Etcherla Assembly constituency

Etcherla Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam 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 Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Etcherla
Constituency No. 7 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Etcherla Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictSrikakulam
LS constituencyVizianagaram
Established1967
Total electors231,279
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Nadukuditi Eswara Rao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Bharatiya Janta Party.[3][4] The constituency was established in 1967, as per the Delimitation Orders (1967).

Mandals

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

Mandal
Etcherla
Laveru
Ranasthalam
G.Sigadam
Mandals in Etcherla Assembly Constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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YearMemberParty
1967N. A. NaiduIndian National Congress
1972Balllada Hariappala ReddyIndependent
1978Kothapalli NarasayyaJanata Party
1983K. Pratibha BharatiTelugu Desam Party
1985
1989
1994
1999
2004Kondru Murali MohanIndian National Congress
2009Meesala Neelakantam
2014Kimidi Kalavenkata RaoTelugu Desam Party
2019Gorle Kiran KumarYSR Congress Party
2024Nadukuditi Eswara RaoBharatiya Janata Party

Election results

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2004

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2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Etcherla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCKondru Murali Mohan 58,676 52.6 8.5
TDPKavalipratibha Bharathi52,98747.5 7.6
Majority5,6895.1 5.4
Turnout1,11,64076.7 6.3
INC gain from TDPSwing 8.05

2009

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2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Etcherla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCMeesala Neelakantam 59,365 39.1 13.5
TDPNayana Suryanarayana Reddy44,35029.2 18.3
PRPKimidi Kala Venkat Rao29,95719.7New
IndependentGorle Haribabunaidu6,8934.5New
LSPAppalanaidu Gurugubilli3,2872.2New
BJPPaidi Venugopalam3,0372.0New
RJDAppararao Dabbada2,6121.7New
BSPGudivada Kuppayya2,3001.5New
Majority15,0159.9 4.8
Turnout1,51,80180.8 4.1
INC holdSwing 2.4

2014

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2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Etcherla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDPKimidi Kala Venkat Rao 85,769 49.5 20.3
YSRCPGorle Kiran Kumar81,02846.8New
INCRavikiran Kilari2,1481.2 37.9
LSPAmminaidu Paidi1,3440.8 1.4
BSPGudivada Kuppayya1,0230.6 0.9
AAPDhanalakoti Ramanah8490.5New
JSPVenkatarao Vandana5170.3New
Majority4,7412.7 7.2
Turnout1,74,00182.8 2.0
TDP gain from INCSwing 29.1

2019

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2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Etcherla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCPGorle Kiran kumar 106,672 52.3 5.5
TDPKimidi Kala Venkata Rao80,96142.4 7.1
JSPBadana Venkata Janardhan Rao5,0682.7New
INCKottakotla Simhadri Naidu2,1351.1 0.1
BJPSurya Prakash Rokkam1,0220.5New
Majority18,7119.8 7.1
Turnout1,90,74484.2 1.4
YSRCP gain from TDPSwing 6.3

2024

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2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Etcherla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJPNadukuditi Eswara Rao 112,770 54.59
YSRCPGorle Kiran kumar 83,681 40.51
INCK Malleswara Rao 2,452 1.19
NOTANone Of The Above3,9521.91
Majority29,089
Turnout2,06,562
Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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. 16, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Etcherla Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (4 June 2024). "BJP opens its account in Srikakulam district". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

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