Kuppam Assembly constituency
Kuppam Assembly constituency is a constituency in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.
| Kuppam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Chittoor |
| LS Constituency | Chittoor |
| Established | 1955 |
| Total electors | 213,145 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
N. Chandrababu Naidu is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[2] As of 2019, there are a total of 213,145 electors in the constituency.[3] The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).
Mandals
| Mandal |
|---|
| Kuppam |
| Ramakuppam |
| Gudupalle |
| Santipuram |
| Kuppam Municipality |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Winner | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | D. Ramabrahmam | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | A. P. Vajravelu Chetty | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | D. Venkatesham | Independent | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Doraswamy Naidu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | N. Rangaswami Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | N. Chandrababu Naidu | ||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2014 | |||
| 2019 | |||
Election results
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | N. Chandrababu Naidu | 98,123 | 69.9 | ||
| INC | M. Subramanyam Reddy | 38,535 | 27.5 | ||
| Majority | 59,588 | 42.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,40,153 | 75.4 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | N. Chandrababu Naidu | 89,952 | 61.9 | ||
| INC | M. Subramanyam Reddy | 43,886 | 30.2 | ||
| PRP | K. Rajendra Babu | 5,366 | 3.7 | ||
| BJP | N. S. Thulasinath | 2,117 | 1.46 | ||
| Majority | 46,066 | 46.84 | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,287 | 82.6 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | N. Chandrababu Naidu | 102,952 | 62.5 | ||
| YSRCP | centage=33.9 | ||||
| INC | K. Srinivasulu | 2,785 | 1.69 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 905 | 0.55 | ||
| Majority | 47,121 | 28.81 | |||
| Turnout | 1,64,071 | 83.9 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | N. Chandrababu Naidu | 100,146 | 55.18 | ||
| YSRCP | K. Chandramouli | 69,424 | 38.25 | ||
| INC | Dr. B R Suresh Babu | 3,839 | 2.12 | ||
| JSP | Dr Muddhineni VenkataRamana | 1,879 | 1.04 | ||
| BJP | Tulasi Nath NS | 1,139 | 0.63 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 2,905 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | 30,722 | 16.93 | |||
| Turnout | 85.15 | +1.1 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Trivia
Kuppam assembly constituency is represented by N. Chandrababu Naidu since 1989, who holds the distinction of being the longest-serving Chief Minister (9 years) and Opposition leader (10 years) of United Andhra Pradesh and also served as the 1st Chief Minister of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh (5 years).
References
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- "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.
- "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 14 September 2021.