Harishchandrapuram (Assembly constituency)

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Harishchandrapuram
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
State Andhra Pradesh
District Srikakulam

Harishchandrapuram Assembly constituency was a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India until 2008 in Srikakulam district.

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It was a part of the Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments, namely, Palasa, Tekkali, Pathapatnam, Srikakulam, Amadalavalasa and Narasannapeta.

Members of Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
1967Krishna Murthy Kinjarapu Swatantra Party
1972Kannipally Appla Narasimha Bhuktha Indian National Congress
1978Kannipally Appla Narasimha Bhuktha Indian National Congress
1983 Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu Telugu Desam Party
1985Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu Telugu Desam Party
1989Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu Independent
1994Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu Telugu Desam Party
1996 Kinjarapu Atchannaidu [1] Telugu Desam Party
1999 Telugu Desam Party
2004 Telugu Desam Party

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References

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