Bapatla Assembly constituency

Bapatla is a constituency in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] As per the Delimitation Orders (2008), the constituency covers Bapatla mandal, Pittalavanipalem mandal and Karlapalem mandals. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Vemuru Repalle, Parchur, Addanki, Chirala and Santhanuthalapadu.[2] Kona Raghupathi is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 183,917 electors in the constituency.[4]

Bapatla
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictBapatla
Total electors183,917
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Kona Raghupathi
PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected year2019

Mandals
Mandal
Bapatla
Pittalavanipalem
Karlapalem

Members of legislative assembly

Kona Raghupathi is the present MLA of the constituency representing the YSR Congress Party.[5][6] He defeated Annam Satish Prabhakar of Telugu Desam Party in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections.[7]

MLAPolitical partySpan
Kona Raghupathi YSR Congress Party(2019 – till date)
Kona Raghupathi YSR Congress Party(2014 – 2019)
Gade Venkata Reddy Indian National Congress(2009 – 2014)
Gade Venkata Reddy Indian National Congress(2004 – 2009)
Manthena Anantha Varma Telugu Desam Party(1999 – 2004)
Seshagiri Rao Telugu Desam Party(1994 – 1999)
Chirala Govardhana Reddy Indian National Congress(1989 – 1994)
Ummareddy Venkateswarlu Telugu Desam Party(1985 – 1989)
C.V.Ramaraju Independent politician(1983 – 1985)
Kona Prabhakara Rao Indian National Congress(1978 – 1983)
Kona Prabhakara Rao Indian National Congress(1972 – 1978)
Kona Prabhakara Rao Indian National Congress(1967 – 1972)
Kommineni Venkateswararao Indian National Congress(1962 – 1967)
Mantena Venkataraju Indian National Congress(1955 – 1962)
Vemmulapalli Srikrishna Indian National Congress(1952 – 1952)



Assembly elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kona Raghupathi 79,836 51.92
TDP Annam Satish Prabhakar 64,637 42.04
JSP Lakshmi Narasimha Ikkurthi 4,006 2.6
Majority 15,199 9.88
Turnout 1,53,769 83.08
YSRCP hold Swing

Assembly elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kona Raghupathi 71,076 50.29
TDP Annam Satish Prabhakar 65,263 46.17
Majority 5813 4.11
Turnout 148,808 82.82
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gade Venkata Reddy 37,456 30.51%
TDP Chirala Govardhan Reddy 36,093 29.40%
Margin of victory 1,363 1.11%
Turnout 123,135 76.02%
Registered electors 161,981
INC hold Swing

Assembly elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gade Venkata Reddy 61,370 55.60%
TDP Anantha Varma Manthena 45,801 41.49%
Margin of victory 15,569 1.11%
Turnout 110,439 72.51%
Registered electors 152,312
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly elections 1999
1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Anantha Varma Manthena 50,008 46.61%
INC Seshagiiri Rao Muppalaneni 36,163 33.71%
Margin of victory 13,845 12.91%
Turnout 110,016 67.83%
Registered electors 162,199
TDP hold Swing

Assembly elections 1994
1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Seshagiiri Rao Muppalaneni 63,001 59.67%
BSP Kathi Padma Rao 21,507 20.37%
Margin of victory 41,494 39.30%
Turnout 107,329 69.41%
Registered electors 154,625
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 1989
1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chirala Govardan Reddy 58,505 57.01%
TDP Achyutha Ramaraju Penumatsa 42,922 41.83%
Margin of victory 15,583 15.19%
Turnout 106,074 71.81%
Registered electors 147,707
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly elections 1985
1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Ummareddy Venkateswarlu 37,129 42.92%
INC Manthena Venkata Suryanarayana Raju 19,102 22.08%
Margin of victory 18,027 20.84%
Turnout 89,469 70.03%
Registered electors 127,752
TDP hold Swing

Assembly elections 1983
1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP C V Ramaraju 57,263 66.73%
INC Kona Prabhakar Rao 27,831 32.43%
Margin of victory 29,432 34.30%
Turnout 87,673 72.83%
Registered electors 120,375
TDP gain from INC(I) Swing

Assembly elections 1978
1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Kona Prabhakar Rao 40,332 46.95%
JP Muppalaneni Seshagiri Rao 40,143 46.73%
Margin of victory 189 0.22%
Turnout 87,507 78.64%
Registered electors 111,272
INC(I) gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 1972
1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kona Prabhakar Rao 33,314 49.82%
Independent Muppalaneni Seshagiri Rao 31,025 46.40%
Margin of victory 2289 3.42%
Turnout 68,003 73.50%
Registered electors 92,516
INC hold Swing

Assembly elections 1967
1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kona Prabhakar Rao 32,344 56.59%
CPI(M) Kommineni Venkateswara Rao 17,117 29.95%
Margin of victory 15,227 26.64%
Turnout 59,464 74.85%
Registered electors 79,444
INC gain from Independent Swing

Assembly elections 1962
1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kommineni Venkateswara Rao 14,317 29.71%
INC Mantena Satyavathi 13,104 27.19%
Margin of victory 1213 2.52%
Turnout 50,069 67.26%
Registered electors 74,436
Independent (I) gain from INC Swing


Source: Constituency results[7]

Assembly elections 1955
1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Manthen Venkata Raju 26,581 56.41%
CPI Vemupalli Srikrishna 18,626 39.53%
Margin of victory 7,995 16.88%
Turnout 47,120 70.67%
Registered electors 66,676
INC gain from CPI Swing

Assembly elections 1952
1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Bapatla[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Vemmulapalli Srikrishna 22,806 35.73%
INC Nankena Venkataraju 20,399 31.96% 31.96%
KLP Goavada Prandhamayya 16,273 25.49%
AIFB Velagan Lakshmi Sundara Rao 1,171 1.83%
Independent Vamavarapu Venkateswarlu 1,124 1.76%
Independent Bendapudi Narayana Rao 1,076 1.69%
Independent C. L. Daniel 986 1.54%
Margin of victory 2,407 3.77%
Turnout 63,835 74.93%
Registered electors 85,198
CPI win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 22, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "MLA". AP State Portal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. "Bapatla Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. "Repalle Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  8. "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.

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