Bobbili (Assembly Constituency)
Bobbili Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.
R. V. S. K. K. Ranga Rao (Babynayana) 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 220,017 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
| Mandal |
|---|
| Bobbili |
| Ramabhadrapuram |
| Badangi |
| Therlam |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kotagiri Sitharama Swamy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Tentu Lakshmu Naidu | ||
| 1967 | S. R. K. R. Rao | Independent | |
| 1972 | C. V. Krishna Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Kolli Venkata Kurmi Naidu | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Sambangi Venkata China Appalanaidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Jagan Mohana Rao Peddinti | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Sambangi Venkata China Appala Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Jagan Mohana Rao Peddinti | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Ravu Venkata Sujay Krishna Rangarao | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | YSR Congress Party | ||
| 2019 | Sambangi Venkata China Appalanaidu | ||
| 2024 | R. V. S. K. K. Ranga Rao (Babynayana) | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Kolli kuruni naidu | 18,263 | 49.48% | ||
| INC | Kotagiri Seetharamaswami | 13,877 | 37.60% | 37.60% | |
| KLP | Anjajala Venkatesan | 4,770 | 12.92% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,386 | 11.88% | |||
| Turnout | 36,910 | 60.19% | |||
| Registered electors | 61,326 | ||||
| SP win (new seat) | |||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ravu Venkata Sujay Krishna Rangarao | 53,581 | 53.81 | −0.70 | |
| TDP | Appalanaidu S.V.Ch. | 40,891 | 41.06 | −3.46 | |
| Majority | 12,690 | 12.75 | |||
| Turnout | 99,583 | 81.93 | +4.37 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ravu Venkata Sujay Krishna Rangarao | 75,697 | 49.13 | −4.68 | |
| TDP | Thentu Lakshmu Naidu | 51,525 | 33.44 | −7.62 | |
| PRP | Venkataramana Merupalli | 15,115 | 9.81 | ||
| Independent | Kolli Yerukunaidu | 11,876 | 8.98 | ||
| Majority | 24,172 | 15.69 | |||
| Turnout | 154,065 | 76.25 | −5.68 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Ravu Venkata Sujay Krishna Rangarao | 83,587 | 49.90 | ||
| TDP | Thentu Lakshmu Naidu | 76,629 | 45.74 | ||
| Majority | 6,958 | 4.16 | |||
| Turnout | 168,281 | 79.65 | +3.40 | ||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Sambangi Venkatachina Appala Naidu | 84,955 | |||
| TDP | Ravu Venkata Sujay Krishna Rangarao | 76,603 | |||
| Majority | 8,352 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | R. V. S. K. K. Ranga Rao (Babynayana) | 112,366 | 59.45 | ||
| YSRCP | Sambangi Venkata China Appala Naidu | 67,718 | 35.83 | ||
| INC | Maripi Vidyasagar | 4,782 | 2.53 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,561 | 1.35 | ||
| Majority | 44,648 | 23.62 | |||
| Turnout | 1,89,024 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSR Congress | 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. 17, 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.
- ^ Staff Reporter (25 May 2019). "Many MLAs in the race for berths in Jagan's Cabinet". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 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.