Bhimavaram Assembly constituency
| Bhimavaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 59 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Bhimavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | West Godavari |
| LS constituency | Narasapuram |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 246,342 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JSP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Bhimavaram is a constituency in West Godavari 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 Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Grandhi Srinivas 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 246,342 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
[edit]The mandals and wards that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| S.No | Mandal | Wards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhimavaram mandal | (Bhimavaram (M+OG), Bhimavaram (M) – Ward No. 1 to 27, China-Amiram (OG) (Part) – Ward No. 28, Rayalam (R) (OG) (Part) – Ward No. 29) |
| 2 | Veeravasaram | –
|
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Bhupathiraju Subbaraju | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
| 1955 | Nachu Venkata Ramaiah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | Bhupathiraju Vijayakumar Raju | Independent | |
| 1972 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1978 | Kalidindi Vijayayanarasimha Raju | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | Penumatsa Venkata Narasimha Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Alluri Subhash Chandra Bose | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Penumatsa Venkata Narasimha Raju | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1995 by-election | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Grandhi Srinivas | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu | ||
| 2014 | Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Grandhi Srinivas | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu (Anji Babu) | Jana Sena Party | |
Election results
[edit]1952
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | Bhupathiraju Subbaraju | 33,743 | 71.24% | ||
| INC | Nimmda Sangaiah | 9,595 | 20.26% | 20.26% | |
| Socialist | Pidakala Satyanandam | 4,028 | 8.50% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,148 | 50.98% | |||
| Turnout | 47,366 | 72.80% | |||
| Registered electors | 65,063 | ||||
| KMPP win (new seat) | |||||
2004
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Grandhi Srinivas | 63,939 | 51.03 | +16.44 | |
| TDP | Venkata Narasimha Raju Penumatsa | 56,034 | 44.72 | −17.67 | |
| Majority | 7,905 | 6.31 | |||
| Turnout | 125,302 | 72.74 | +8.16 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 63,862 | 40.40 | −10.63 | |
| PRP | Vegesna Suryanarayana Raju | 41,763 | 26.42 | ||
| TDP | Gadiraju Satyanarayana Raju @ Babu | 39,818 | 25,19 | −19.53 | |
| Majority | 22,099 | 13.98 | |||
| Turnout | 158,071 | 81.28 | +8.54 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 90,772 | 51.61 | ||
| YSRCP | Grandhi Srinivas | 77,046 | 43.81 | ||
| Majority | 13,726 | 7.80 | |||
| Turnout | 175,871 | 77.94 | −3.34 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Grandhi Srinivas | 70,642 | 36.78 | −7.03 | |
| JSP | Pawan Kalyan | 62,285 | 32.33 | +28.14 | |
| TDP | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 54,036 | 28.14 | −23.47 | |
| Majority | 8,357 | 4.35 | |||
| Turnout | 192,061 | 77.94 | +0.00 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSP | Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) | 130,424 | 63.94 | ||
| YSRCP | Grandhi Srinivas | 63,450 | 31.11 | ||
| INC | Ankem Seetaramu | 3,252 | 1.59 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,210 | 0.59 | ||
| Jaibhim Rao Bharat Party | BASWANI PAVAN KUMAR | 575 | 0.28 | ||
| Majority | 66,974 | 32.83 | |||
| Turnout | 2,03,983 | ||||
| JSP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 20, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.