Pithapuram (Assembly constituency)

Pithapuram
Constituency
for the Vidhan Sabha
District East Godavari
State Andhra Pradesh
Current constituency
Created 2014-2019
Party TELUGU DESAM PARTY
MLA SVSN VARMA
Reservation No

Pithapuram Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 19 constituencies in the East Godavari district.

SVSN Varma is the present MLA as an independent candidate has won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014.[1]

Overview

It is part of the Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Tuni, Prathipadu, Kakinada Rural, Peddapuram, Kakinada City, and Jaggampeta.

Mandals

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:

No Mandal Name
1 Gollaprolu
2 Pithapuram
3 Uppada Kothapalle

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Pithapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BJP Dorababu Pendem 46,527 50.47
INC Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao 28,628 31.06
Majority 17,899 19.41
Turnout 92,182 71.73 +3.08
Independent gain from BJP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Pithapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±
PRP Vanga Geetha Viswanadh 46,623 31.19
TDP SVSN Varma 45,587 30.50
INC Mudragada Padmanabham 43,431 29.05
Majority 1,036 0.69
Turnout 149,479 78.29 +6.56
PRP gain from BJP Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Pithapuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent SVSN Varma 97,511 57.59
YSRCP Dorababu Pendem 50,431 29.78
Majority 47,080 27.81
Turnout 169,330 79.45 +1.16
[[|N/A]] gain from YSR Congress party Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/pithapuram.html


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