Rajanagram (Assembly Constituency)
Rajanagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in East 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 Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency.
Bathula Balaramakrishna is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party. The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:
| Mandal |
|---|
| Rajanagaram |
| Seethanagaram |
| Korukonda |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Pendurthi Venkatesh | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | Jakkampudi Raja | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Battula Balaramakrishna | Janasena Party | |
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pendurthi Venkatesh | 51,520 | 36.14 | ||
| INC | Chituri Ravindra | 44,584 | 31.28 | ||
| PRP | Muthyala Srinivas | 38,656 | 27.12 | ||
| Majority | 6,936 | 4.86 | |||
| Turnout | 142,552 | 86.48 | |||
| TDP win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pendurthi Venkatesh | 81,476 | 50.68 | +14.54 | |
| YSRCP | J Vijaya Lakshmi | 72,589 | 45.15 | ||
| Majority | 8,887 | 5.53 | |||
| Turnout | 160,757 | 85.90 | −0.58 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Jakkampudi Raja | 90,680 | 51.29 | ||
| TDP | Pendurthi Venkatesh | 58,908 | 33.32 | ||
| JSP | Rayapureddy Prasad (Chinna) | 20,847 | 11.79 | ||
| Majority | 31,772 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,76,785 | 87.47 | |||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSP | Bathula Balaramakrishna | 105,995 | 55.51 | ||
| YSRCP | Jakkampudi Raja | 71,946 | 37.68 | ||
| INC | Mundru Venkata Srinivas | 1,901 | 1 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,975 | 1.56 | ||
| Majority | 34,049 | 17.83 | |||
| Turnout | 1,90,938 | ||||
| JSP 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.
- ^ "Rajanagaram, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JSP's Bathula Balaramakrishna S/O Gangarao defeats YSRCP's Jakkampudi Raja with 34049 votes". India Today. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024". Election Commission of India. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.