| Kovur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 116 for theAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Kovur Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Nellore |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nellore |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 264,629 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
Kovur Assembly constituency is a constituency inNellore district ofAndhra Pradesh that elects representatives to theAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly inIndia. It is one of the seven assembly segments ofNellore Lok Sabha constituency.
Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy is the currentMLA of the constituency, having won the2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election fromTelugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 264,629 electors in the constituency.[1][needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per theDelimitation Orders (1951).
| Mandal |
|---|
| Vidavalur |
| Kodavalur |
| Kovur |
| Buchireddipalem |
| Indukurpet |
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Basavareddi Sankarayya | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | Rebala Dasaratharama Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | V. Venkureddy | ||
| 1972 | Pellakuru Ramacandra Reddy | ||
| 1978 | |||
| 1983 | Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1994 | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2009 | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2012 | YSR Congress Party | ||
| 2014 | Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Vemireddy Prashanthi Reddy | 130,623 | 60.68 | ||
| YSRCP | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | 76,040 | 35.33 | ||
| INC | Kiran Kumar Reddy Narapareddy | 3,203 | 1.49 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,377 | 1.1 | ||
| Majority | 54,583 | 25.35 | |||
| Turnout | 2,15,254 | ||||
| TDPgain fromYSRCP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | 116,239 | 56.55 | ||
| TDP | Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy | 76,348 | 37.14 | ||
| JSP | T. Raghavaiah | 5,292 | 2.57 | ||
| BJP | Marem Vijayalakshmi | 1,481 | 0.72 | ||
| Majority | 39,891 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,99,360 | 19.66 | |||
| Registered electors | 264,685 | ||||
| YSRCPgain fromTDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy | 94,108 | 48.52 | ||
| YSRCP | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | 86,171 | 44.43 | ||
| Majority | 7,937 | 4.09 | |||
| Turnout | 193,941 | 80.54 | +6.13 | ||
| Registered electors | 240,902 | ||||
| TDPgain fromYSRCP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | 116,239 | 56.55 | ||
| TDP | Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy | 76,348 | 37.14 | ||
| Majority | 39,891 | ||||
| Turnout | 199,360 | ||||
| YSRCPgain fromTDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | 73,212 | 43.32 | +0.73 | |
| INC | Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy | 65,768 | 38.91 | −4.13 | |
| PRP | Tupakula Munemma | 22,624 | 13.39 | ||
| Majority | 7,444 | 4.41 | |||
| Turnout | 169,009 | 74.41 | −0.16 | ||
| Registered electors | 227,130 | ||||
| TDPgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Polamreddy Srinivasulu Reddy | 45,270 | 43.04 | +11.14 | |
| TDP | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | 44,790 | 42.59 | −18.39 | |
| Majority | 480 | 0.45 | |||
| Turnout | 105,172 | 74.57 | +6.34 | ||
| Registered electors | 141,031 | ||||
| INCgain fromTDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | 59,981 | 60.98% | ||
| INC | Kodandarami Reddy Jakka | 31,374 | 31.90% | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,607 | 29.08% | |||
| Turnout | 100,302 | 69.58% | |||
| Registered electors | 144,157 | ||||
| TDPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy | 60,442 | 64.91% | ||
| INC | Chevuru Deva Kumar Reddy | 25,860 | 27.77% | ||
| Margin of victory | 34,582 | 37.14% | |||
| Turnout | 94,230 | 69.74% | |||
| Registered electors | 135,118 | ||||
| TDPgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy | 49,589 | 52.81% | ||
| TDP | Papi Reddy Bezawada | 43,202 | 46.01% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,387 | 6.80% | |||
| Turnout | 96,546 | 69.69% | |||
| Registered electors | 138,542 | ||||
| INCgain fromTDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy | 46,503 | 60.38% | ||
| INC | Devakumar Reddy Chevuru | 29,426 | 38.21% | ||
| Margin of victory | 17,077 | 22.17% | |||
| Turnout | 78,359 | 66.42% | |||
| Registered electors | 117,968 | ||||
| TDPhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Srinivasulu Reddy Nallapareddy | 36,455 | 51.50% | ||
| CPI(M) | Jakke Venka Reddy | 16,934 | 23.92% | ||
| Margin of victory | 19,521 | 27.58% | |||
| Turnout | 74,298 | 64.34% | |||
| Registered electors | 115,475 | ||||
| TDPgain fromINC(I) | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | Pellakuru Ramachandra Reddy | 43,213 | 57.35% | ||
| CPI(M) | Jakka Venka Reddy | 23,953 | 31.79% | ||
| CPI | Gunupati Ramachandra Reddy | 5,355 | 7.11% | ||
| Independent | Obbareddy Dasartharami Reddy | 2,082 | 2.76% | ||
| Margin of victory | 19,260 | 25.56% | |||
| Turnout | 76,764 | 72.79% | |||
| Registered electors | 105,460 | ||||
| INC(I)gain fromINC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pellakuru Ramachandra Reddy | 31,870 | 52.92% | ||
| CPI | Gunupati Ramachandra Reddy | 27,366 | 45.44% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,504 | 7.48% | |||
| Turnout | 61,546 | 65.62% | |||
| Registered electors | 93,794 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vemareddy Venkureddy | 31,994 | 54.71% | ||
| CPI(M) | J Kotaiah | 23,674 | 40.48% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,320 | 14.23% | |||
| Turnout | 58,482 | 74.28% | |||
| Registered electors | 82,972 | ||||
| INChold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rebala Dasaratharma Reddy | 29,914 | 50.44% | ||
| CPI | Baswareddy Sankaraiah | 29,391 | 49.56% | ||
| Margin of victory | 523 | 0.88% | |||
| Turnout | 61,183 | 78.91% | |||
| Registered electors | 77,536 | ||||
| INCgain fromCPI | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Basavareddi Sankarayya | 25,435 | 57.26% | ||
| INC | B. Seshu Reddi | 9,290 | 20.91% | 20.91% | |
| Independent | Kotiruraddi Veerareddi | 4,104 | 9.24% | ||
| Independent | Morla Yanadayya | 1,906 | 4.29% | ||
| Independent | T. Ramakrishna | 1,367 | 3.08% | ||
| Socialist | K. Ramanayya | 1,237 | 2.78% | ||
| Independent | V. Subramanyam | 1,084 | 2.44% | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,145 | 36.34% | |||
| Turnout | 44,423 | 63.63% | |||
| Registered electors | 69,817 | ||||
| CPIwin (new seat) | |||||