Nuzvid (Assembly constituency)

Nuzvid Assembly constituency is a constituency in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Unguturu, Denduluru, Eluru, Polavaram, Chintalapudi and Kaikalur.[2] Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 230,650 electors in the constituency.[4]

Nuzvid
Constituency
DistrictKrishna
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate230,650
Current constituency
PartyYSR Congress Party
MLAMeka Venkata Pratap Apparao
ReservationGeneral

Mandals

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

S.No Mandal Name
1 Agiripalli
2 Chatrai
3 Musunuru
4 Nuzvid

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
1955 Meka Raja Rangayyappa Rao Indian National Congress
1962 Meka Raja Rangayyappa Rao Indian National Congress
1967 Meka Raja Rangayyappa Rao Indian National Congress
1972 Meka Raja Rangayyappa Rao Indian National Congress
1978 Paladugu Venkata Rao Indian National Congress (I)
1983 Kotagiri Hanumantha Rao Independent
1985 Kotagiri Hanumantha Rao Telugu Desam Party
1989 Paladugu Venkata Rao Indian National Congress
1994 Kotagiri Hanumantha Rao Telugu Desam Party
1999 Kotagiri Hanumantha Rao Telugu Desam Party
2004 Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao Indian National Congress
2009 Chinnam Rama Kotaiah Telugu Desam Party
2014 Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao YSR Congress Party
2019 Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nuzvid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Venkata Pratap Apparao Meka 80,706 55.64 +21.77
TDP Hanumantha Rao Kotagiri 61,498 42.40 +7.53
Majority 19,208 13.24
Turnout 145,050 77.90 +3.90
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Nuzvid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Chinnam Rama Kotaiah 70,206 41.32 -1.08
INC Venkata Pratap Apparao Meka 65,063 38.30 -17.34
Praja Rajyam Muttamsetti Vijaya Nirmala 24,786 14.59
Majority 5,143 3.02
Turnout 169,896 88.65 +10.75
TDP gain from INC Swing

Assembly elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nuzvid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Venkata Pratap Apparao Meka 95,565 50.67
TDP Muddaraboina Venkateswara Rao 84500 45.16
Majority 10,397 5.51
Turnout 188,586 87.85 -0.80
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

Assembly Elections 2019
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Nuzvid
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Venkata Pratap Apparao Meka 101,950 50.84%
TDP Muddaraboina Venkateswara Rao 85,740 42.75%
Jana Sena Vikunta Baskara Rao Basava 5,464
Majority 16,210
Turnout 188,586 87.84%
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. 21, 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.
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