Bobbili Assembly constituency

Bobbili Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram 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 Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.^[2]

Bobbili
Constituency No. 14 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Bobbili Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Lok Sabha constituency	Vizianagaram
Established	1951
Total electors	220,017
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent R. V. S. K. K. Ranga Rao (Babynayana)
Party	TDP
Elected year	2024

R. V. S. K. K. Ranga Rao (Babynayana) is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.^[3][4] As of 2019, there are a total of 220,017 electors in the constituency.^{[5][needs update]} The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals

The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:^[2]

Mandal
Bobbili
Ramabhadrapuram
Badangi
Therlam

Mandals in Bobbili Assembly Constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Political party
1955	Kotagiri Sitharama Swamy		Indian National Congress
1962	Tentu Lakshmu Naidu
1967	S. R. K. R. Rao		Independent
1972	C. V. Krishna Rao		Indian National Congress
1978	Kolli Venkata Kurmi Naidu		Janata Party
1983	Sambangi Venkata China Appalanaidu		Telugu Desam Party
1985
1989	Jagan Mohana Rao Peddinti		Indian National Congress
1994	Sambangi Venkata China Appala Naidu		Telugu Desam Party
1999	Jagan Mohana Rao Peddinti		Indian National Congress
2004	Ravu Venkata Sujay Krishna Rangarao
2009
2014			YSR Congress Party
2019	Sambangi Venkata China Appalanaidu
2024	R. V. S. K. K. Ranga Rao (Babynayana)		Telugu Desam Party

Election results

1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Bobbili^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Socialist	Kolli kuruni naidu	18,263	49.48%
	INC	Kotagiri Seetharamaswami	13,877	37.60%	37.60%
	KLP	Anjajala Venkatesan	4,770	12.92%
Margin of victory			4,386	11.88%
Turnout			36,910	60.19%
Registered electors			61,326
	SP win (new seat)

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bobbili

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ravu Venkata Sujay Krishna Rangarao	53,581	53.81	−0.70
	TDP	Appalanaidu S.V.Ch.	40,891	41.06	−3.46
Majority			12,690	12.75
Turnout			99,583	81.93	+4.37
	INC hold		Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bobbili

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ravu Venkata Sujay Krishna Rangarao	75,697	49.13	−4.68
	TDP	Thentu Lakshmu Naidu	51,525	33.44	−7.62
	PRP	Venkataramana Merupalli	15,115	9.81
	Independent	Kolli Yerukunaidu	11,876	8.98
Majority			24,172	15.69
Turnout			154,065	76.25	−5.68
	INC hold		Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bobbili

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Ravu Venkata Sujay Krishna Rangarao	83,587	49.90
	TDP	Thentu Lakshmu Naidu	76,629	45.74
Majority			6,958	4.16
Turnout			168,281	79.65	+3.40
	YSRCP gain from INC		Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bobbili

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Sambangi Venkatachina Appala Naidu	84,955
	TDP	Ravu Venkata Sujay Krishna Rangarao	76,603
Majority			8,352
Turnout
	YSRCP hold		Swing

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bobbili

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	R. V. S. K. K. Ranga Rao (Babynayana)	112,366	59.45
	YSRCP	Sambangi Venkata China Appala Naidu	67,718	35.83
	INC	Maripi Vidyasagar	4,782	2.53
	NOTA	None Of The Above	2,561	1.35
Majority			44,648	23.62
Turnout			1,89,024
	TDP gain from YSR Congress		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly