Kuchinapudi Assembly constituency was a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India[1] until 2009 in Guntur district.
| Kuchinapudi | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 92 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| LS constituency | Bapatla |
| Established | 1955 |
| Abolished | 2009 |
| Total electors | 114,305 |
| Reservation | None |
History of the constituency
After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1952, the Kuchinapudi constituency was first created for the Andhra state Legislative Assembly in 1955.[2] It's extent was Repalle taluk (excluding Repalle and Cherukupalli firkas). After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the new Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[3] There is no change in the extent of constituency according to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1962. After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1976, its extent was the Kuchinapudi firka (excluding any area included inRepalle municipality) and Chodayapalem, Pedamatlapudi andDhulipudi firkas in Repalle taluk.[4]
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.[5]
Overview
It was a part of the Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments, namely, Ponnur, Bapatla, Chirala, Parchur, Martur and Addanki.[6]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Angani Bhagavantha Rao | Krishikar Lok Party | |
| 1962 | Evuru Subbarao | Independent | |
| 1967 | B. Anagani | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Anagani Bhagavanta Rao | ||
| 1978 | Evuru Subba Rao | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Mopidevi Nagabhushanam | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Evuru Seetharamma | ||
| 1989 | Seetharamamma Ivuri | ||
| 1994 | Seetharamamma Evuru | ||
| 1999 | Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
Election results
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao | 46,311 | 53.44 | ||
| TDP | Kesana Sankara Rao | 37,770 | 43.58 | ||
| BSP | Jangam Samelu | 1,884 | 2.17 | ||
| Majority | 8,541 | 9.86 | |||
| Turnout | 86,665 | 75.81 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,14,305 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||