Pulivendla Assembly constituency explained

Pulivendula
Mla:Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
Latest Election Year:2024
State:Andhra Pradesh
District:YSR
Loksabha Cons:Kadapa
Reservation:None
Incumbent Image:The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.jpg
Constituency No:129
Electors:223,407
Established:1955
Type:SLA

Pulivendula Assembly constituency is a constituency in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of seven assembly segments of the Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency.

The constituency is a bastion for the family members of the late Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy; since 1978, the MLA for the constituency has either been him or a member of his family.[2]

Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party. He was the Chief Minister of the state, from 2019 to 2024.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 223,407 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

Mandals

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
1955Penchikala Basi Reddy
1962Chavva Bali Reddy
1967Penchikala Basi Reddy
1972
1978Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
1983
1985
1989
1991^Y. S. Purushothama Reddy
1994
1999Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
2004
2009
2010 (By-poll)Y. S. Vijayamma
2011 (By-poll)
2014Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
2019
2024

Election results

2004

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 . Election Commission of India . 26 November 2008 . 12 February 2021.
  2. Web site: In YSR family's Kadapa fortress, Jagan sits pretty despite sister Sharmila, TDP's bids to queer pitch . 12 May 2024 .
  3. Web site: Assembly Election 2019 . Election Commission of India . 24 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524074223/http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm . 24 May 2019 . dead .