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Pedana Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 16°16′N 81°08′E / 16.26°N 81.14°E / 16.26; 81.14
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Pedana
Constituency No. 74 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Pedana Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictKrishna
LS constituencyMachilipatnam
Established2008
Total electors1,65,987
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyTelugu Desam Party
Elected year2024

Pedana Assembly constituency is a constituency in Krishna 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 Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Kagitha Krishna Prasad is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Mandals

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

Mandal
Gudur
Pedana
Bantumilli
Kruthivennu

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Political party
2009 Jogi Ramesh Indian National Congress
2014 Kagitha Venkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
2019 Jogi Ramesh YSR Congress Party
2024 Kagitha Krishna Prasad Telugu Desam Party

Election results

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2024

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2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Kagitha Krishna Prasad 91,394 60.95
YSRCP Uppala Ramesh (Ramu) 53,271 35.52
INC Sonti Nagaraju 1394 0.9
NOTA None Of The Above 1349 0.9
Majority 38,123 25.43
Turnout 1,49,961 90.34
TDP hold Swing

2019

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2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Jogi Ramesh 61,920 42.46%
TDP Kagitha Krishnaprasad 54,081 37.08%
JSP Ankem Lakshmi Srinivas 25,733 17.64%
Majority 7,839 5.38%
Turnout 145848 87.76
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

2014

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2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Kagitha Venkata Rao 71,779 53.00
YSRCP Buragadda Vedavyas 58,085 42.89
Majority 13,694 10.11
Turnout 135,442 88.50 +2.52
TDP gain from INC Swing

2009

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2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jogi Ramesh 44,480 35.17
TDP Kagitha Venkata Rao 43,045 34.22
PRP Myla Veeraju 29,172 23.06
Majority 1,192 0.95
Turnout 126,484 85.98
INC win (new seat)

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. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 21, 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Pedana Assembly Election Results 2024: Pedana Election Candidates List, Election Date, Vote Share - IndiaToday". India Today. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

16°16′N 81°08′E / 16.26°N 81.14°E / 16.26; 81.14