Rajam Assembly constituency

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Rajam
Constituency No. 9 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Location of Rajam Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Lok Sabha constituency Vizianagaram
Established2008
Total electors219,313
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  TDP
Elected year 2024

Rajam is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh that elects represtatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. [1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency. [2]

Contents

Kondru Murali Mohan 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 219,313 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
Rajam
Vangara
Santhakaviti
Regidi Amadalavalasa
Rajam Assembly constituency
Mandals in Rajam Assembly Constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Vunukuru)

YearMemberPolitical party
1955 Chelikani Sreeranga Naikulu Krishikar Lok Party
1962 Palavalasa Sangamnaidu Indian National Congress
1967 M. B. Parankusam Independent politician
1972 Palavalasa Rukminamma Indian National Congress
1978 Mudili Babu Parankusam Janata Party
1983 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
1985 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao
1989 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao
1994 Palavalasa Rajasekharam Indian National Congress
1999 Kimidi Ganapathi Rao Telugu Desam Party
2004 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Honjaram)

YearMemberPolitical party
1952 Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu Krishikar Lok Party

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Boddam)

YearMemberPolitical party
1962 Allu Dasavatharam Indian National Congress

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Rajam)

YearMemberPolitical party
2009 Kondru Murali Mohan Indian National Congress
2014 Kambala Jogulu YSR Congress Party
2019
2024 Kondru Murali Mohan Telugu Desam Party

Election results

Honjaram

1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Honjaram [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KLP Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu 16,731 36.67%
Independent Chelikami Sreeranganayakulu15,84634.73%
INC Pydi Narasimha Appa Rao13,05128.60%28.60%
Margin of victory8851.94%
Turnout 45,62855.61%
Registered electors 82,048
KLP win (new seat)

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Kondru Murali Mohan 61,771 46.0
TDP Kavali Pratibha Bharathi 34,63825.8
PRP Kambala Jogulu27,92320.8
BJP Paka Rajarao4,2343.2
Independent Bosi Manmadharao1,7411.3
LSP Adinarayana Dukka1,6451.2
BSP Bhupathi Apparao1,2711.0
Majority27,1330.3
Turnout 133,22374.2Increase2.svg1.5
INC gain from TDP Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCP Kambala Jogulu 69,192 47.0 New
TDP Kavali Pratibha Bharathi 68,68046.7Decrease2.svg20.9
INC Kondru Murali Mohan 4,7903.3Decrease2.svg42.7
Independent P.M.J. Babu1,2050.8New
LSP Tunia Shankar Babu Rao1,1410.8Decrease2.svg0.4
BSP Mannena Chaitanya Kumar7370.5Decrease2.svg0.5
AAP Paila M.M.R.R. Suresh Kumar4910.3New
JSP Savarapu Praveena4800.3New
Majority5120.3Decrease2.svg19.9
Turnout 1,47,88774.2Increase2.svg1.5
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCP Kambala Jogulu 83,561 52.6 Increase2.svg5.6
TDP Kondru Murali Mohan 66,71342.0Decrease2.svg4.7
JSP Mucha Srinivasa Rao4,9873.1New
INC Kambala Rajvardhan2,2141.4Decrease2.svg1.9
BJP Chaitanya Kumar Mannema9670.6New
Majority16,84810.6Increase2.svg10.3
Turnout 1,58,94773.9Decrease2.svg0.3
YSRCP hold Swing Increase2.svg5.15

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Kondru Murali Mohan 94,385 53.4
YSRCP Dr.Tale Rajesh73,66341.7
INC Kambala Rajavardhan3,6842
NOTA None of the above2,5361.44
Majority20,72211.74
Turnout 1,76,49475.82
TDP gain from YSRCP Swing

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. 16, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Rajam Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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