Palasa | |
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Constituency No. 2 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Location of Palasa Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Srikakulam |
LS constituency | Srikakulam |
Established | 2008 |
Total electors | 204,109 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | YSRCP |
Elected year | 2019 |
Palasa Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam 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 the Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Seediri Appalaraju is the current MLA, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 204,109 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).[5]
The three mandals that form the assembly constituency..[2]
Mandals |
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Palasa |
Mandasa |
Vajrapu Kotturu |
Year | Member | Political party | |
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2009 | Juttu Jagannaikulu | Indian National Congress | |
2014 | Gouthu Syam Sunder Sivaji | Telugu Desam Party | |
2019 | Seediri Appalaraju | YSR Congress Party |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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YSRCP | Seediri Appalaraju | 76,603 | 51.9 | ![]() | |
TDP | Gouthu Sireesha | 60,356 | 40.9 | ![]() | |
JSP | Kotha Purnachandra Rao | 6,133 | 4.2 | New | |
BJP | Korrayi Balakrishna Yadav | 1,574 | 1.1 | New | |
INC | Majji Sharada | 1,255 | 0.9 | ![]() | |
Majority | 16,247 | 11.0 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,47,647 | 72.9 | ![]() | ||
YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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TDP | Syam Sunder Sivaji Gouthu | 69,658 | 51.0 | ![]() | |
YSRCP | Baburao Vajja | 52,133 | 38.2 | New | |
JSP | Kanithi Viswanatham | 6,151 | 4.5 | New | |
INC | Nageswara Rao Vanka | 1,863 | 1.4 | ![]() | |
Majority | 17,525 | 12.8 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,36,566 | 71.8 | ![]() | ||
TDP gain from INC | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Juttu Jagannaikulu | 47,931 | 40.5 | ||
TDP | Syam Sunder Sivaji Gouthu | 41,117 | 34.8 | ||
PRP | Nageswara Rao Vanka | 22,213 | 18.8 | New | |
Majority | 6,814 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 118,288 | 73.7 | |||
INC win (new seat) |