Anantapur Urban (Assembly constituency)
Anantapur Urban Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 14 constituencies in the Anantapur district. Anantha Venkatarami Reddy is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[1]
| Anantapur Urban | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Anantapur |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| MLA | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy |
| Reservation | No |
Overview
It is part of the Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Rayadurg, Uravakonda, Tadpatri, Singanamala, Guntakal and Kalyandurg in Anantapur district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1951–2009: See Anantaptur Assembly constituency[2][3]
- 2009 – B Gurunatha Reddy, Indian National Congress
- 2012 (By-election) - B. G. Reddy, YSR Congress Party[4]
- 2014 – V Prabhakar Chowdary, Telugu Desam Party
- 2019 – Anantha Venkat Rami Reddy, YSR Congress Party
Election results
Assembly Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | B Gurunatha Reddy | 45,275 | 39.03 | ||
| TDP | Mahalakshmi Sreenivasulu | 32,033 | 27.61 | ||
| Praja Rajyam | T J Prakash | 28,489 | 24.56 | ||
| Majority | 13,242 | 13.42 | |||
| Turnout | 116,008 | 50.47 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | V Prabhakar Chowdary | 74,704 | 48.07 | ||
| YSRCP | B Gurunatha Reddy | 65,370 | 42.06 | ||
| Majority | 9,334 | 6.01 | |||
| Turnout | 155,417 | 61.50 | +11.03 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Anantha Venkatarami Reddy | 88704 | 53.71% | ||
| TDP | V Prabhakar Chowdary | 60006 | |||
| Majority | 28,698 | 17.37% | |||
| Turnout | 1,65,141 | +3.08% | |||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
See also
- List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References
- "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results (constituency Wise)". traceall.in. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 1978". elections.in. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- https://eci.gov.in/ByeElection/2011-12/jan-june-2012.xls BYE- ELECTION- 2012 Number and name Assembly Constituency-272- Anantapur Urban
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