| Rajam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 9 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Location of Rajam Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Vizianagaram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vizianagaram |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 219,313 |
| 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]
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).
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are: [2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Rajam |
| Vangara |
| Santhakaviti |
| Regidi Amadalavalasa |
| Year | Member | Political 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 | ||
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu | Krishikar Lok Party | |
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Allu Dasavatharam | Indian National Congress | |
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kondru Murali Mohan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Kambala Jogulu | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Kondru Murali Mohan | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLP | Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu | 16,731 | 36.67% | ||
| Independent | Chelikami Sreeranganayakulu | 15,846 | 34.73% | ||
| INC | Pydi Narasimha Appa Rao | 13,051 | 28.60% | 28.60% | |
| Margin of victory | 885 | 1.94% | |||
| Turnout | 45,628 | 55.61% | |||
| Registered electors | 82,048 | ||||
| KLP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | 47,735 | 64.1 | ||
| INC | Palavalasa Rajasekharam | 24,354 | 32.7 | ||
| LKD | Tirupathirao Vakamulla | 2,392 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 23,381 | 30.7 | |||
| Turnout | 76,261 | 75.9 | |||
| TDP gain from JP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | 49,843 | 66.3 | ||
| INC | Kemburu Rao | 22,498 | 29.9 | ||
| Independent | Gedela Naidu | 1,552 | 2.1 | ||
| Independent | P.M.J.Mugada Ellan Naidu | 678 | 0.9 | New | |
| Independent | Majji Suryanarayana | 340 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Ragolu Nageswara Rao | 310 | 0.4 | ||
| Majority | 27,345 | 35.7 | |||
| Turnout | 76,673 | 71.3 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | 49,612 | 51.2 | ||
| INC | Kambala Rajvardhan | 2,214 | 1.4 | ||
| Majority | 2,237 | 2.2 | |||
| Turnout | 101,152 | 77.7 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Palavalasa Rajasekharam | 53,559 | 50.4 | ||
| TDP | Kala Kimidi | 49,301 | 46.4 | ||
| BJP | Damodara Rao Buri | 2,755 | 2.6 | New | |
| BSP | Arasada Suguna | 621 | 0.6 | New | |
| Independent | Pogiri Ravana Naidu | 106 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 4,258 | 3.9 | |||
| Turnout | 109,245 | 78.3 | |||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao | 57,659 | 53.1 | ||
| INC | Palavalasa Rajasekharam | 46,171 | 42.5 | ||
| CPI(M) | Bhaviri Murthy | 4,564 | 4.2 | ||
| Independent | Botcha Tammi Naidu | 293 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 11,488 | 10.2 | |||
| Turnout | 12,550 | 72.9 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kondru Murali Mohan | 61,771 | 46.0 | ||
| TDP | Kavali Pratibha Bharathi | 34,638 | 25.8 | ||
| PRP | Kambala Jogulu | 27,923 | 20.8 | ||
| BJP | Paka Rajarao | 4,234 | 3.2 | ||
| Independent | Bosi Manmadharao | 1,741 | 1.3 | ||
| LSP | Adinarayana Dukka | 1,645 | 1.2 | ||
| BSP | Bhupathi Apparao | 1,271 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | 27,133 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 133,223 | 74.2 | |||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kambala Jogulu | 69,192 | 47.0 | New | |
| TDP | Kavali Pratibha Bharathi | 68,680 | 46.7 | ||
| INC | Kondru Murali Mohan | 4,790 | 3.3 | ||
| Independent | P.M.J. Babu | 1,205 | 0.8 | New | |
| LSP | Tunia Shankar Babu Rao | 1,141 | 0.8 | ||
| BSP | Mannena Chaitanya Kumar | 737 | 0.5 | ||
| AAP | Paila M.M.R.R. Suresh Kumar | 491 | 0.3 | New | |
| JSP | Savarapu Praveena | 480 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 512 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,47,887 | 74.2 | |||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kambala Jogulu | 83,561 | 52.6 | ||
| TDP | Kondru Murali Mohan | 66,713 | 42.0 | ||
| JSP | Mucha Srinivasa Rao | 4,987 | 3.1 | New | |
| INC | Kambala Rajvardhan | 2,214 | 1.4 | ||
| BJP | Chaitanya Kumar Mannema | 967 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 16,848 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,58,947 | 73.9 | |||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kondru Murali Mohan | 94,385 | 53.4 | ||
| YSRCP | Dr.Tale Rajesh | 73,663 | 41.7 | ||
| INC | Kambala Rajavardhan | 3,684 | 2 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,536 | 1.44 | ||
| Majority | 20,722 | 11.74 | |||
| Turnout | 1,76,494 | 75.82 | |||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||