Anantapur Urban (Assembly constituency)
Anantapur Urban Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 14 constituencies in the Anantapur district.
Overview
It is part of the Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Rayadurg, Uravakonda, Tadpatri, Singanamala, Guntakal and Kalyandurg in Anantapur district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 2009 - B Gurunatha Reddy - Indian National Congress
- 2014 - V Prabhakar Chowdary - Telugu Desam Party
Election Results
Assembly Elections 2009
| Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Anantapur Urban | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| INC | B Gurunatha Reddy | 45,275 | 39.03 | ||
| TDP | Mahalakshmi Sreenivasulu | 32,033 | 27.61 | ||
| PRP | T J Prakash | 28,489 | 24.56 | ||
| Majority | 13,242 | 13.42 | |||
| Turnout | 116,008 | 50.47 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly elections 2014
| Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Anantapur Urban | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| TDP | V Prabhakar Chowdary | 74,704 | 48.07 | ||
| YSR Congress | B Gurunatha Reddy | 65,370 | 42.06 | ||
| Majority | 9,334 | 6.01 | |||
| Turnout | 155,417 | 61.50 | +11.03 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||