Tirupati (Lok Sabha constituency)

Tirupati Lok Sabha constituency (Telugu: తిరుపతి 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 castes[1]

Contents

Assembly segments

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

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None)
238 Sarvepalli None
239 Gudur SC
240 Sullurpeta SC
241 Venkatagiri None
286 Tirupati None
287 Srikalahasti None
288 Satyavedu SC

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha Duration Name of M.P. Party Affiliation
First 1952-57 Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar Indian National Congress
Second 1957-62 - -
Third 1962-67 C. Dass Indian National Congress
Fourth 1967-71 C. Dass Indian National Congress
Fifth 1971-77 T. Balakrishniah Indian National Congress
Sixth 1977-80 T. Balakrishniah Indian National Congress
Seventh 1980-84 Pasala Penchalaiah Indian National Congress
Eighth 1984-89 Chinta Mohan Telugu Desam Party
Ninth 1989-91 Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress
Tenth 1991-96 Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress
Eleventh 1996-98 Nelavala Subrahmanyam Indian National Congress
Twelfth 1998-99 Chinta Mohan Telugu Desam Party
Thirteenth 1999-04 Dr. Nandipaku Venkataswam Bharatiya Janata Party
Fourteenth 2004-09 Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress
Fifteenth 2009-Incumbent Chinta Mohan Indian National Congress

Election results

General Election, 2004: Tirupati
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Congress Chinta Mohan 510,961 60.06 +12.75
BJP Dr N Venkata Swamy 311,633 36.63 -12.26
TRS K Eswar Rao 16,508 1.94
Independent Prabhakar Kattamanchi 11,685 1.37
Majority 199,328 23.43 +25.01
Turnout 850,787 69.99 +1.25
Congress hold Swing +12.75

See also

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