Machilipatnam (Assembly constituency)
| Machilipatnam | |
|---|---|
|
Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha | |
| District | Krishna |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 171,433 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| MLA | Kollu Ravindra |
| Reservation | No |
Machilipatnam (Assembly constituency) is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of 16 constituencies in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. The constituency was earlier a part of Avanigadda (Assembly constituency). As per the Delimitation Orders (2008), it was the newly formed constituency, covering Machilipatnam mandal and it is also a part of Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]
Members of legislative assembly
Kollu Ravindra is the present MLA of the constituency, representing Telugu Desam Party.[2] He defeated Perni Venkatramaiah of YSR Congress Party in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Assembly Elections.[3]
| MLA | Party | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Kollu Ravindra | TDP | (2014 – till date) |
| Perni Venkataramaiah | INC | (2009 – 2014) |
Source: Constituency results[3]
Election results
Assembly elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kollu Ravindra | 75,209 | 53.43 | ||
| YSRCP | Perni Venkatramaiah | 59,403 | 42.20 | ||
| Majority | 15,806 | 11.23 | |||
| Turnout | 140,772 | 82.11 | |||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 21. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "MLA". AP State Portal. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- 1 2 "Machilipatnam Assembly 2014 Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ↑ "Constituency: Machilipatnam (209)". Empowering India. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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