Palasa (Assembly Constituency)
Palasa Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.
Most Successful parties from Palasa Assembly
TDP(2 Times) (50%)
INC (1 Time) (25%)
YSRCP (1 time) (25%)
Gouthu Sireesha is the current MLA, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 204,109 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The three mandals that form the assembly constituency.
| Mandals |
|---|
| Palasa |
| Mandasa |
| Vajrapu Kotturu |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| 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
2024
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Seediri Appalaraju | 76,603 | 51.9 |  13.7
| |
| TDP | Gouthu Sireesha | 60,356 | 40.9 |  10.1
| |
| 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 | 0.5
| |
| Independent | Nalanagula Manoj Kumar | 1,005 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 16,247 | 11.0 | 1.8
| ||
| Turnout | 1,47,647 | 72.9 | 1.1
| ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | 11.9
|
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2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Syam Sunder Sivaji Gouthu | 69,658 | 51.0 | 16.2
| |
| YSRCP | Baburao Vajja | 52,133 | 38.2 | New | |
| JSP | Kanithi Viswanatham | 6,151 | 4.5 | New | |
| INC | Nageswara Rao Vanka | 1,863 | 1.4 | 39.1
| |
| Majority | 17,525 | 12.8 | 6.0
| ||
| Turnout | 1,36,566 | 71.8 | 1.9
| ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | 27.65
|
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2009
| 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
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. 16, 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.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Palasa Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Palasa Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News". News18. Retrieved 2 December 2021.