Guntur West (Assembly constituency)
Guntur West (Assembly constituency) constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Guntur Lok Sabha constituency, along with Tadikonda, Mangalagiri Ponnuru, Tenali and Guntur East.[2] Maddali Giridhara Rao is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 265,135 electors in the constituency.[4]
| Guntur West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent MLA | Maddali Giridhara Rao |
| Political Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected Year | 2009 (delimitation) Guntur-2 assembly constituency (1962–2004) |
| Constituency Details | |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Guntur |
| Reservation | General |
| Total Electors | 265,135 |
History
Earlier called as Guntur-II (Assembly Constituency), it has undergone some minor changes in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and was named as Guntur West (Assembly Constituency).[5]: 15 [6]
Mandals
It covers Guntur mandal (Part), Guntur (M.Corp) (Part) and Guntur (M.Corp) – Ward No.1 to 6 and 24 to 28.[7]
Election results
| Party | MLA | Span | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | Nadimpalli Venkatalakshmi Narasimha Rao | 1952 | |
| Indian National Congress | Meduri Nageshwararao | 1955 | |
| Indian National Congress | Chebrolu Hamumaiah | 1962 | |
| Indian National Congress | Chebrolu Hamumaiah | 1967 | |
| Independent politician | Nissankararao Venkataratnam | 1972 | |
| Indian National Congress | Gada Veeranjaneya Sarma | 1978 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | Nissankararao Venkataratnam | 1983 | |
| Indian National Congress | Jayarambabu Chadalavada | 1985 | |
| Indian National Congress | Jayarambabu Chadalavada | 1989 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | Challa Venkata Krishna Reddy | 1994 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | Aruna Sanakkayala | 1999 | |
| Indian National Congress | Tadisetti Venkat Rao | 2004 | |
| Indian National Congress | Kanna Lakshminarayana | 2009 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | Modugula Venu Gopala Reddy | 2014 | |
| Telugu Desam Party | Maddali Giridhar Rao | 2019 |
Assembly elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | KANNA LAKSHMINARAYANA | 44,676 | 34.59 | ||
| TDP | CHUKKAPALLI RAMESH | 41,375 | 32.03 | ||
| PRP | TULASI RAMA CHANDRA PRABHU | 34,004 | 26.32 | ||
| Majority | 3,301 | 2.56 | |||
| Turnout | 1,29,457 | 65.76 | |||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
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. 22, 31. 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.
- "DELIMITATION COMMISSION OF INDIA" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 15. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- Susarla, Ramesh (19 July 2005). "Delimitation proposals: Guntur district to lose 2 Assembly seats". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.