Achanta (Assembly Constituency)
Achanta Assembly constituency is a constituency in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Pithani Satyanarayana is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 174,229 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962).
Mandals
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
| Mandal |
|---|
| Penugonda |
| Achanta |
| Penumantra |
| Poduru (Part) |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Paddala Syamasundra Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | D. Perumallu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Gottimukkala Venkanna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Kota Dhana Raju | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Kota Bhaskara Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Chittaranjan Alugu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1989 | Digupati Raja Gopal | ||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | Johar Mocharla | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | Peethala Sujatha | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | Pithani Satyanarayana | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 2019 | Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Pithani Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Peethala Sujatha | 46,670 | 49.94 | −9.53 | |
| INC | Anand Prakash Chellem | 41,029 | 43.91 | +9.97 | |
| Majority | 5,641 | 6.03 | |||
| Turnout | 93,448 | 74.98 | +7.57 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Satyanarayana Pithani | 54,903 | 46.24 | +2.33 | |
| TDP | Karri Radha Krishna Reddy | 39,148 | 32.97 | −16.07 | |
| PRP | Kudupudi Srinivasa Rao | 16,770 | 14.12 | ||
| Majority | 15,755 | 13.27 | |||
| Turnout | 118,745 | 83.40 | +8.42 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Satyanarayana Pithani | 63,549 | 48.66 | ||
| YSRCP | Mudnuri Prasad Raju | 59,629 | 45.66 | ||
| Majority | 3,920 | 3.00 | |||
| Turnout | 130,599 | 81.82 | −1.58 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju | 66,494 | 47.92 | ||
| TDP | Satyanarayana Pithani | 53,608 | 38.64 | ||
| JSP | Javvadhi Venkata Vijayaram | 13,993 | 10.09 | ||
| Majority | 12,886 | 9.29 | |||
| Turnout | 138,747 | 79.63 | −2.19 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pithani Satyanarayana | 85,402 | 56.73 | ||
| YSRCP | Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju | 58,848 | 39.09 | ||
| INC | Nekkanti Venkata Satyanarayana | 1,872 | 1.24 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,673 | 1.11 | ||
| Majority | 26,554 | 17.63 | |||
| Turnout | 1,50,541 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 19, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Achanta Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.