Kovvur (SC) (Assembly constituency)

Kovvur Assembly constituency is a SC (Scheduled Caste)^[1] reserved constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one among 15 assembly constituencies in the West Godavari district. This constituency was won by Jawahar, who was supported by the TDP in 2014 general elections.

Overview

It is part of the Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Rajanagaram, Rajahmundry City, Rajahmundry Rural, Anaparthy, Nidadavole, and Gopalapuram.

Members of Legislative Assembly

1989 - Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao - Telugu Desam Party
1994 - Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao - Telugu Desam Party
1999 - G S Rao - Indian National Congress
2004 - Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao - Telugu Desam Party
2009 - T V Rama Rao - Telugu Desam Party
2014 - K S Jawahar - Telugu Desam Party

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Kovvur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao	65,329	48.26	+2.47
	INC	G S Rao	63,998	47.27	-3.76
Majority			1,331	28.89
Turnout			135,378	79.52	+5.33
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Kovvur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	T V Rama Rao	55,669	41.80	-6.46
	INC	Koyye Mosenu Raju	40,191	30.18	-17.09
	PRP	Bunga Saradhi	29,285	21.99
Majority			15,478	11.62
Turnout			133,179	83.78	+4.26
	TDP hold		Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Kovvur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	K S Jawahar	74,661	51.88
	YSRCP	Vanita Taneti	61,916	43.02
Majority			12,745	8.86
Turnout			143,910	85.30	+1.52
	TDP hold		Swing

References

↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 31.

Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh

Assembly
Constituencies

Anantapur district	Anantapur Urban Dharmavaram Hindupur Kadiri Kalyandurg Madakasira (SC) Penukonda Puttaparthi Raptadu Rayadurg Guntakal Singanamala (SC) Tadpatri Uravakonda

Chittoor district	Chandragiri Chittoor Gangadhara Nellore (SC) Kuppam Madanapalle Nagari Palamaner Pileru Punganur Puthalapattu (SC) Satyavedu (SC) Srikalahasti Thamballapalle Tirupati

East Godavari district	Amalapuram Anaparthy Gannavaram(SC) Jaggampeta Kakinada City Kakinada Rural Kothapeta Mandapeta Mummidivaram Peddapuram Pithapuram Prathipadu Rajahmundry City Rajahmundry Rural Rajanagaram Ramachandrapuram Rampachodavaram (ST) Razole (SC) Tuni

Guntur district	Bapatla Chilakaluripet Guntur East Guntur West Gurajala Macherla Mangalagiri Narasaraopet Pedakurapadu Ponnuru Prathipadu Repalle Sattenapalli Tadikonda Tenali Vemuru (SC) Vinukonda

Kadapa district	Badvel (SC) Jammalamadugu Kadapa Kamalapuram Kodur (SC) Mydukur Proddatur Rajampet Rayachoti Pulivendla

Krishna district	Avanigadda Gannavaram Gudivada Jaggayyapeta Kaikalur Machilipatnam Mylavaram Nandigama (SC) Nuzvid Pamarru (SC) Pedana Penamaluru Tiruvuru (SC) Vijayawada Central Vijayawada East Vijayawada West

Kurnool district	Adoni Allagadda Alur Banaganapalle Dhone Kodumur (SC) Kurnool Mantralayam Nandikotkur (SC) Nandyal Panyam Pattikonda Srisailam Yemmiganur

Nellore district	Atmakur Gudur (SC) Kavali Kovur Nellore City Nellore Rural Sarvepalli Sullurpeta (SC) Udayagiri Venkatagiri

Prakasam district	Addanki Chirala Darsi Giddalur Kandukur Kanigiri Kondapi (SC) Markapuram Ongole Parchur Santhanuthalapadu (SC) Yerragondapalem (SC)

Srikakulam district	Amadalavalasa Etcherla Ichchapuram Narasannapeta Palakonda Palasa Pathapatnam Rajam Srikakulam Tekkali

Visakhapatnam district	Anakapalle Araku Valley (ST) Bhimili Chodavaram Gajuwaka Madugula Narsipatnam Paderu (ST) Payakaraopet (SC) Pendurthi Visakhapatnam East Visakhapatnam North Visakhapatnam South Visakhapatnam West Yelamanchili

Vizianagaram district	Bobbili Cheepurupalli Gajapathinagaram] Kurupam Nellimarla Parvathipuram Salur Vizianagaram Srungavarapukota

West Godavari district	Achanta Bhimavaram Chintalapudi (SC) Denduluru Eluru Gopalapuram (SC) Kovvur (SC) Narasapuram Nidadavole Palakol Polavaram (ST) Tadepalligudem Tanuku Undi Unguturu

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