Kankipadu Assembly constituency
| Kankipadu | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vijayawada |
| Established | 1951 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 121,878[1] |
| Reservation | None |
Kankipadu was one of the Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India.[2] It was in Krishna district.
History of the constituency
[edit | edit source]The Kankipadu constituency was first created for the Madras State Legislative Assembly in 1952 by the 1951 delimitation.[3] After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the new Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[4] After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, its extent was the Kankipadu, Poranki and Vijayawada firks in Vijayawada taluk excluding vijayawada municipality of Krishna district.[2]
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]
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Election | MLA | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Devineni Nehru | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | Yalamanchili Nageswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004[1] | Devineni Nehru | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Devineni Nehru | 103,181 | 54.92 | ||
| TDP | Gadde Rammohan rao | 85,656 | 42.98 | ||
| Majority | 17,525 | 8.95 | |||
| Turnout | 98,789 | 81.05 | |||
| Registered electors | 121,878 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
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