Santhanuthalapadu Assembly constituency

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Santhanuthalapadu
Constituency No. 107 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Location of Santhanuthalapadu Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Prakasam
Lok Sabha constituency Bapatla
Established1962
Total electors211,326
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  TDP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year 2024

Santhanuthalapadu is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Prakasam 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 Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency. [2]

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B. N. Vijay Kumar is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 211,326 electors in the constituency. [3] [ needs update ] The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962).

Mandals

Mandal
Naguluppalapadu
Maddipadu
Santhanuthalapadu
Chimakurthi

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
1962 Tavanam Chenchaiah Communist Party of India
1967 V. C. K. Rao Indian National Congress
1972 Aareti Kotaiah
1978 Yellaiah Vema
1983 Aareti Kotaiah Telugu Desam Party
1985 Kasukurthi Adhenna
1989 Venkata Seshu Gurrala Indian National Congress
1994 Chenchaiah Thavanam Communist Party of India
1999 David Raju Palaparthi Telugu Desam Party
2004 Dara Sambaiah Indian National Congress
2009 B. N. Vijay Kumar
2014 Audimulapu Suresh YSR Congress Party
2019 T. J. R. Sudhakar Babu
2024 B. N. Vijay Kumar Telugu Desam Party

Election results

1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI Tavanam Chenchaiah 18,649 47.54%
INC Vemula Nagaratnam 15,65839.92%
Margin of victory2,9917.62%
Turnout 41,49661.61%
Registered electors 67,350
CPI gain from Swing

1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC V.C.K.Rao 29,478 54.46%
CPI(M) Tavanam Chenchaiah 19,65736.32%
Margin of victory9,82118.15%
Turnout 56,53570.96%
Registered electors 79,669
INC gain from CPI Swing

1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Aareti Kotaiah 26,051 62.61%
Independent Tavanam Chenchaiah 12,48230.00%
Margin of victory13,56932.61%
Turnout 42,05846.95%
Registered electors 89,588
INC hold Swing

1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC(I) Vema Yellaiah 34,270 46.82%
CPI(M) Tavanam Chenchaiah 20,22827.63%
Margin of victory14,04219.18%
Turnout 74,90263.16%
Registered electors 118,590
INC(I) gain from INC Swing

1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Aareti Kotaiah 52,139 63.54%
INC Vema Yellaiah 18,28022.28%
Margin of victory33,85941.27%
Turnout 83,36464.93%
Registered electors 128,381
TDP gain from INC(I) Swing

1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Gurrala Venkata Seshu 58,405 54.40%
CPI(M) Tavanam Chenchaiah 46,51443.33%
Margin of victory11,89111.08%
Turnout 110,92363.91%
Registered electors 172,566
INC gain from TDP Swing

1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Tavanam Chenchaiah 56,120 54.75%
INC Gurrala Venkata Seshu 31,18630.43%
Margin of victory24,93424.33%
Turnout 104,37568.98%
Registered electors 151,309
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Adenna Kasukurthy 48,115 52.67%
INC Chinthapalli poulu 40,00843.80%
Margin of victory8,1078.87%
Turnout 92,57266.81%
Registered electors 138,556
TDP hold Swing

1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP David Raju Palaparthi 56,543 49.55%
INC Gurrala Venkata Seshu 46,19240.48%
Margin of victory10,3519.07%
Turnout 118,23264.31%
Registered electors 183,853
TDP gain from CPI(M) Swing

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Dara Sambaiah 66,46455.72+15.24
TDP David Raju Palaparthi 50,82942.61−8.94
Majority 15,63513.11
Turnout 119,29074.57+12.50
INC gain from TDP Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC B. N. Vijay Kumar 63,769 43.90 −11.82
CPI(M) Anjaiah Jala 54,23837.40
PRP Kommuri Kanaka Rao 19,12913.20
Majority 9,5316.50
Turnout 145,17172.80−1.77
INC hold Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCP Audimulapu Suresh 80,954 48.22
TDP B. N. Vijay Kumar 79,67847.46
Majority 1,2760.76
Turnout 167,88883.19+10.39
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCP T. J. R. Sudhakar Babu 89,160 49.45%
TDP B. N. Vijay Kumar 80,08244.42%
CPI(M) Anjaiah Jala 5,9883.32%
Majority 9,0785.03%
Turnout 1,80,29085.28+2.1
YSRCP hold Swing

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP B. N. Vijay Kumar 105,757 55.69
YSRCP Merugu Nagarjuna 75,37239.69
INC Vijesh Raj Palaparthi2,7151.43
NOTA None Of The Above1,7250.91
Majority 30,38516.00
Turnout 1,89,916
TDP gain from YSRCP Swing

See also

References

  1. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 22, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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