Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency (Telugu: బాపట్ల 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 presently reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes[1]
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Bapatla constituency presently comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments[1]:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
|---|---|---|
| 208 | Vemuru | SC |
| 209 | Repalle | None |
| 211 | Bapatla | None |
| 223 | Parchur | None |
| 224 | Addanki | None |
| 225 | Chirala | None |
| 226 | Santhanuthalapadu | SC |
| Lok Sabha | Duration | Name of M.P. | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth | 1977-80 | P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao | Indian National Congress |
| Seventh | 1980-84 | P. Ankineedu Prasada Rao | Indian National Congress |
| Eighth | 1984-89 | Chimata Sambu | Telugu Desam Party |
| Ninth | 1989-91 | Salagala Benjamin | Indian National Congress |
| Tenth | 1991-96 | Daggubati Venkateswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| Eleventh | 1996-98 | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | Telugu Desam Party |
| Twelfth | 1998-99 | Nedurumalli Janardhana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| Thirteenth | 1999-2004 | Daggubati Ramanaidu | Telugu Desam Party |
| Fourteenth | 2004-09 | Daggubati Purandareswari | Indian National Congress |
| Fifteenth | 2009-Incumbent | Panabaka Lakshmi | Indian National Congress |
| General Election, 2004: Bapatla | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Congress | Daggubati Purandareswari | 411,009 | 55.88 | +12.96 | |
| TDP | Daggubati Ramanaidu | 317,017 | 43.10 | -12.73 | |
| TRS | Chellamalla Venkata Reddy | 3,753 | 0.51 | ||
| Independent | Prathipati Srinivasu | 2,159 | 0.29 | ||
| Independent | Inaganti Apparao | 1,434 | 0.19 | ||
| Majority | 93,992 | 12.78 | +25.69 | ||
| Turnout | 735,462 | 77.53 | +10.06 | ||
| Congress hold | Swing | +12.96 | |||
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