Razole Assembly constituency

Razole is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Konaseema 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 the Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Razole
Constituency No. 45 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Razole Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKonaseema
LS constituencyAmalapuram
Established1951
Total electors186,819
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  JSP
Elected year2024

Deva Varaprasad is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 186,819 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals

The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]

Mandal
Razole
Malikipuram
Sakhinetipalle
Mamidikuduru (Part)

The villages of Mamidikuduru Mandal that are covered by the constituency are Mamidikuduru, Geddada, Edarada, Komarada, Magatapalle and Gogannamatham. The other part of this mandal is a part of Gannavaram Assembly constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
1952Alluru VenkararamarajuCommunist Party of India
1955
1962Gaddem MahalakshmiIndian National Congress
1967G. R. Nayinala
1972Bikkina GopalakrishnaraoIndependent
1978Rudraraju RamalingarajuIndian National Congress
1983Alluri Venkata Suryanarayana RajuTelugu Desam Party
1985
1989Mangena GangaiahIndian National Congress
1994Alluru Venkata Suryanarayana RajuTelugu Desam Party
1999
2004Alluri Krishnam RajuIndian National Congress
2009Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao
2014Gollapalli Surya RaoTelugu Desam Party
2019Rapaka Vara Prasada RaoJana Sena Party
2024Deva Varaprasad

Election results

1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Razole[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPIAlluri Venkataramaraju 41,847 20.08%
KMPPAkula Buliswami37,30717.90%
CPIGanji Nagaswara Rao34,68816.65%
KMPPPamula Venkataratnam27,38613.14%
INCBoyi Bhimanna27,31113.11%13.11%
INCMupparti Venkataratnam23,11811.10%11.10%
RPIPamula Prakass Rao12,6536.07%
IndependentKanteti Narasimharaju4,0511.94%
Margin of victory4,5402.18%
Turnout2,08,361128.80%
Registered electors1,61,776
CPI win (new seat)

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCAlluri Krishnam Raju 68,104 62.19 +13.10
TDPAlluri Venkata Suryanarayana Raju40,08636.60−13.07
Majority28,01825.59
Turnout109,51783.95+6.76
INC gain from TDPSwing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCRapaka Vara Prasada Rao 52,319 39.76 −22.43
PRPNalli Venkata Krishna Mallik46,45035.30
TDPBathula Ramu25,28619.21−17.39
Majority5,8694.46
Turnout131,59879.50−4.45
INC holdSwing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDPGollapalli Surya Rao 66,960 49.52
YSRCPBonthu Rajeswara Rao62,27746.05
NOTANone of the Above8560.63
IndependentRapaka Vara Prasada Rao3180.24
Majority4,6833.47
Turnout135,23077.71−1.79
TDP gain from INCSwing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JSPRapaka Vara Prasada Rao 50,053 32.92 +32.92
YSRCPBonthu Rajeswara Rao49,23932.91−13.45
TDPGollapalli Surya Rao44,59230.47−18.92
Majority8140.56
Turnout1,45,641
JSP gain from TDPSwing

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JSPDeva Varaprasad 95,514 60.13 27.21
YSRCPGollapalli Surya Rao56,50335.57 2.66
INCSarella Prasanna Kumar1,4350.9
IndependentBonam Uday Kumar69691.3
NOTANone Of The Above1,6281.02
Majority39,011
Turnout1,58,840
JSP holdSwing

See also

References

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