Gudivada (Assembly constituency)
Gudivada 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 Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Gannavaram, Pedana, Machilipatnam, Avanigadda, Pamarru SC and Penamaluru.[2]Katari Eswar Kumar is the youngest cabinet minister of combined states who represented Gudivada.Katari's father late Katari Satyam Garu was known for his charishma in state politics as he was one of the veteran Congress leaders.Even Indira Gandhiji used to praise Katari Satyam Garu and named him as Ukku Katari.He contested against actor turned politician Sr NTR and lost by 1800 votes. Both Katari and Kodali were having good relationship as Guru-Sishyas. Ex-Minister Katari Eswar Kumar is one of the veteran politicians of Andhra Pradesh.He contested and won for the first time in 1989 against Raavi Sobhanadri Chowdary(Telugu Desam Party).Upon his victory he got his place in chenna reddy cabinet as minister. He contested as independent in 1999 and bagged 19000 votes where Nandamuri Hari Krishna lost his deposits in the same election. He has a huge name and fame among weaker sections and has huge yadav community following. He is carrying his father Late Shri Katari Satyanarayana's(Satyam) legacy who worked as Municipal Chairman once and as MLA for twice and also donated high worth lands for government purposes. He is known as BC leader.Eswar Katari had studied M.Com and was very loyal to democracy and rules. Even existing MLA Kodali Nani treats Katari as his "Guru"'Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao 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 208,305 electors in the constituency.[4]
| Gudivada | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | |
| District | Krishna |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 208,305 |
| Current constituency | |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| MLA | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao |
| Reservation | General |
Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao of YSR Congress Party is currently representing the constituency.
Mandals
The three mandals that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| S.No | Mandal Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gudlavalleru |
| 2 | Gudivada |
| 3 | Nandivada |
Member of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Vemula Kurmayya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Ganji Rama Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | M. K. Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Katari Satyanarayana Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Katari Satyanarayana Rao | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 (By-Polls) |
Raavi Sobhanadri Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1989 | Katari Eswar Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Raavi Sobhanadri Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1999 | Raavi Hari Gopal | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2000 (By-Polls) |
Raavi Venkateswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2014 | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao | YSR Congress Party | |
Election results
Assembly Elections 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | 57845 | 62.60 | +10.79 | |
| INC | Eswar Kumar Katari | 48,981 | 44.53 | +19.16 | |
| Majority | 8864 | 8.06 | |||
| Turnout | 109,988 | 69.61 | +6.10 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | 68,034 | 46.00 | -6.59 | |
| INC | Pinnamaneni Venkateswara Rao | 50,404 | 34.10 | -10.463 | |
| Praja Rajyam | Raavi Venkateswara Rao | 21,582 | 14.60 | ||
| Majority | 17,630 | 11.90 | |||
| Turnout | 147,866 | 81.89 | +12.28 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao | 81,298 | 55.32 | ||
| TDP | Raavi Venkateswara Rao | 69,761 | 44.03 | ||
| Majority | 11,537 | 7.29 | |||
| Turnout | 158,428 | 80.29 | -1.60 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao | 89,833 | 53.50% | ||
| TDP | DEVINENI AVINASH | 70,354 | 41.90% | ||
| Majority | 19479 | 9.6% | |||
| Turnout | 167902 | 80.6% | |||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "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.
- "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.