Araku (Lok Sabha constituency)
Araku (Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. As per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order (2008), it was formed as a reserved constituency for the Scheduled tribes, comprising seven assembly segments.[1][2]
| Araku | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Goddeti Madhavi |
| Parliamentary Party | Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | ST |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Most Successful Party | YSRCP (2 times) |
| Assembly Constituencies | Palakonda Kurupam Parvathipuram Salur Araku Valley Paderu Rampachodavaram |
Assembly Segments
The seven Assembly segments of Araku Lok Sabha constituency are:[1]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Palakonda | ST | Srikakulam |
| 11 | Kurupam | ST | Vizianagaram |
| 12 | Parvathipuram | SC | Vizianagaram |
| 13 | Salur | ST | Vizianagaram |
| 28 | Araku Valley | ST | Visakhapatnam |
| 29 | Paderu | ST | Visakhapatnam |
| 53 | Rampachodavaram | ST | East Godavari |
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kishore Chandra Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Kothapalli Geetha | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Goddeti Madhavi | ||
Election results
General Election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Goddeti Madhavi | 5,62,190 | 52.14 | +6.93 | |
| TDP | Kishore Chandra Deo | 3,38,101 | 31.36 | -3.85 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 47,977 | 4.45 | +2.64 | |
| Jana Sena | Gangulaiah Vampuru | 42,794 | 3.97 | N/A | |
| BJP | K. K. V. V. V. Satyanarayana Reddy | 17,867 | 1.66 | N/A | |
| INC | Shruti Devi Vyricherla | 17,730 | 1.64 | -4.15 | |
| Majority | 2,24,089 | 20.78 | +10.78 | ||
| Turnout | 10,74,538 | 74.03 | +2.53 | ||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | +6.93 | |||
General Election 20
General Election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kishore Chandra Deo | 3,60,458 | 45.49 | ||
| CPI(M) | Midiyam Baburao | 1,68,014 | 21.20 | ||
| PRP | Meenaka Simhachalam | 1,28,649 | 16.24 | ||
| Independent | Jayalakshmi Shambudu | 27,758 | 3.50 | ||
| BSP | Lake Raja Rao | 24,331 | 3.07 | ||
| BJP | Kurusa Bojjaiah | 23,093 | 2.91 | ||
| Independent | Appa Rao Kinjedi | 15,851 | 2.00 | ||
| LSP | Vadigala Pentayya | 13,886 | 1.75 | ||
| Independent | Illa Rami Reddy | 25000 | 2.53 | ||
| RJD | Gadugu Balayya Dora | 10,450 | 1.32 | ||
| Independent | Arika Gumpa Swamy | 7,791 | 0.98 | ||
| Majority | 1,92,444 | 24.29 | |||
| Turnout | 7,92,367 | 67.01 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- Patnaik, Santosh (24 May 2019). "TDP wand fails to do the trick in Visakha Agency". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "General Election 2019 (Excluding Vellore PC)".
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