Pedana Assembly constituency

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Pedana
Constituency No. 74 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Location of Pedana Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Krishna
Lok Sabha constituency Machilipatnam
Established2008
Total electors1,65,987
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  TDP
Elected year 2024

Pedana Assembly constituency is a constituency in Krishna 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 Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency. [2]

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Kagitha Krishna Prasad is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. [3] As of 2019, there are a total of 1,65,987 electors in the constituency. [4] [ needs update ] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Mandals

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

Mandal
Gudur
Pedana
Bantumilli
Kruthivennu

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
2009 Jogi Ramesh Indian National Congress
2014 Kagitha Venkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
2019 Jogi Ramesh YSR Congress Party
2024 Kagitha Krishna Prasad Telugu Desam Party

Election results

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Kagitha Krishna Prasad 91,394 60.95
YSRCP Uppala Ramesh (Ramu)53,27135.52
INC Sonti Nagaraju13940.9
NOTA None Of The Above13490.9
Majority38,12325.43
Turnout 1,49,96190.34
TDP hold Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCP Jogi Ramesh 61,920 42.46%
TDP Kagitha Krishnaprasad24,08117.08%
JSP Ankem Lakshmi Srinivas45,73337.64%
Majority7,8395.38%
Turnout 14584887.76
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Kagitha Venkata Rao 71,779 53.00
YSRCP Buragadda Vedavyas58,08542.89
Majority13,69410.11
Turnout 135,44288.50+2.52
TDP gain from INC Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedana
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Jogi Ramesh 44,480 35.17
TDP Kagitha Venkata Rao43,04534.22
PRP Myla Veeraju29,17223.06
Majority1,1920.95
Turnout 126,48485.98
INC win (new seat)

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. 21, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Pedana Assembly Election Results 2024: Pedana Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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