Nagari Assembly constituency

Nagari
Constituency No. 170 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Nagari Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
LS constituency	Chittoor
Established	1962
Total electors	194,748[ needs update ]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Gali Bhanu Prakash Naidu
Party	TDP
Elected year	2024

Nagari Assembly constituency is a constituency in Chittoor 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 Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.

Gali Bhanu Prakash is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. ^[2] As of 2024, there are a total of 178,530 electors in the constituency. ^{[3] [ needs update ]} The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962). ^[4]

Mandals

Presently this constituency consists of the following Mandals as per Delimitation Orders,2008: ^[5]

Mandal	District
Nindra	Chittoor
Vijayapuram
Nagari
Puttur	Tirupati
Vadamalapeta

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1962	Dommaraju Gopalu Raju		Independent
1967	Kilari Gopalu Naidu		Indian National Congress
1972
1978	V Chenga Reddy		Indian National Congress
1983	Elavarthi Gopal Raju		Telugu Desam Party
1985	V Chenga Reddy		Indian National Congress
1989
1994	V. Doraswamy Raju		Telugu Desam Party
1999	R(V) Chenga Reddy		Indian National Congress
2004
2009	Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu		Telugu Desam Party
2014	R. K. Roja		YSR Congress Party
2019
2024	Gali Bhanu Prakash		Telugu Desam Party

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
1962			51.16%
1967			57.13%
1972			73.83%
1978			39.65%
1983			56.37%
1985			49.78%
1989			56.83%
1994			53.32%
1999			50.28%
2004			50.80%
2009			43.35%
2014			47.23%
2019			47.6%
2024			60.38%

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Gali Bhanu Prakash	107,797	60.38	14.38
	YSRCP	R.K. Roja	62,793	35.17	−12.43
	INC	Pochareddy Rakesh Reddy	4,551	2.55
	NOTA	None Of The Above	1,744	0.98
Margin of victory			45,004	25.2
Total valid votes			178,530
	TDP gain from YSRCP		Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	R. K. Roja	80,333	47.6
	TDP	Gali Bhanu Prakash	77,625	46
	INC	Pochareddy Rakesh Reddy	3,357	1.99
	BSP	Naganaboyina Pravallika	3,044	1.8
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,688	1
	BJP	Nishidha. M	1,352	0.8
	Janam Manam Party	Appani Niranjan Reddy	325	0.19
	Independent	R. Gnsnsprakash	233	0.14
	Independent	K. Dhanasekhar Chetty	204	0.12
	Independent	P. Jayaramaiah	159	0.09
	Independent	Echa Vinayakam	157	0.09
	Independent	A. Chitti Babu	148	0.09
	Independent	B. Dilli Baabu	139	0.08
Margin of victory			2,708	1.62
Total valid votes			1,68,764
Rejected ballots
Turnout			1,69,741	87.09
Registered electors			1,94,900
	YSRCP hold		Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	R. K. Roja	74,724	47.23
	TDP	Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu	73,866	46.69
	INC	Sathya Swarupa Indira Vakati	5,170	3.27
	LSP	Pothugunta Vijaya Babu	1,546	0.98
	Pyramid Party of India	C. Malathi	530	0.34
	JSP	G.Jawahar Ruban	507	0.32
	Independent	A. Chitti Babu	472	0.30
	NOTA	None of the Above	458	0.29
	Independent	K. Dhanasekhar Chetty	327	0.21
	Jai Maha Bharath Party	C. Naga Raveendra Reddy	226	0.14
	Independent	P. Jayaramaiah	147	0.09
	Independent	B. Ramakrishnama Naidu	117	0.07
	Independent	B. Dhilli Babu	111	0.07
Margin of victory			858	0.54
Total valid votes			1,57,743
Rejected ballots
Turnout			1,58,211	85.25
Registered electors			1,85,593
	YSRCP gain from TDP		Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu	60,849	43.35
	INC	Chenga Reddy	59,541	42.42
	PRP	G. Sudarshana Varma	13,841	9.86
	BSP	J. Venugopal Raju	1,568	1.12
	BJP	N. Sankar Yadav	1,501	1.07
	Independent	B. Ramakrishnama Naidu	1,256	0.89
	LSP	Dr. G. Jawahar Ruban	742	0.53
	Independent	B. Dalli Babu	455	0.32
	Independent	K. Dhanasekhar Chetty	403	0.29
	Bharatheeya Sadharma Samsthapana Party	G. Gunasekhar	207	0.15
Margin of victory			1,308	0.93
Total valid votes			1,40,363
Rejected ballots			241
Turnout			1,40,604
Registered electors			1,68,421		83.48
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chengareddy Reddyvari	65,561	50.80
	TDP	R. K. Roja	59,867	46.39
	Independent	P. Jayaram	1,817	1.40
	Independent	R. Nagandra Yadav	835	0.65
	Independent	B. Ramakrishnama Naidu	983	0.76
Margin of victory			5,694
Total valid votes			1,29,063
Rejected ballots			2
Turnout			1,29,065	77.36
Registered electors			1,66,845
	INC hold		Swing

1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chenga Reddy Reddyvari	62,592	50.28
	TDP	V. Doraswamy Raju	59,478	47.78
	AIADMK	V. Ambrose Wilson	1,513	1.22
	Anna Telugu Desam Party	K. N. Mohan Modaliar	428	0.34
	Independent	J. Jaleel	315	0.25
	Independent	P. V. Dharmalingam	126	0.10
	Independent	B. Ramakrishnama Naidu	39	0.03
Margin of victory			3,114	2.50
Total valid votes			1,24,491
Rejected ballots			5,697	4.38
Turnout			1,30,188	73.59
Registered electors			1,76,911
	INC gain from TDP		Swing

1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	V. Doraswamy Raju	65,432	53.32
	INC	V. Chenga Reddy	52,327	42.64
	AIADMK	P. Harinathan	3,029	2.47
	BSP	K. Nagaiah	1,010	0.82
	BJP	K. G. Govindaswamy	500	0.41
	Independent	B. Jagannatha Naidu	265	0.22
	Independent	S. S. Balakrishnan	75	0.06
	Independent	A. N. Sampath	73	0.06
Margin of victory			13,105	10.68
Total valid votes			1,22,711
Rejected ballots			2,524	2.01
Turnout			1,25,294	78.28
Registered electors			1,60,051
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Changa Reddy V	66,423	56.83
	BJP	Chilakam Ramakrishnama Reddy	50,248	42.99
	Independent	Bathala Ramakrishnama Naidu	199	0.17
Margin of victory			16,175	13.84
Total valid votes			1,16,870
Rejected ballots			5,078	4.16
Turnout			1,21,948	74.75
Registered electors			1,63,132
	INC hold		Swing

1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chenga Reddy V	50,646	49.78
	TDP	A. M. Radhakrishna	49,504	48.66
	Independent	Pavuluri Jagannadham Naidu	860	0.85
	Independent	R. Mahadeva Naidu	264	0.26
	Independent	Enamandala Subramanyam Naidu	196	0.19
	Independent	Kalikiri Narayana Reddy	135	0.13
	Independent	R. Subramanyam Reddy	128	0.13
Margin of victory			1,142	1.12
Total valid votes			1,01,733
Rejected ballots			1,742	1.68
Turnout			1,03,475	74.83
Registered electors			1,38,281
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	E. V. Gopal Rraju (Elavarti)	53,778	56.37
	INC	Chengareddy Vellire	41,626	43.63
Margin of victory			12,152	12.74
Total valid votes			95,404
Rejected ballots			1,766	1.82
Turnout			97,170	80.92
Registered electors			1,20,077
	Independent gain from INC(I)		Swing

1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Chenga Reddy Vellir	33,448	39.65
	JP	Ramachandra Reddy Chilakam	25,995	30.82
	INC	Ramesh Chandra Prasad Gandhamaneni	11,031	13.08
	AIADMK	Bhaskar Naidu K.	7,677	9.10
	DMK	Subramanyam Mukali Chittor	6,206	7.36
Margin of victory			7,453	8.84
Total valid votes			84,357
Rejected ballots			2,185	2.52
Turnout			86,542	77.75
Registered electors			1,11,305
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing

1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kilari Gopalu Naidu	43,484	73.83
	DMK	Gnanaprakasam	15,412	26.17
Margin of victory			28,072	47.66
Total valid votes			58,896
Rejected ballots			1,832	3.02
Turnout			60,728	75.79
Registered electors			80,130
	INC hold		Swing

1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kilari Gopalu Naidu	31,292	57.13
	SWA	K. B. Siddaaiah	23,477	42.87
Margin of victory			7,815	14.27
Total valid votes			54,769
Rejected ballots			1,821	3.22
Turnout			56,590	76.34
Registered electors			74,125
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nagari

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dommaraju Gopalu Raju	19,696	51.16
	INC	Kilari Gopalu Naidu	18,159	47.17
	Independent	Raghava Modali	642	1.67
Margin of victory			1,537	3.99
Total valid votes			38,497
Rejected ballots			1,261	3.17
Turnout			39,758	81.70
Registered electors			48,662
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
2. "Bhanu wins in Nagari, but Iron-Leg tag intact!". Gulte.com. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
3. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
4. "DPACO (1961)". www.eci.gov.in/146-archive-delimitation-orders. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
5. "Delimitation Order 2008" (PDF). www.eci.gov.in/delimitation. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
6. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
7. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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