| Kothapeta | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 47 for theAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Kothapeta Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Konaseema |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Amalapuram |
| Established | 1955 |
| Total electors | 241,555 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Bandaru Satyananda Rao | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kothapeta Assembly constituency is a constituency inKonaseema district ofAndhra Pradesh that elects representatives to theAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly inIndia.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments ofAmalapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Bandaru Satyananda Rao is the currentMLA of the constituency, having won the2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election fromTelugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 241,555 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1955, as per theDelimitation Orders (1955).
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Ravulapalem |
| Kothapeta |
| Atreyapuram |
| Alamuru |
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kala Venkata Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1959 by-election | Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Denduluri Bhanutilakam | ||
| 1978 | Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Chirla Somasundara Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | I. S. Raju | ||
| 1989 | Chirla Somasundara Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Chirla Jaggireddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | Praja Rajyam Party | |
| 2014 | Chirla Jaggireddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chirla Jaggireddy | 54,264 | 51.07 | +25.06 | |
| TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 51,000 | 48.93 | +7.10 | |
| Majority | 2,271 | 2.14 | |||
| Turnout | 106,259 | 79.63 | +5.62 | ||
| INCgain fromTDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 62,453 | 37.13 | ||
| INC | Chirla Jaggireddy | 59,983 | 35.66 | −15.41 | |
| TDP | Subramanyam Reddy | 37,250 | 22.15 | −26.78 | |
| Majority | 2,470 | 1.47 | |||
| Turnout | 168,196 | 80.53 | +0.90 | ||
| PRPgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chirla Jaggireddy | 88,357 | 46.99 | ||
| TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 87,644 | 46.61 | +24.46 | |
| Majority | 713 | 0.38 | |||
| Turnout | 188,051 | 84.24 | +3.71 | ||
| YSRCPgain fromTDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Chirla Jaggireddy | 82,645 | 40.52% | −6.47 | |
| TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 78,607 | 38.54% | −8.07 | |
| JSP | Bandaru Srinivas Rao | 35,833 | 17.57% | N.A | |
| Majority | 4,038 | 1.98% | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 134,286 | 61.70% | ||
| YSRCP | Chirla Jaggi Reddy | 77,807 | 35.75% | ||
| INC | Eswara Rao Routhu | 1,169 | 0.54% | ||
| None of the Above | Nota | 1575 | 0.72% | ||
| Majority | 56,479 | 26% | |||
| Turnout | 217,629 | ||||
| TDPgain fromYSRCP | Swing | +56479 | |||