6.88 | 4.24 | ||
| Turnout | 4,503 | 90.28 | 0.63 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | K. S. P. V. Rao Naidu | 2,287 | 55.56 | ||
| INC | Yarra Zagannadharao | 1,829 | 44.44 | ||
| Majority | 458 | 11.12 | |||
| Turnout | 4,201 | 89.65 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1964
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | Unopposed | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Pondicherry Representative Assembly
Assembly Elections 1964
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 1955
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| INC | Yerra Jagannadha Rao | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
French India
Assembly Elections 1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty | 1,042 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Canacala Tataya | 1042 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Swing | |||||
Assembly Elections 1946
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty | 1,103 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassadaraw Naidou | 1103 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Mohamed Zicria | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Erra Satianarayanamourty | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Swing | |||||
See also
Notes
- Buddhiviveki Vikas Party
- For Kanakalapeta constituency, two independents secured exactly 707 votes each and so to decide the winner, lots were cast. Finally, Kamichetty Savithri was declared winner. In the same constituency, Congress candidate polled only 8 votes.[6]