Araku Valley Assembly constituency
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Araku Valley is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Alluri Sitharama Raju 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 Araku Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
| Araku Valley | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 28 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Araku Valley Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Alluri Sitharama Raju |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Araku |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 220,773 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | YSRCP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Regam Matyalingam is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 220,773 electors in the constituency.[1][needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The six mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
Mandals in Araku Valley Assembly Constituency
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Siveri Soma | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Kidari Sarveswara Rao | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Chetti Palguna | ||
| 2024 | Regam Matyalingam | ||
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Regam Matyalingam | 65,658 | 36.71 | ||
| BJP | Pangi Raja Rao | 33,781 | 18.89 | ||
| Independent | Vanthala Ramanna | 13,555 | 7.58 | ||
| BSP | Lake Rajarao | 13,506 | 7.55 | ||
| INC | Gangadharaswami Setty | 12,503 | 6.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,593 | 2.01 | ||
| Majority | 31,877 | 17.82 | |||
| Turnout | 1,78,852 | ||||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chetti Palguna | 53,101 | 33.70 | ||
| AIFB | Donnu Dora Siyyari | 27,660 | 17.55 | ||
| TDP | Kidari Sravan Kumar | 19,929 | 12.65 | ||
| Majority | 25,441 | 16.15 | |||
| Turnout | 157,575 | 71.34 | +1.22 | ||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kidari Sarveswara Rao | 63,700 | 43.88 | ||
| TDP | Siveri Soma | 29,647 | 20.42 | ||
| Independent | Ravibabu Kumbha | 25,789 | 17.76 | ||
| Majority | 34,053 | 23.46 | |||
| Turnout | 150,109 | 70.12 | +8.93 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Siveri Soma | 34,959 | 29.04 | ||
| INC | Vanjangi Kanthamma | 34,557 | 28.71 | ||
| Independent | Gangadhara Swamy Setti | 19,165 | 15.92 | ||
| BSP | Pangi Raja Rao | 13,302 | 11.05 | ||
| PRP | Mandi Jayavathi | 8,101 | 6.73 | ||
| Majority | 402 | 0.33 | |||
| Turnout | 120,459 | 61.19 | |||
| TDP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
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