Araku (Lok Sabha constituency)

Araku Lok Sabha constituency (Telugu: అరకు లోక సభ నియోజకవర్గం) is one of the 42 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes[1] This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implemenation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

Contents

Assembly segments

Araku Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments[1]:

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None)
129 Palakonda ST
130 Kurupam ST
131 Parvathipuram SC
132 Salur ST
147 Araku Valley ST
148 Paderu ST
172 Rampachodavaram ST

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha Duration Name of the Member Party Affiliation
15th 2009-Incumbent Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo Vyricherla Indian National Congress

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. p. 30. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf. 
Lok Sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh

After 2008 (implementation of Delimitation Act of 2002)

 · Adilabad  · Amalapuram  · Anakapalli  · Anantapur  · Araku  · Bapatla  · Bhongir  · Chevella  · Chittoor  · Eluru  · Guntur  · Hindupur  · Hyderabad  · Kadapa  · Kakinada  · Karimnagar  · Khammam  · Kurnool  · Machilipatnam  · Mahabubabad  · Mahabubnagar  · Malkajgiri  · Medak  · Nagarkurnool  · Nalgonda  · Nandyal  · Narasaraopet  · Narsapuram  · Nellore  · Nizamabad  · Ongole  · Peddapalli  · Rajahmundry  · Rajampet  · Tirupati  · Secundarabad  · Srikakulam  · Vijayawada  · Visakhapatnam  · Vizianagaram  · Warangal  · Zahirabad

Constituencies which were abolished in 2008

 · Bhadrachalam  · Bobbili  · Hanamkonda  · Miryalguda  · Parvathipuram  · Siddipet

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