Araku Valley Assembly constituency

Araku Valley is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Alluri Sitharama Raju 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 Araku Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Araku Valley
Constituency No. 28 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Araku Valley Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictAlluri Sitharama Raju
LS constituencyAraku
Established2008
Total electors220,773
ReservationST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  YSRCP
Elected year2019

Chetti Palguna is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 220,773 electors in the constituency.[1] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Mandals

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

Mandal
Munchingi Puttu
Peda Bayalu
Dumbriguda
Araku Valley
Hukumpeta
Ananthagiri
Mandals in Araku Valley Assembly Constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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YearMemberPolitical party
2009Siveri SomaTelugu Desam Party
2014Kidari Sarveswara RaoYSR Congress Party
2019Chetti Palguna

Election results

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2024

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2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Araku Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCPRegam Matyalingam 65,658 36.71
BJPPangi Raja Rao33,78118.89
IndependentVanthala Ramanna13,5557.58
BSPLake Rajarao13,5067.55
INCGangadharaswami Setty12,5036.99
NOTANone of the Above3,5932.01
Majority31,87717.82
Turnout1,78,852
YSRCP holdSwing

2019

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2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Araku Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCPChetti Palguna 53,101 33.70
AIFBDonnu Dora Siyyari27,66017.55
TDPKidari Sravan Kumar19,92912.65
Majority25,44116.15
Turnout157,57571.34+1.22
YSRCP holdSwing

2014

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2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Araku Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCPKidari Sarveswara Rao 63,700 43.88
TDPSiveri Soma29,64720.42
IndependentRavibabu Kumbha25,78917.76
Majority34,05323.46
Turnout150,10970.12+8.93
YSRCP gain from TDPSwing

2009

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2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Araku Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDPSiveri Soma 34,959 29.04
INCVanjangi Kanthamma34,55728.71
IndependentGangadhara Swamy Setti19,16515.92
BSPPangi Raja Rao13,30211.05
PRPMandi Jayavathi8,1016.73
Majority4020.33
Turnout120,45961.19
TDP win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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 24 May 2019.

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