Palasa Assembly constituency
| Palasa | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 2 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| File:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (2-Palasa highlighted).png Location of Palasa Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Srikakulam |
| Lok Sabha 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 |
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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]
- TDP(2 Times) (50.0%)
- INC (1 Time) (25.0%)
- YSRCP (1 time) (25.0%)
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 | edit source]The three mandals that form the assembly constituency.[2]
| Mandals |
|---|
| Palasa |
| Mandasa |
| Vajrapu Kotturu |
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| 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 | edit source]2024
[edit | edit source]| 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 | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Seediri Appalaraju | 76,603 | 51.9 | Increase13.7 | |
| TDP | Gouthu Sireesha | 60,356 | 40.9 | Decrease10.1 | |
| 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 | Decrease0.5 | |
| Independent | Nalanagula Manoj Kumar | 1,005 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 16,247 | 11.0 | Decrease1.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,47,647 | 72.9 | Decrease1.1 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | Increase11.9 | |||
2014
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Syam Sunder Sivaji Gouthu | 69,658 | 51.0 | Increase16.2 | |
| YSRCP | Baburao Vajja | 52,133 | 38.2 | New | |
| JSP | Kanithi Viswanatham | 6,151 | 4.5 | New | |
| INC | Nageswara Rao Vanka | 1,863 | 1.4 | Decrease39.1 | |
| Majority | 17,525 | 12.8 | Increase6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,36,566 | 71.8 | Decrease1.9 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | Increase27.65 | |||
2009
[edit | edit source]| 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
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