Guntur-II Assembly constituency

Guntur-II
Former constituency No. 101 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictGuntur
LS constituencyGuntur
Established1955
Abolished2008
Total electors187,633
ReservationNone

Guntur-II Assembly constituency was a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India until the 2008 delimitation in Guntur district.

History of the constituency

After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1952, the Guntur-II constituency was first created for the Andhra state Legislative Assembly in 1955. Its extent was:

Firka
1 Guntur firka (excluding ward Nos. 5 to 32 of Guntur municipality)
2 Tadikonda firka (excluding Pedamaddur, Vaikuntapuram, Harischandrapuram, Pitchikaiapalem, Dondapad, Borupalem, Abbarajupalem, Rayapudi, Kondarajupalem, Lingayapalem, Uddandarayadupalem, Nelapad, Thullur, Vaddamanu and Endroy villages),in Guntur taluk.

After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the new Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1962, its extent was:

Firka
1 Guntur firka (excluding wards Nos. 5 to 32 and the houses and streets in 4th and 5th localities specified in item (59) of the Appendix in Guntur municipality), 17th street in locality No. 4 in Guntur municipality
2 Villages in Tadikonda firka specified in item (60) of the Appendix in Guntur taluk

After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1976, its extent was:

Firka
1 Guntur firka (excluding Wards 11 to 30 in Guntur municipality and 56-Mandapadu, 57-Velvarthipadu, 58-Visadala, 60-Bandarupalli, 66-Jonnalagadda, 67-Lam, 68-Damarapalli and 71-Gorantla villages) in Guntur taluk.

It was not present in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and hence was defunct as of the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Guntur West Assembly constituency was created by the 2008 delimitation. It covers Guntur mandal (Part), Guntur (M.Corp) (Part) and Guntur (M.Corp) – Ward No.1 to 6 and 24 to 28.

Mandal
Guntur mandal

Overview

It was a part of the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments, namely, Prathipad, Guntur-I, Tadikonda, Sattenapalli, Peddakurapadu and Chilakaluripet.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political party
1955 Meduri Nageswara Rao Indian National Congress
1962 Chebrolu Hanumaiah
1967
1972 Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam Independent
1978 Gade Veeranjaneya Sharma Indian National Congress (I)
1983 Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam Telugu Desam Party
1985 Chadalavada Jayarambabu Indian National Congress
1989
1994 Challa Venkata Krishna Reddy Telugu Desam Party
1999 Sanakkayala Aruna
2004 Tadisetti Venkatarao Indian National Congress

Election results

1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Meduri Nageswara Rao 21,648 52.30%
CPI Bellamkonda Veeraiah 18,352 44.34%
Margin of victory 3,296 7.96%
Turnout 41,389 60.13%
Registered electors 68,830
INC win (new seat)

1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chebrolu Hanumaiah 26,261 49.42%
CPI Damineni Yagna Ramaiah 25,903 48.75%
Margin of victory 358 0.67%
Turnout 55,135 79.49%
Registered electors 69,363
INC hold Swing

1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chebrolu Hanumaiah 31,936 53.43%
CPI Kanaparthi Nagaiah 17,877 19.91%
Margin of victory 14,059 23.52%
Turnout 63,219 75.32%
Registered electors 83,932
INC hold Swing

1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam 35,103 50.94%
INC Chebrolu Hanumaiah 32,340 46.93%
Margin of victory 2,763 4.01%
Turnout 70,131 64.86%
Registered electors 108,131
Independent gain from INC Swing

1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Gade Veeranjaneya Sharma 26,472 43.42%
JP Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam 19,607 32.16%
Margin of victory 6,865 11.26%
Turnout 61,975 69.44%
Registered electors 89,254
INC(I) gain from Independent Swing

1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam 42,472 57.40%
INC Gade Veeranjaneya Sharma 12,709 17.18%
Margin of victory 29,763 40.22%
Turnout 75,210 66.05%
Registered electors 113,865
TDP gain from INC(I) Swing

1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jaya Rambabu Chadalavada 36,713 48.71%
TDP Gade Durga Prasunamba 35,448 47.03%
Margin of victory 1,265 1.68%
Turnout 76,224 60.47%
Registered electors 146,152
INC gain from TDP Swing

1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jaya Ramababu Chadalavada 58,590 60.01%
TDP Kilari Koteswara Rao 37,616 38.53%
Margin of victory 20,974 21.48%
Turnout 100,027 63.38%
Registered electors 157,826
INC hold Swing

1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Challa Venkata Krishna Reddy 51,322 52.31%
INC Jaya Rambabu Chadalavada 38,554 39.30%
Margin of victory 12,768 13.01%
Turnout 99,456 60.02%
Registered electors 165,701
TDP gain from INC Swing

1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Aruna Sanakkayala 55,612 52.06%
INC Eswara Venkata Bharathi Kosanam 49,298 46.15%
Margin of victory 6,314 5.91%
Turnout 108,485 56.31%
Registered electors 200,756
TDP gain from CPI(M) Swing

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur- II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Tadisetti Venkata Rao 50,658 45.30%
TDP Dr. T.V. Rao 35,354 31.61%
Margin of victory 15,304 13.68%
Turnout 111,925 59.65%
Registered electors 187,633
INC gain from TDP Swing

See also

References

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