Kakinada Rural Assembly constituency

Kakinada Rural Assembly constituency is a constituency in Kakinada 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 Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Kakinada Rural
Constituency No. 38 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Kakinada Rural Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKakinada
LS constituencyKakinada
Established2008
Total electors249,011
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyJana Sena Party
Elected year2024

Pantham Nanaji is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 249,011 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Mandals

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The three mandals that form the assembly constituency.[2]

Mandals
Kakinada (urban) mandal (Part) Kakinada(M) Ward No. 66 to 70
Kakinada Rural
Karapa

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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YearMemberPolitical party
2009Kurasala KannababuPraja Rajyam Party
2014Pilli Anantha LakshmiTelugu Desam Party
2019Kurasala KannababuYSR Congress Party
2024 Pantham Venkateswara RaoJana Sena Party

Election results

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2009

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2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kakinada Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PRPKurasala Kannababu 53,494 38.25
INCVenkateswar Rao Nulukurthi45,45732.50
TDPSatyanarayana Murthy Pilli28,69120.59
Majority8,0375.05
PRP win (new seat)

2014

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2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kakinada Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDPPilli Anantha Lakshmi 61,144 36.98
YSRCPSrinivasa Venu Gopala Krishna Chelluboyina52,09631.51
IndependentKurasala Kannababu43,45626.46
Majority9,0485.47
Turnout184,48774.08-0.5
TDP gain from PRPSwing

2019

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2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kakinada Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCPKurasala Kannababu 74,068 40.14%
TDPPilli Anantha Lakshmi65,27935.38%
JSPPantam Venkateswara Rao (Nanaji)40,00122.09%
Majority8,7894.76%
Turnout165,33874.59-0.75
YSRCP gain from TDPSwing

2024

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2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kakinada Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JSP Pantham Venkateswara Rao (Nanaji) 134,414 57
YSRCPKurasala Kannababu62,374
INCPilli Satya Lakshmi
IndependentPethani Satyanarayan
IndependentKari Gopalakrishna
MajorityNOTAnone of the above
Turnout
gain fromSwing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 18, 30. 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 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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