Sompeta | |
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Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Srikakulam |
LS constituency | Srikakulam |
Established | 1951 |
Abolished | 2008 |
Reservation | None |
Sompeta Assembly constituency was a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh that elected representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It was one of the six assembly segments in the Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951) and abolished in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Year | Member | Political party | |
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1952 | Gouthu Latchanna | Krishikar Lok Party | |
1955 | |||
1962 | |||
1967 | |||
1972 | Majji Thulasi Das | Indian National Congress | |
1978 | Gouthu Latchanna | Janata Party | |
1983 | Majji Narayana Rao | Indian National Congress | |
1985[2] | Gouthu Syam Sunder Sivaji | Telugu Desam Party | |
1989 | |||
1994 | |||
1999[3] | |||
2004[4] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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KLP | Gouthu Latchanna | 13,341 | 33.89% | ||
INC | Pothuru Swamy Babu | 8,424 | 21.40% | 21.40% | |
Independent | Jagannatharajamani Raji Deo | 8,071 | 20.51% | ||
CPI | Marpu Padmanabham | 6,221 | 15.80% | ||
Independent | Sanapathi Krishnamurthy | 3,304 | 8.39% | ||
Margin of victory | 4,917 | 12.49% | |||
Turnout | 39,361 | 58.17% | |||
Registered electors | 67,670 | ||||
win (new seat) |