Rajam (SC) (Assembly constituency)

Rajam (SC) Assembly constituency is an SC reserved constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Etcherla, Bobbili, Cheepurupalli, Gajapathinagaram, Nellimarla and Vizianagaram.[2] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 219,313 electors in the constituency.[3] Kambala Jogulu is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[4]

Rajam (SC)
Constituency
DistrictSrikakulam
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate219,313
Current constituency
PartyYSR Congress Party
MLAKambala Jogulu
ReservationSC

Mandals

The four mandals that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]

S.No Mandal Name
1 Rajam
2 Vangara
3 Santhakaviti
4 Regidi Amadalavalasa

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
2009 Kondru Murali Mohan Indian National Congress
2014 Kambala Jogulu YSR Congress Party
2019 Kambala Jogulu YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
INC Konduru Murali Mohan 61,771 45.96
TDP Kavali Pratibha Bharathi 34,638 25.77
Praja Rajyam Kambala Jogulu 27,923 20.78
Majority 27,133 20.19
Turnout 134,396 72.70
INC win (new seat)

Assembly Elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
YSRCP Kambala Jogulu 69,192 46.79
TDP Kavali Pratibha Bharathi 68,680 46.44
Majority 512 0.35
Turnout 147,887 76.28 +3.58
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

Assembly Elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
YSRCP Kambala Jogulu 83561 51.41
Jana Sena Mucha Srinivasa Rao 4987 3.07
BJP Chaitanya Kumar Mannema 967 0.59
INC Kambala Rajvardhan 2214 1.36
Majority
Turnout
Kambala jogulu gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

See also
  • List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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. 16, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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