Avanigadda (Assembly constituency)

Avanigadda (Assembly constituency) is a constituency in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Gannavaram, Gudivada, Pedana, Machilipatnam, Pamarru SC and Penamaluru.[2] Ramesh Babu Simhadri 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 a total of 207,240 electors in the constituency.[4]

Avanigadda
Constituency
DistrictKrishna
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate207,240
Current constituency
Created1962
PartyYSR Congress Party
MLARamesh Babu Simhadri
ReservationGeneral

Mandals

The six mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]

S.No Mandal Name
1 Avanigadda
2 Nagayalanka
3 Koduru
4 Challapalli
5 Mopidevi
6 Ghantashala

Members of legislative assembly
Year of election Name Party Ref.
1962 Yarlagadda Sivaramprasad Indian National Congress [5]
1967 Yarlagadda Sivaramprasad Indian National Congress [6]
1972 Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao Indian National Congress [7]
1978 Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao Indian National Congress [8]
1983 Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao Indian National Congress [9]
1985 Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao Telugu Desam Party [10]
1989 Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao Telugu Desam Party [11]
1994 Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao Telugu Desam Party [12]
1999 Mandali Buddha Prasad Indian National Congress [13]
2004 Mandali Buddha Prasad Indian National Congress [14]
2009 Ambati Brahmanaiah Telugu Desam Party [15]
2013 Ambati Srihari Prasad Telugu Desam Party [16]
2014 Mandali Buddha Prasad Telugu Desam Party [17]
2019 Simhadri Ramesh Babu YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Avanigadda[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Mandali Buddha Prasad 41,511 45.96 -2.01
TDP Burugadda Ramesh Naidu 33,029 36.57 -10.49
Majority 8,482 9.39
Turnout 90,322 78.94 4.43
INC hold Swing

Assembly Elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Avanigadda[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
TDP Ambati Brahmanaiah 55,316 34.46 -2.11
INC Mandali Buddha Prasad 54,899 34.20 -11.76
Praja Rajyam Simhadri Ramesh 26;000 23.46
Majority 417 0.26
Turnout 160,533 86.74 7.80
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Avanigadda[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
TDP Mandali Buddha Prasad 80,995 48.14
YSRCP Simhadri Ramesh 75,037 44.60
Majority 5,958 3.54
Turnout 168,232 85.70 1.04
TDP hold Swing

Assembly elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
YSRCP Simhadri Ramesh Babu 78,447 42.54
TDP Mandali Buddha Prasad 57,722 31.3
Jana Sena Muttamsetty Srinivasa Rao 28,556 15.49%
Majority 20,725
Turnout 1,84,397 88.11 2.41
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. 21, 31. 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 24 May 2019.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 331. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 318. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 314. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 326. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 329. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 327. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 329. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 338. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 334. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 337. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  15. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2009 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 403. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  16. "TDP wins Avanigadda by-poll". The Hindu. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  17. "The Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part-V Extraordinary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad. 20 May 2014. p. 13. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  18. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2014 to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 726. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

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