Chandragiri (Assembly Constituency)
Chandragiri Assembly constituency is a constituency in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one the seven assembly segments of Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.
Pulivarthi Nani 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 291,734 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
Mandals
Chandragiri Assembly constituency consists of Six Mandals.
| Mandals |
|---|
| Tirupati Rural |
| Chandragiri |
| Pakala |
| Ramachandrapuram |
| Chinnagottigalu |
| Yerravaripale |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results are as follows:
| Year | Winner | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | A. Adikesavalu Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Medasani Venkatarama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | N. R. Jayadeva Naidu | ||
| 1989 | Galla Aruna Kumari | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Galla Aruna Kumari | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad | Telugu Desam Party | |
Election results
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Adikesavalu Naiudu | 23,988 | 46.99% | ||
| Independent | V. Raja Reddi | 18,006 | 35.27% | ||
| CPI | V. Dasaratha Rao | 4,514 | 8.84% | ||
| SP | Rama Chandra Reddi | 1,944 | 3.81% | ||
| K. Narasayya | 1,576 | 3.09% | |||
| KMPP | M. Krishnamurthy | 1,024 | 2.01% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,982 | 11.72% | |||
| Turnout | 51,052 | 64.95% | |||
| Registered electors | 78,604 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
1978
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | 35,092 | 44.23 | ||
| JP | Kongara Pattabhi Rama Chowdary | 32,598 | 41.08 | new | |
| INC | P. Balasubramanyam Chowdary | 6,482 | 8.17 | ||
| Majority | 2,494 | 3.15 | |||
| Turnout | 79,338 | 77.3 | |||
| INC(I) gain from | Swing | ||||
1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Venkatarama Naidu Medasani | 50,010 | 59.49 | new | |
| INC | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | 32,581 | 38.76 | ||
| Majority | 17,429 | 20.73 | |||
| Turnout | 84,058 | 77.68 |  0.4
| ||
| TDP gain from INC(I) | Swing | ||||
1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | N.R.Jayadevanaidu | 44,155 | 50.09 |  9.40
| |
| INC | P.Balasubramanyam Chowdary | 42,475 | 48.18 | 9.42
| |
| Majority | 1,680 | 1.91 | |||
| Turnout | 88,141 | 71.2 | 6.5
| ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 54,270 | 49.84 | 1.66
| |
| TDP | N.R.Jayadevanaidu | 54,005 | 49.60 | 0.49
| |
| Majority | 265 | 0.14 | |||
| Turnout | 108,872 | 75 | 3.8
| ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | 60,311 | 54.62 | 5.02
| |
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 43,959 | 39.81 | 10.03
| |
| Majority | 16,352 | 14.81 | |||
| Turnout | 110,402 | 76.6 | 1.6
| ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 57,915 | 50.37 | 10.56
| |
| TDP | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | 55,644 | 48.39 | 6.23
| |
| Majority | 2,271 | 1.98 | |||
| Turnout | 114,970 | 73.1 | 3.5
| ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 46,838 | 40.21 | 10.16
| |
| TDP | E. Ramanadham Naidu | 32,446 | 27.86 | 20.53
| |
| Independent | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | 31,525 | 27.07 | ||
| Majority | 14,392 | 12.35 | |||
| Turnout | 116,471 | 75.87 | 2.77
| ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 71,942 | 42.10 | 1.89
| |
| TDP | R.K.Roja | 60,962 | 35.68 | 7.82
| |
| PRP | Saikam Sairamani | 29,833 | 17.46 | new | |
| Majority | 10,980 | 6.42 | |||
| Turnout | 170,871 | 77.98 | 2.11
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | 100,924 | 49.06 | ||
| TDP | Aruna Kumari Galla | 96,406 | 46.86 | 11.18
| |
| Majority | 4,518 | 2.20 | |||
| Turnout | 205,724 | 83.27 | 5.29
| ||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | 127,790 | 56.00 | 6.94
| |
| TDP | Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad | 86,035 | 37.70 | 9.16
| |
| JSP | Dr Setty Surendra | 4,531 | 1.99 | new | |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,777 | 0.78 | ||
| BJP | P. Madhu Babu | 1,158 | 0.51 | ||
| Majority | 41,755 | 18.3 | |||
| Turnout | 228,192 | 89.0 | 5.73
| ||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad | 143,667 | 56.73 | 19.03
| |
| YSRCP | Chevireddy Mohit Reddy | 99,815 | 34.16 | 21.84
| |
| INC | Kanuparthy Srinivasulu | 2,971 | 1.01 | 0.33
| |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,700 | 0.58 | 0.2
| |
| Majority | 43,852 | 22.57 | |||
| Turnout | 255,249 | 79.89 | 9.11
| ||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 21, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Chandragiri Elections Results 2014, Current MLA, Candidate List of Assembly Elections in Chandragiri, Andhra Pradesh". www.elections.in. Retrieved 5 September 2017.