Cumbum, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency

Cumbum was one of the 294 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh state in India.[2] It was in Prakasam district and was dissolved before the 2009 elections and most of its area is now in Giddalur Assembly constituency.

Not to be confused with Cumbum Assembly constituency.

Cumbum
Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPrakasam
LS ConstituencyNarasaraopet
Established1952
Abolished2009
Total electors135,131[1]
ReservationNone

History of the constituency

The Cumbum constituency was first created for the Madras State Legislative Assembly in 1952.[3] It was dissolved in 1955 Elections due to paasing of the Delimitation Commission of 1952 was created due to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951.[4] Justice N Chandrasekhara Aiyar, a retired justice of the Supreme Court, was its chairman in 1953.[5] After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the new Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[6][7] After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, its extent was the Cumbum and Ardhaveedu firkas in Giddalur taluk; and Podili taluk (excluding Podili and Marripudi firkas) and Thimmareddipalli firka in Kanigiri taluk.[2]

It was not present now due to Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and hence was defunct as of the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[8]

Yerragondapalem Assembly constituency was newly formed as part of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and active from the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[8] after dissolving the Cumbum Assembly Constituency

Members of the Legislative assembly
Madras State
Year MLA Party
1952 Pidathala Ranga Reddy Indian National Congress

The constituency did not exist between 1955 and 1976.

Andhra Pradesh
Year MLA Party
1978 Kandula Obula Reddy Indian National Congress
1983 Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy Indian National Congress
1985 Vudumula Venkata Reddy Telugu Desam Party
1989 Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy Indian National Congress
1994 Chappidi Vengaiah Telugu Desam Party
1999[9] Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy Indian National Congress
2004[1] Vudumula Srinivasulu Reddy

Election results

2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Cumbum[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vudumula Srinivasulu Reddy 52,738 52.62%
TDP Chegireddy Linga Reddy 45,116 45.01%
Margin of victory 7,622 7.60%
Turnout 100,360 74.27%
Registered electors 135,131
INC hold Swing

1999
1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Cumbum[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy 59,615 59.41%
TDP Chappidi Vengaiah 39,717 39.58%
Margin of victory 19,898 19.83%
Turnout 102,898 70.83%
Registered electors 145,266
INC gain from TDP Swing

1994
1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election :Cumbum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Chappidi Vengaiah 44,294 50.64%
INC Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy 39,913 45.63%
Margin of victory 4,381 5.01%
Turnout 89,372 71.77%
Registered electors 124,528
TDP gain from INC Swing

1989
1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Cumbum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy 58,356 63.16%
TDP Vudumula Venkata Reddy 32,523 35.20%
Margin of victory 25,833 27.96%
Turnout 94,463 67.80%
Registered electors 139,320
INC gain from TDP Swing

1985
1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Cumbum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Vudumula Venkata Reddy 39,089 50.08%
INC Kandula Nagarjuna 36,093 46.24%
Margin of victory 2,996 3.84%
Turnout 79,087 68.79%
Registered electors 114,970
TDP gain from INC Swing

1983
1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Cumbum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy 35,660 50.33%
TDP Vudumula Venkata Reddy 33,082 46.69%
Margin of victory 2,578 3.64%
Turnout 72,145 66.29%
Registered electors 108,834
INC gain from INC(I) Swing

1978
1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election : Cumbum
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Kandula Obula Reddy 33,191 45.51%
JP Mohammed Sharief Shaik 26,712 36.62%
Margin of victory 6,479 8.88%
Turnout 74,751 71.39%
Registered electors 104,715
INC(I) win (new seat)

1952
1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Cumbum[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Pidathala Ranga Reddy 22,468 39.37
Independent Adapala Ramaswamy 17,144 30.04
KLP Kandula Obula Reddy 15,235 26.70
Socialist Suggam Purushotham 2,220 3.89
Margin of victory 5,324 9.33
Turnout 57,067 66.50
Registered electors 85,818
INC win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. name=delimitation1951>"The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951". Election Commission of India. 23 August 1951. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. name="delimitation1951">"DPACO (1951) - Archive Delimitation Orders - Election Commission of India". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. "Hon'ble Mr. Justice N. Chandrasekhara Aiyar". Archived from the original on 8 May 2013.
  6. "Seventh Amendment". Indiacode.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  7. "Extraordinary Gazette of India, 1955, No. 458". 14 January 1955.
  8. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  9. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1999". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  10. "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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