Rampachodavaram Assembly constituency

Rampachodavaram is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Alluri Sitharama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Araku Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Rampachodavaram
Constituency No. 53 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Rampachodavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictAlluri Sitharama Raju
LS constituencyAraku
Established2008
Total electors260,323
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Nagulapalli Dhanalakshmi
PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected year2019

Nagulapalli Dhanalakshmi is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 260,323 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Mandals

The eleven mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]

Mandal
Maredumilli
Devipatnam
Y.Ramavaram
Addateegala
Gangavaram
Rampachodavaram
Rajavommangi
Kunavaram
Chintoor
Vararamachandrapuram
Nellipaka


Mandals in Rampachodavaram Assembly Constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
2019Nagulapalli DhanalakshmiYSR Congress Party
2014Vanthala Rajeswari
2009K. K. V. V. V. Satyanarayana ReddyIndian National Congress

Election results

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rampachodavaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCK. K. V. V. V. Satyanarayana Reddy 32,654 34.16
TDPChinnam Babu Ramesh21,85122.86
PRPSeethamsetti Venkateswararao20,77121.73
Majority10,80311.30
Turnout95,59368.70
INC win (new seat)

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rampachodavaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCPVanthala Rajeswari 52,156 45.36
TDPSeethamsetti Venkateswara Rao43,93438.21
Majority8,2227.15
Turnout114,97876.23+7.53
YSRCP gain from INCSwing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rampachodavaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCPNagulapalli Dhanalakshmi 98,318 48.72%
TDPVanthala Rajeswari59,21229.34%
CPI(M)Sunnam Rajaiah18,1829.01%
INCGondi Balaiah5,0132.49%
Majority39,10619.38%
Turnout201,80777.52%+7.53
YSRCP holdSwing

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rampachodavaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDPMiriyala Sirisha Devi 90,087
YSRCPNagulapalli Dhanalakshmi80,948
CPI(M)Lotha Rama Rao21,265
NOTANone Of The Above7,269
Majority9,139
Turnout
Swing

See also

References

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