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 | |
| Incumbent Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | |
| 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 | Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1969 | 3rd | Independent | ||
| 1974 | 4th | Independent | ||
| 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 | |
| 2001 | 11th | Independent | ||
| 2006 | 12th | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2011 | 13th | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2016 | 14th | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | Independent | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AINRC | Malladi Krishna Rao | ||||
| INC | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | ||||
| TVK | Thotta Raju | New | |||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | 37,664 | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok | 17,132 | 49.07% | ||
| AINRC | N. Rangaswamy | 16,477 | 47.20% | ||
| Independent | Davulury Veera Vratha Pathi | 320 | 0.92% | ||
| Independent | Tekumudi Venkata Rao | 210 | 0.60% | ||
| Margin of victory | 655 | 1.88% | −23.95% | ||
| Turnout | 34,910 | 92.31% | −0.42% | ||
| Registered electors | 37,820 | 3.45% | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | -12.29% | |||
Assembly Election 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Malladi Krishna Rao | 20,801 | 61.36% | −19.58% | |
| AINRC | Tirikoty Bairava Swamy | 12,047 | 35.54% | ||
| AIADMK | Manchala Satya Sai Kumar | 343 | 1.01% | −15.41% | |
| Independent | Pemmadi Durga Prasad | 250 | 0.74% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,754 | 25.82% | −38.70% | ||
| Turnout | 33,899 | 92.73% | −3.05% | ||
| Registered electors | 36,557 | 18.17% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -19.58% | |||
Assembly Election 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Malladi Krishna Rao | 23,985 | 80.95% | 16.06% | |
| AIADMK | Manchala Satya Sai Kumar | 4,867 | 16.43% | 15.80% | |
| Independent | Nalla Naga Raju | 154 | 0.52% | ||
| Independent | Kalla Venkata Ratnam | 153 | 0.52% | ||
| Independent | Mellam Srinivasa Rao | 134 | 0.45% | ||
| Margin of victory | 19,118 | 64.52% | 29.73% | ||
| Turnout | 29,631 | 95.78% | −0.96% | ||
| Registered electors | 30,936 | 65.09% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 16.06% | |||
Assembly Election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Malladi Krishna Rao | 11,763 | 64.89% | 63.22% | |
| Independent | Raksha Harikrishna | 5,457 | 30.10% | ||
| Buddhiviveki Vikas Party | Elipe Rajkumar | 464 | 2.56% | ||
| AIADMK | Manchala Satya Sai Kumar | 114 | 0.63% | 0.10% | |
| Independent | Surimilli Subba Rao | 87 | 0.48% | ||
| BSP | Moka Venkateswara Rao | 86 | 0.47% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,306 | 34.79% | 15.73% | ||
| Turnout | 18,128 | 96.74% | 13.31% | ||
| Registered electors | 18,739 | 0.06% | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 7.55% | |||
Assembly Election 2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Malladi Krishna Rao | 8,959 | 57.34% | ||
| BJP | Gollapalli Gangadhara Pratap | 5,981 | 38.28% | ||
| INC | Elaprolu Chittibabu | 261 | 1.67% | −24.90% | |
| Independent | Vegeshna Subba Raju | 161 | 1.03% | ||
| AIADMK | Giddi Sri Hari Rao | 82 | 0.52% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,978 | 19.06% | −16.67% | ||
| Turnout | 15,624 | 83.43% | 0.04% | ||
| Registered electors | 18,727 | 18.10% | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | 0.47% | |||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Malladi Krishna Rao | 8,445 | 62.31% | ||
| INC | Velaga Rajeshwara Rao | 3,602 | 26.58% | −30.30% | |
| Independent | Kamichetty Venu Gopala Rao Naidu | 1,347 | 9.94% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,843 | 35.73% | 21.12% | ||
| Turnout | 13,554 | 86.68% | 3.29% | ||
| Registered electors | 15,857 | 17.75% | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | 5.43% | |||
Assembly Election 1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Velaga Rajeshwara Rao | 6,331 | 56.87% | 28.78% | |
| DMK | Raksha Harikrishna | 4,704 | 42.26% | −0.73% | |
| Independent | Sirajuddin Mohammed Ahammed | 51 | 0.46% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,627 | 14.62% | −0.28% | ||
| Turnout | 11,132 | 83.39% | −2.33% | ||
| Registered electors | 13,467 | 6.21% | |||
| INC gain from DMK | Swing | 13.88% | |||
Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMK | Raksha Harikrishna | 4,632 | 42.99% | 38.29% | |
| INC | Velaga Rajeshwara Rao | 3,027 | 28.09% | −13.36% | |
| Independent | Kamichetty Venkata Venu | 2,955 | 27.42% | ||
| BSP | Kamuju Srinivasa Rao | 121 | 1.12% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,605 | 14.90% | 9.35% | ||
| Turnout | 10,775 | 85.72% | −1.55% | ||
| Registered electors | 12,680 | 57.83% | |||
| DMK gain from INC | Swing | 1.53% | |||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | 2,884 | 41.45% | ||
| Independent | Raksha Harikrishna | 2,498 | 35.91% | ||
| TDP | Ponugumatla Vishnu Murty | 1,248 | 17.94% | ||
| DMK | Mohamed Ahamed Sirajuddin | 327 | 4.70% | ||
| Margin of victory | 386 | 5.55% | 0.21% | ||
| Turnout | 6,957 | 87.27% | −0.14% | ||
| Registered electors | 8,034 | 34.33% | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | -6.97% | |||
Assembly Election 1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | 2,433 | 48.43% | ||
| INC(I) | Abdul Khader Jeelani Mohammed | 2,165 | 43.09% | ||
| JP | Ponugumatla Vishnu Murty | 426 | 8.48% | ||
| Margin of victory | 268 | 5.33% | 3.78% | ||
| Turnout | 5,024 | 87.41% | 1.87% | ||
| Registered electors | 5,981 | 18.76% | |||
| Independent gain from JP | Swing | 0.35% | |||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | 2,047 | 48.07% | ||
| INC | Abdul Khader Jeelani Mohammed | 1,981 | 46.52% | 0.67% | |
| Independent | Satyamurty | 230 | 5.40% | ||
| Margin of victory | 66 | 1.55% | −5.33% | ||
| Turnout | 4,258 | 85.54% | −4.73% | ||
| Registered electors | 5,036 | 0.96% | |||
| JP gain from Independent | Swing | -4.66% | |||
Assembly Election 1974
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu | 2,284 | 52.74% | ||
| INC | Naidou Maddimsetty Satyamurty | 1,986 | 45.86% | 1.42% | |
| AIADMK | C. S. Jayalakshmi | 61 | 1.41% | ||
| Margin of victory | 298 | 6.88% | −4.25% | ||
| Turnout | 4,331 | 90.28% | 0.63% | ||
| Registered electors | 4,988 | 6.44% | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | -2.83% | |||
Assembly Election 1969
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K. S. P. V. Rao Naidu | 2,287 | 55.56% | ||
| INC | Yarra Zagannadharao | 1,829 | 44.44% | ||
| Margin of victory | 458 | 11.13% | |||
| Turnout | 4,116 | 89.65% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,686 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 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
- 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]