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Santhanuthalapadu Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 15°32′N 79°56′E / 15.54°N 79.94°E / 15.54; 79.94
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Santhanuthalapadu
Constituency No. 107 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Santhanuthalapadu Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPrakasam
LS constituencyBapatla
Established1962
Total electors211,326
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyTelugu Desam Party
Elected year2024

Santhanuthalapadu is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

B.N. Vijay Kumar is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 211,326 electors in the constituency.[3][needs update] The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962).

Mandals

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Mandal
Naguluppalapadu
Maddipadu
Santhanuthalapadu
Chimakurthi

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Political party
1962 Tavanam Chenchaiah Communist Party of India
1967 V. C. K. Rao Indian National Congress
1972 Aareti Kotaiah
1978 Yellaiah Vema
1983 Aareti Kotaiah Telugu Desam Party
1985 Kasukurthi Adhenna
1989 Venkata Seshu Gurrala Indian National Congress
1994 Chenchaiah Thavanam Communist Party of India
1999 David Raju Palaparthi Telugu Desam Party
2004 Dara Sambaiah Indian National Congress
2009 B. N. Vijay Kumar
2014 Audimulapu Suresh YSR Congress Party
2019 T. J. R. Sudhakar Babu
2024 B. N. Vijay Kumar Telugu Desam Party

Election results

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1962

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1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Tavanam Chenchaiah 18,649 47.54%
INC Vemula Nagaratnam 15,658 39.92%
Margin of victory 2,991 7.62%
Turnout 41,496 61.61%
Registered electors 67,350
CPI gain from Swing

1967

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1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V.C.K.Rao 29,478 54.46%
CPI(M) Tavanam Chenchaiah 19,657 36.32%
Margin of victory 9,821 18.15%
Turnout 56,535 70.96%
Registered electors 79,669
INC gain from CPI Swing

1972

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1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Aareti Kotaiah 26,051 62.61%
Independent Tavanam Chenchaiah 12,482 30.00%
Margin of victory 13,569 32.61%
Turnout 42,058 46.95%
Registered electors 89,588
INC hold Swing

1978

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1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(I) Vema Yellaiah 34,270 46.82%
CPI(M) Tavanam Chenchaiah 20,228 27.63%
Margin of victory 14,042 19.18%
Turnout 74,902 63.16%
Registered electors 118,590
INC(I) gain from INC Swing

1983

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1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Aareti Kotaiah 52,139 63.54%
INC Vema Yellaiah 18,280 22.28%
Margin of victory 33,859 41.27%
Turnout 83,364 64.93%
Registered electors 128,381
TDP gain from INC(I) Swing

1989

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1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gurrala Venkata Seshu 58,405 54.40%
CPI(M) Tavanam Chenchaiah 46,514 43.33%
Margin of victory 11,891 11.08%
Turnout 110,923 63.91%
Registered electors 172,566
INC gain from TDP Swing

1994

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1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Tavanam Chenchaiah 56,120 54.75%
INC Gurrala Venkata Seshu 31,186 30.43%
Margin of victory 24,934 24.33%
Turnout 104,375 68.98%
Registered electors 151,309
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

1985

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1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Adenna Kasukurthy 48,115 52.67%
INC Chinthapalli poulu 40,008 43.80%
Margin of victory 8,107 8.87%
Turnout 92,572 66.81%
Registered electors 138,556
TDP hold Swing

1999

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1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP David Raju Palaparthi 56,543 49.55%
INC Gurrala Venkata Seshu 46,192 40.48%
Margin of victory 10,351 9.07%
Turnout 118,232 64.31%
Registered electors 183,853
TDP gain from CPI(M) Swing

2004

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2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dara Sambaiah 66,464 55.72 +15.24
TDP David Raju Palaparthi 50,829 42.61 −8.94
Majority 15,635 13.11
Turnout 119,290 74.57 +12.50
INC gain from TDP Swing

2009

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2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC B. N. Vijay Kumar 63,769 43.90 −11.82
CPI(M) Anjaiah Jala 54,238 37.40
PRP Kommuri Kanaka Rao 19,129 13.20
Majority 9,531 6.50
Turnout 145,171 72.80 −1.77
INC hold Swing

2014

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2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Audimulapu Suresh 80,954 48.22
TDP B. N. Vijay Kumar 79,678 47.46
Majority 1,276 0.76
Turnout 167,888 83.19 +10.39
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

2019

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2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP T. J. R. Sudhakar Babu 89,160 49.45%
TDP B. N. Vijay Kumar 80,082 44.42%
CPI(M) Anjaiah Jala 5,988 3.32%
Majority 9,078 5.03%
Turnout 1,80,290 85.28 +2.1
YSRCP hold Swing

2024

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2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Santhanuthalapadu
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP B. N. Vijay Kumar 105,757 55.69
YSRCP Merugu Nagarjuna 75,372 39.69
INC Vijesh Raj Palaparthi 2,715 1.43
NOTA None Of The Above 1,725 0.91
Majority 30,385 16.00
Turnout 1,89,916
TDP gain from YSRCP Swing

See also

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References

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  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. 22, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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