Kuchinapudi Assembly constituency
| 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 | 2008 |
| Total electors | 114,305 |
| Reservation | None |
Kuchinapudi Assembly constituency was a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India[1] in Guntur district. It was abolished by the 2008 delimitation.
History of the constituency
[edit]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 in Repalle municipality) and Chodayapalem, Pedamatlapudi and Dhulipudi 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
[edit]It was a part of 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
[edit]| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Angani Bhagavantha Rao | Krishikar Lok Party | |
| 1962 | Evuru Subbarao | Independent | |
| 1967 | Angani Bhagavantha Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Anagani Bhagavanta Rao | ||
| 1978 | Evuru Subba Rao | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Mopidevi Nagabhushanam | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Seetharamamma Evuru | ||
| 1989 | Seetharamamma Evuru | ||
| 1994 | Seetharamamma Evuru | ||
| 1999 | Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao[7] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
Election results
[edit]2004
[edit]| 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 | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951". Election Commission of India. 23 August 1951. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Seventh Amendment". Indiacode.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Lok Sabha & Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2004" (PDF). www.ceotelangana.nic.in.
- ^ The Hindu (19 June 2020). "Mopidevi rewarded for loyalty to the YSR family". Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2024.