Cumbum, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency

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Cumbum
Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Prakasam
LS constituency Narasaraopet
Established1952
Abolished2009
Total electors135,131 [1]
ReservationNone

Cumbum was one of the 294 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh state in India. [2] It was in Prakasam district and was dissolved before the 2009 elections. Most of its area is now part of the Giddalur Assembly constituency.

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History of the constituency

The Cumbum constituency was first created for the Madras State Legislative Assembly in 1952. [3] It was dissolved in 1955 Elections due to the passing of the Delimitation Commission of 1952, which was created due to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951. [4] Justice N Chandrasekhara Aiyar, a retired justice of the Supreme Court, was its chairman in 1953. [5] After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the new Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. [6] [7] After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, its extent was the Cumbum and Ardhaveedu firkas in Giddalur taluk; and Podili taluk (excluding Podili and Marripudi firkas) and Thimmareddipalli firka in Kanigiri taluk. [2]

The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 abolished the constituency and hence was defunct as of the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. [8]

Yerragondapalem Assembly constituency was newly formed as part of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and active from the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. [8] after dissolving the Cumbum Assembly Constituency

Members of the Legislative assembly

Madras State
YearMLAParty
1952 Pidathala Ranga Reddy Indian National Congress

The constituency did not exist between 1955 and 1976.

Andhra Pradesh
YearMLAParty
1978 Kandula Obula Reddy Indian National Congress
1983 Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy Indian National Congress
1985 Vudumula Venkata Reddy Telugu Desam Party
1989 Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy Indian National Congress
1994 Chappidi Vengaiah Telugu Desam Party
1999 [9] Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy Indian National Congress
2004 [1] Vudumula Srinivasulu Reddy

Election results

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Cumbum [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Vudumula Srinivasulu Reddy 52,738 52.62%
TDP Chegireddy Linga Reddy 45,11645.01%
Margin of victory7,6227.60%
Turnout 100,36074.27%
Registered electors 135,131
INC hold Swing

1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Cumbum [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy 59,615 59.41%
TDP Chappidi Vengaiah 39,71739.58%
Margin of victory19,89819.83%
Turnout 102,89870.83%
Registered electors 145,266
INC gain from TDP Swing

1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election :Cumbum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Chappidi Vengaiah 44,294 50.64%
INC Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy 39,91345.63%
Margin of victory4,3815.01%
Turnout 89,37271.77%
Registered electors 124,528
TDP gain from INC Swing

1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Cumbum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy 58,356 63.16%
TDP Vudumula Venkata Reddy 32,52335.20%
Margin of victory25,83327.96%
Turnout 94,46367.80%
Registered electors 139,320
INC gain from TDP Swing

1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Cumbum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Vudumula Venkata Reddy 39,089 50.08%
INC Kandula Nagarjuna 36,09346.24%
Margin of victory2,9963.84%
Turnout 79,08768.79%
Registered electors 114,970
TDP gain from INC Swing

1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Cumbum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Kandula Nagarjuna Reddy 35,660 50.33%
TDP Vudumula Venkata Reddy 33,08246.69%
Margin of victory2,5783.64%
Turnout 72,14566.29%
Registered electors 108,834
INC gain from INC(I) Swing

1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  : Cumbum
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC(I) Kandula Obula Reddy 33,191 45.51%
JP Mohammed Sharief Shaik 26,71236.62%
Margin of victory6,4798.88%
Turnout 74,75171.39%
Registered electors 104,715
INC(I) win (new seat)

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election  : Cumbum [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Pidathala Ranga Reddy 22,468 39.37
Independent Adapala Ramaswamy17,14430.04
KLP Kandula Obula Reddy15,23526.70
Socialist Suggam Purushotham2,2203.89
Margin of victory5,3249.33
Turnout 57,06766.50
Registered electors 85,818
INC win (new seat)

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