Pulivendla Assembly constituency

Pulivendula
Constituency No. 129 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Pulivendula Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	YSR
Lok Sabha constituency	Kadapa
Established	1955
Total electors	223,407
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Party	YSRCP
Elected year	2024

Pulivendula Assembly constituency is a constituency in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. ^[1] It is one of seven assembly segments of Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency.

The constituency is a bastion for the family members of the late Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy; since 1978, the MLA for the constituency has either been him or a member of his family. ^[2]

Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party. He was the Chief Minister of the state, from 2019 to 2024. ^[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 223,407 electors in the constituency.^{[ needs update ]} The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

Mandals

Mandal
Simhadripuram
Lingala
Thondur
Pulivendula
Vemula
Vempalle
Chakrayapet

Mandals in Pulivendla Assembly Constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Political party
1955	Penchikala Basi Reddy		Indian National Congress
1962	Chavva Bali Reddy		Independent
1967	Penchikala Basi Reddy		Indian National Congress
1972
1978	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
1983			Telugu Desam Party
1985
1989	Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy
1991^	Y. S. Purushothama Reddy
1994	Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy
1999	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy		Indian National Congress
2004
2009
2010^	Y. S. Vijayamma
2011^			YSR Congress Party
2014	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
2019
2024

Election results

Vote share of winning candidates
2024			61.38%
2019			73.48%
2014			63.93%
2011			70.09%
2010			0.00%
2009			70.62%
2004			67.37%

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pulivendula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy	116,315	61.38	−12.10
	TDP	M. Ravindranath Reddy	54,628	28.83	+5.38
	INC	Mulamreddy Dhruva Kumar Reddy	10,083	5.32	+4.62
	NOTA	None Of The Above	1,764	0.93	−0.07
Majority			61,687	30.92
Turnout			1,99,492
	YSRCP hold		Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pulivendla ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy	132,356	73.48	+8.81
	TDP	S. V. Satish Kumar Reddy	42,246	23.45	−3.74
Majority			90,110	50.03	+8.51
Turnout			1,88,127	80.63	+0.63
	YSRCP hold		Swing	+50.02

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pulivendla ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy	116,000	63.93	−1.42
	TDP	S. V. Sathish Kumar Reddy	39,500	27.19	+3.86
Majority			75,243	41.49
Turnout			181,444	80.00	+1.35
	YSRCP hold		Swing	Hold

2011 by-election

2011 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Pulivendla

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Y. S. Vijayamma	110,105	70.09	New
	INC	Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy	28,725	18.29	−52.33
	TDP	Mareddy Ravindranath Reddy	11,239	7.15	−16.63
	TPPP	V. P. Vallepu	1,830	1.16	N/A
	RSP	K. D. Reddy	519	0.33	N/A
Majority			81,373	51.80	+4.96
Turnout			1,57,092	83.00	+4.35
	YSRCP gain from INC		Swing

2010 by-election

2010 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Pulivendla

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Y. S. Vijayamma	unanimous
Majority			unanimous
Turnout			unanimous
	INC hold		Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pulivendla ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy	103,556	70.62	+3.25
	TDP	S. V. Sathish Kumar Reddy	34,875	23.78	−6.68
	PRP	Veluru Chinna Gangireddy	3,629	2.47
Majority			68,681	46.84
Turnout			146,644	78.65	+2.18
	INC hold		Swing

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pulivendla ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy	74,432	67.37	+2.48
	TDP	S. V. Sathish Kumar Reddy	33,655	30.46	−3.03
Majority			40,777	36.91
Turnout			110,482	76.47	+8.51
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of 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. "In YSR family's Kadapa fortress, Jagan sits pretty despite sister Sharmila, TDP's bids to queer pitch". 12 May 2024.
3. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
4. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
5. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
6. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2009". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
7. "Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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