Bhimavaram (Assembly constituency)

Bhimavaram (Assembly constituency) is a constituency in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasapuram (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Achanta, Palakollu, Narasapuram, Undi, Tanuku and Tadepalligudem.[2] Grandhi Srinivas is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] In 2019, there were a total of 246,342 electors in the constituency.[4]

Bhimavaram
Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictWest Godavari
Total electors246,342
ReservationGeneral
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAGrandhi Srinivas
PartyYSR Congress Party
Elected year2019

Mandals

The mandals and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]

S.No MandalWards
1 Bhimavaram mandal(Bhimavaram (M+OG), Bhimavaram (M) – Ward No. 1 to 27, China-Amiram (OG) (Part) – Ward No. 28, Rayalam (R) (OG) (Part) – Ward No. 29)
2 Veeravasaram

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year Member Political party
2009 Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu Indian National Congress
2014 Pulaparthi Ramanjaneyulu Telugu Desam Party
2019 Grandhi Srinivas YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly elections 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Bhimavaram[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KMPP Bhupathiraju Subbaraju 33,743 71.24%
INC Nimmda Sangaiah 9,595 20.26% 20.26%
Socialist Pidakala Satyanandam 4,028 8.50%
Margin of victory 24,148 50.98%
Turnout 47,366 72.80%
Registered electors 65,063
KMPP win (new seat)

Assembly Elections 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhimavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Grandhi Srinivas 63,939 51.03 +16.44
TDP Venkata Narasimha Raju Penumatsa 56,034 44.72 -17.67
Majority 7,905 6.31
Turnout 125,302 72.74 +8.16
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Bhimavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) 63,862 40.40 -10.63
PRP Vegesna Suryanarayana Raju 41,763 26.42
TDP Gadiraju Satyanarayana Raju @ Babu 39,818 25,19 -19.53
Majority 22,099 13.98
Turnout 158,071 81.28 +8.54
INC hold Swing

Assembly elections 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhimavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) 90,772 51.61
YSRCP Grandhi Srinivas 77,046 43.81
Majority 13,726 7.80
Turnout 175,871 77.94 -3.34
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bhimavaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Grandhi Srinivas 70,642 36.78 -7.03
Jana Sena Pawan Kalyan 64,000 32.43 +37.43
TDP Ramanjaneyulu Pulaparthi (Anjibabu) 54,037 28.14 -23.47
Majority 8,357 4.35
Turnout 192,061 77.97 +0.02
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

See also

References

  1. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 20, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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