| Penamaluru | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for theAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Penamaluru Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Krishna |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Machilipatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 267,751 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Penamaluru Assembly constituency is a constituency inKrishna district ofAndhra Pradesh that elects representatives to theAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly inIndia.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments ofMachilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Bode Prasad is the currentMLA of the constituency, having won the2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election fromBode Prasad.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 267,751 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per theDelimitation Orders (2008).
The three mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Kankipadu |
| Vuyyuru |
| Penamaluru |
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kolusu Parthasarathy | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Bode Prasad | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Kolusu Parthasarathy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Bode Prasad | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Bode Prasad | 144,912 | 61.26 | ||
| YSRCP | Jogi Ramesh | 84,997 | 35.93 | ||
| INC | Elisala Subramanyam | 2,596 | 1.1 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,510 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 59,915 | 25.33 | |||
| Turnout | 2,36,539 | ||||
| TDPgain fromYSRCP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kolusu Parthasarathy | 101,485 | 47.43 | +9.35 | |
| TDP | Bode Prasad | 90,168 | 42.14 | −12.83 | |
| BSP | L.Karunakar Das | 15,388 | 7.19 | ||
| Majority | 11,317 | 5.29 | |||
| Turnout | 2,13,929 | ||||
| YSRCPgain fromTDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Bode Prasad | 102,330 | 54.97 | ||
| YSRCP | V R Vidyasagar Kukkala | 70,882 | 38.08 | ||
| INC | Nerella Sobhan Babu | 3,336 | 1.79 | ||
| Majority | 31,448 | 16.90 | |||
| Turnout | 186,128 | 80.19 | −0.52 | ||
| TDPgain fromINC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kolusu Parthasarathy | 61,346 | 37.44 | ||
| TDP | Chalasani Venkateswara Rao | 61,169 | 37.33 | ||
| PRP | Dhanekula Murali Mohana Rao | 31,930 | 19.49 | ||
| Majority | 177 | 0.11 | |||
| Turnout | 163,851 | 80.19 | |||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||