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    Polavaram Assembly constituency

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    Polavaram
    Constituency No. 67 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    Location of Polavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
    Constituency details
    CountryIndia
    RegionSouth India
    StateAndhra Pradesh
    DistrictEluru
    Lok Sabha constituencyEluru
    Established1955
    Total electors245,483
    ReservationST
    Member of Legislative Assembly
    16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    Incumbent
    Chirri Balaraju
    Party  JSP
    Elected year2024

    Polavaram Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Eluru 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 Eluru Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

    Chirri Balaraju is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party.[3] [needs update] The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

    Mandals

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    The 7 mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]

    Mandal
    Polavaram
    Buttayagudem
    Jeelugumilli
    Koyyalagudem
    T.Narasapuram
    Kukkunoor
    Velerupadu

    Members of the Legislative Assembly

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    Year Member Political party
    1955 Pusuluri Kodanad Ramayya Indian National Congress
    1962 Karatam Baburao Communist Party of India
    1967 K. R. Reddi Indian National Congress
    1972 Kanithi Ramulu
    1978 Nagabhushanam Rasaputra Indian National Congress (I)
    1983 Modiyam Lakshmana Rao Telugu Desam Party
    1985
    1987 Badisa Durga Rao Indian National Congress
    1989
    1994 Punem Singanna Dora Telugu Desam Party
    1999 Vanka Srinivasa Rao
    2004 Tellam Balaraju Indian National Congress
    2009
    2012 YSR Congress Party
    2014 Modiyam Srinivasa Rao Telugu Desam Party
    2019 Tellam Balaraju YSR Congress Party
    2024 Chirri Balaraju Jana Sena Party

    Election results

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    2024

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    2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    JSP Chirri Balaraju 101,453 46.33
    YSRCP Tellam Rajya Lakshmi 93,518 42.70
    INC Srujana Duvvela 3,568 1.63
    NOTA None of the above 5,611 2.56
    Majority 7,935 3.63
    Turnout 2,18,999
    JSP gain from YSRCP Swing

    2019

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    2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    YSRCP Tellam Balaraju 110,523
    TDP Boragam Srinivasarao 68,453 32.09 −18.96
    JSP Chirri Balaraju 13,378 6.27 +6.27
    BJP Boragam Venkata Lakshmi 1,119 0.52
    NOTA None of the above 6,004 2.81 N/A
    Majority 42,070 19.80
    Turnout 212,466 86.55 +0.56
    YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

    2014

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    2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    TDP Modiyam Srinivasa Rao 83,767 51.05
    YSRCP Tellam Balaraju 68,047 41.47
    Majority 15,720 9.58
    Turnout 164,079 85.99 −1.01
    TDP gain from INC Swing


    2009

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    2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Tellam Balaraju 50,298 34.76 −18.86
    TDP Punem Singanna Dora 44,634 30.85 −7.60
    PRP Boragam Srinivasulu 36,483 25.22
    Majority 5,664 3.91
    Turnout 144,662 87.00 +12.18
    INC hold Swing

    2004

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    2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Tellam Balaraju 66,614 53.62 +9.16
    TDP Sunnam Bujji 47,772 38.45 −6.04
    Majority 18,842 15.17
    Turnout 124,229 74.82 +3.71
    INC gain from TDP Swing

    See also

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    • List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

    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. 20, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
    3. ^ "Polavaram Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

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