Gopalapuram Assembly constituency

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Gopalapuram
Constituency No. 66 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Location of Gopalapuram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Andhra Pradesh
District East Godavari
Lok Sabha constituency Rajahmundry
Established1962
Total electors232,058
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Telugu Desam Party
Elected year2024

Gopalapuram is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in East Godavari 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 Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency. [2]

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Maddipati Venkata Raju is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962).

Mandals

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

Mandal
Dwaraka Tirumala
Nallajerla
Devarapalli
Gopalapuram

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
1962 Taneti Veera Raghavulu Indian National Congress
1967
1972 Sali Venkata Rao
1978 Desari Sarojini Devi Indian National Congress
1983 Karupati Vivekananda Telugu Desam Party
1985
1989
1994 Jonnakuti Babaji Rao
1999
2004 Maddala Suneeta Indian National Congress
2009 Taneti Vanitha Telugu Desam Party
2014 Muppidi Venkateswara Rao
2019 Talari Venkat Rao YSR Congress Party
2024 Maddipati Venkata Raju Telugu Desam Party

Election results

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gopalapuram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Maddala Suneeta 67,500 52.99 +5.34
TDP Abbulu Koppaka59,87847.01−3.25
Majority7,6225.98
Turnout 127,37876.98+3.44
INC gain from TDP Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gopalapuram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Taneti Vanitha 70,659 43.26 +3.75
INC Usha Tigiripalli56,00634.29−18.70
PRP Kadalaiah Sabbiti30,15818.46
Majority14,6538.97
Turnout 163,33785.76+8.78
TDP gain from INC Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gopalapuram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Muppidi Venkateswara Rao 95,299 51.14
YSRCP Talari Venkat Rao 83,75940.62
Majority11,54010.52
Turnout 186,34386.91+1.15
TDP hold Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gopalapuram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCP Talari Venkat Rao 111,785 56.04
TDP Muppidi Venkateswara Rao 74,32437.26
BSP Sirra Bharatha Rao5,8822.95
Majority37,46118.78
Turnout 1,99,464
YSRCP hold Swing

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gopalapuram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Maddipati Venkata Raju 1,14,42054.06+3.59
YSRCP Taneti Vanitha 87,63641.4−0.68
NOTA None Of The Above4,5002.13+0.00
Various1,6810.80+1.28
Majority26,78412.66
Turnout 2,08,23798.38+0.61
TDP gain from YSRCP Swing

See also

References

  1. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 20, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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