Ponnur is a major city/town in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. A road to Chandole goes south-east and comes to Nidubrolu, where there is a temple with a stone bearing inscription recording the erection of 90 temple in A.D. 1132. An ancient Telugu manuscript entitled 'Ponnuru-Chandavolu Shasanam' was present in Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University. Kilari Venkata Rosaiah of YSRCP party is the current MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarter of Ponnur mandal under Tenali revenue division.
Grandhi Srinivas is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a two-time member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Bhimavaram. He won the 2019 election representing YSR Congress Party.
Dharmavarapu Kottam Aruna is an Indian politician from Telangana state. She served as a minister in Andhra Pradesh for Information and Public Relations in YS Rajasekhar Reddy's cabinet (2004–2009) and for Small Scale industries, Sugar, Khadi and Village Industries in Rosaiah's cabinet (2009–2010). She represented Gadwal constituency as an MLA in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 2004–2014 and in Telangana Legislative Assembly between 2014 and 2018.
Mylavaram is a constituency in NTR district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency.
Ponnur Assembly constituency is a constituency in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency.
Badvel is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency.
Gade Venkat Reddy is a senior most politician from Prakasam district and 5 terms MLA of the Indian National Congress Party. He was first elected in 1967 from Parchur Constituency, then within Bapatla Taluk and Guntur district. He is an advocate and businessman by profession and entered into politics later.
Elections to the Andhra State Legislative Assembly were held on 11 February 1955. 581 candidates contested for the 167 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 29 two-member constituencies and 138 single-member constituencies. The members of the first assembly (1955–62) were allowed a seven-year term. That is to say, in 1957, elections were conducted in the newly added region of Telangana alone, and then in 1962, general elections were held for the state as a whole.
Gowru Charitha Reddy is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh, India. She is the current member of Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh representing Panyam. Earlier, she served as a MLA from Nandikotkur constituency (2004-2009) and Panyam constituency (2014-2019). She was also a member of Women and Child welfare committee of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. She left the Indian National Congress party and joined the newly formed YSR Congress Party. Her husband, Gowru Venkata Reddy is also a political leader.
Ponnur mandal is one of the 18 mandals in Guntur district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Kilari Venkata Rosaiah – YSR Congress Party is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Ponnur town. The mandal is bounded by Vatticherukuru, Chebrole, Tsundur, Kakumanu, Amruthalur, Pittalavanipalem, Karlapalem and Bapatla mandals.
Vetukuri Venkata Siva Rama Raju is an Indian politician and former member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Telugu Desam Party (TDP) from Undi Assembly constituency.
Srivatsavai Satyanarayana Varma popularly known as SVSN Varma is an Indian independent politician. He is a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). Varma is a former member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Pithapuram constituency in East Godavari district as an Independent.
Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar is an Indian politician from Telugu Desam party and member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing Ponnur constituency from 1994 - 2019 and again in 2024. He is one of the few members of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, who won five times continuously. He is also Chairman of Sangam Dairy located in Vadlamudi. He is one of the senior most leaders in the Telugu Desam Party and also coordinator for Eluru and Vijayawada parliament segments.
Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (P.G.V.R) is an Indian politician.
Uppalapati Venkata Ramanamurthy Raju, popularly known as Kanna Babu, is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election from Elamanchili Constituency in Visakhapatnam district. He was reelected from the same constituency in the 2009 Andhra Election. YSR Congress Party has nominated Kanna Babu from the Elemanchili Constituency for the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election in May 2024.
Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is a three-time MLA from Nuzvid Assembly Constituency in Krishna District. He won for the third time in 2019. He is nominated by YSR Congress Party to contest the Nuzvid assembly seat in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legisative Assembly Election to be held on 13 May 2024.
Kiliveti Sanjeevaiah is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA of YSR Congress Party from Sullurpeta Assembly Constituency which is reserved for SC community in Nellore District. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election. He was nominated again to contest the 2024 Assembly Election from Sullurpeta Constituency despite differences within the party.
Pedaballi Venkata Sidda Reddy is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is an MLA from Kadiri Assembly Constituency in the erstwhile Anantapur District which is presently renamed as Sri Sathya Sai district. He won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election representing YSR Congress Party.
Lokam Naga Madhavi is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. She is an MLA from Nellimarla Assembly Constituency in Vizianagaram District. She represents Jana Sena Party. She won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
Julakanti BrahmanandaReddy is an Indian politician from Andhra Pradesh. He is MLA of Telugu Desam Party from Macherla Assembly Constituency in Palnadu District. In June 2024, he became a MLA for the Macherla Assembly constituency following the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election.
