Palasa Assembly constituency
| Palasa | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 2 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Palasa Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Srikakulam |
| LS constituency | Srikakulam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 204,109 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Palasa Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam 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 Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Most Successful parties from Palasa Assembly
TDP(2 Times) (50%)
INC (1 Time) (25%)
YSRCP (1 time) (25%)
Gouthu Sireesha is the current MLA, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 204,109 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).[5]
Mandals
[edit]The three mandals that form the assembly constituency.[2]
| Mandals |
|---|
| Palasa |
| Mandasa |
| Vajrapu Kotturu |
Mandals in Palasa Assembly Constituency
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Juttu Jagannaikulu | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Gouthu Syam Sunder Sivaji | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Seediri Appalaraju | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Gouthu Sireesha | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Gouthu Sireesha | 101,560 | 60.44 | ||
| YSRCP | Seediri Appalaraju | 61,210 | 36.43 | ||
| INC | Trinath Babu Majji | 1,064 | 0.63 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,762 | 1.64 | ||
| Majority | 40,350 | 24.01 | |||
| Turnout | 1,68,035 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Seediri Appalaraju | 76,603 | 51.9 |  13.7
| |
| TDP | Gouthu Sireesha | 60,356 | 40.9 |  10.1
| |
| JSP | Kotha Purnachandra Rao | 6,133 | 4.2 | New | |
| BJP | Korrayi Balakrishna Yadav | 1,574 | 1.1 | New | |
| INC | Majji Sharada | 1,255 | 0.9 | 0.5
| |
| Independent | Nalanagula Manoj Kumar | 1,005 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 16,247 | 11.0 | 1.8
| ||
| Turnout | 1,47,647 | 72.9 | 1.1
| ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | 11.9
|
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2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Syam Sunder Sivaji Gouthu | 69,658 | 51.0 | 16.2
| |
| YSRCP | Baburao Vajja | 52,133 | 38.2 | New | |
| JSP | Kanithi Viswanatham | 6,151 | 4.5 | New | |
| INC | Nageswara Rao Vanka | 1,863 | 1.4 | 39.1
| |
| Majority | 17,525 | 12.8 | 6.0
| ||
| Turnout | 1,36,566 | 71.8 | 1.9
| ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | 27.65
|
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2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Juttu Jagannaikulu | 47,931 | 40.5 | ||
| TDP | Syam Sunder Sivaji Gouthu | 41,117 | 34.8 | ||
| PRP | Nageswara Rao Vanka | 22,213 | 18.8 | New | |
| Majority | 6,814 | 5.8 | |||
| Turnout | 118,288 | 73.7 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
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. 16, 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.
- ^ "Palasa Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Palasa Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. Retrieved 2 December 2021.