Penamaluru (Assembly constituency)

Penamaluru (Assembly constituency) is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of 16 constituencies in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. As per the Delimitation Orders (2008), the constituency covers Kankipadu mandal, Vuyyuru mandal and Penamaluru mandals.[1]

Overview

It is part of the Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Gannavaram, Pedana, Gudivada, Avanigadda, Machilipatnam, and Penamaluru.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Penamaluru
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kolusu Parthasarathy 61,346 37.44
TDP Chalasani Venkateswara Rao 61,169 37.33
PRP Dhanekula Murali Mohana Rao 31,930 19.49
Majority 177 0.14
Turnout 163,851 80.19
INC win (new seat)

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Penamaluru
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Bode Prasad 102,330 10
YSRCP V R Vidyasagar Kukkala 70,882 38.08
Majority 31,448 16.90
Turnout 186,128 80.19 -0.52
TDP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 13 October 2014.


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