Vemuru (Assembly constituency)

Vemuru (SC) Assembly constituency is a scheduled caste reserved constituency is a constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] As per the Delimitation Orders (2008), the constituency covers Vemuru, Kollur, Tsunduru, Bhattiprolu and Amarthaluru mandals. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Repalle, Bapatla, Parchur, Addanki, Chirala and Santhanuthalapadu.[2] Merugu Nagarjuna 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 194,748 electors in the constituency.[4]

Vemuru
Constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent MLAMerugu Nagarjuna
Political PartyYSR Congress Party
Constituency Details
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictGuntur
ReservationYes
Total Electors194,748

Mandals
Mandal
Vemuru
Kollur
Tsundur
Bhattiprolu
Amruthalur

Members of Legislative Assembly Amruthalur
Year Member Political party
1952 Gorikupudi Joseph Communist Party of India

Members of Legislative Assembly Vemuru
Year Member Political party
1955 Kalluri Chandramouli Indian National Congress
1962 Kalluri Chandramouli Indian National Congress
1965 Saranu Ramaswamy Choudary Indian National Congress
1967 Yadlapati Venkatarao Swatantra Party
1972 Yadlapati Venkatarao Swatantra Party
1978 Yadlapati Venkatarao Indian National Congress
1983 Nadendla Bhaskara Rao Telugu Desam Party
1985 Kodali Veeraiah Telugu Desam Party
1989 Alapati Dharma Rao Indian National Congress
1994 Rajendra Prasad Alapati Telugu Desam Party
1999 Rajendra Prasad Alapati Telugu Desam Party
2004 Satishpaul Raj Indian National Congress
2009 Ananda Babu Nakka Telugu Desam Party
2014 Ananda Babu Nakka Telugu Desam Party
2019 Merugu Nagarjuna YSR Congress Party[5]

Election results

Assembly elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Satishpaul Raj 52,756 53.40 +14.26
TDP Alapati Rajendra Prasad 44,035 44.58 -14.29
Majority 8,721 8.82
Turnout 98,786 82.50 +14.12
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Vemuru
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Ananda Babu Nakka 55,168 37.68 -6.90
INC Merugu Nagarjuna 52,938 36.33 -17.07
PRP Kathi Padma Rao 23,356 16.03
Majority 2,230 1.35
Turnout 145,704 82.03 -0.47
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Ananda Babu Nakka 77,222 48.66
YSRCP Merugu Nagarjuna 75,095 47.32
Majority 2,127 1.34
Turnout 158,684 85.90 +3.87
TDP hold Swing

Assembly elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Merugu Nagarjuna 81,671 47.59
TDP Ananda Babu Nakka 71,672 41.76
Jana Sena Appikatla Bharat Bhushan 13,038 7.60
Majority 9,999 17.1
Turnout 171,618 87.52 +1.95
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

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. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "The Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part-V Extraordinary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad. 20 May 2014. p. 14. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
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