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    Puttur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency

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    Puttur
    Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    Constituency details
    CountryIndia
    RegionSouth India
    StateAndhra Pradesh
    DistrictChittoor
    Established1951
    Abolished2008
    ReservationNone

    Puttur Assembly constituency was an Assembly constituency of the Madras Legislative Assembly until States Reorganisation Act, 1956 transferred it to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It was one of constituencies in Chittoor district.

    Overview

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    It was part of the Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.

    Members of the Legislative Assembly

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    Madras State

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    • 1951: Kumaraswamy Rajah Bahadur (Raja of Karvetnagar), Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party[1]
    • 1952 by-election: RBV Sundarsana Varma, Indian National Congress[2][3]

    Andhra State

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    • 1955: Tarimela Ramachandrareddi, Indian National Congress[4][5][6]

    Andhra Pradesh

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    Year Member Political party
    1962 Tarimela Nagireddy Communist Party of India
    1967 G. Sivaiah Communist Party of India
    1972 Elavarthi Gopal Raju Indian National Congress
    1978 KB Siddaiah Janata Party[7]
    1983 Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu Telugu Desam Party
    1985 Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu Telugu Desam Party
    1989 Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu Telugu Desam Party
    1994 Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu Telugu Desam Party
    1999 Reddivari Rajasekhar Reddy Telugu Desam Party
    2004 Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu Indian National Congress

    2008 onwards: Nagari. This Assembly constituency was merged with neighbouring Nagari seat. The longest serving legislator of this erstwhile Puttur constituency Mr.Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu got elected from Nagari in 2009 elections and lost against Actress turned Politician RK Roja in 2014 elections.[8]

    Election results

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    2004

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    2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Puttur[9]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC Gali Muddhu Krishnama Naidu 65,788 62.49
    TDP Kandati Sankar Reddy 35,837 34.04
    Margin of victory 29,951 28.45
    Turnout 1,05,284 75.73
    Registered electors 1,39,019
    INC gain from TDP Swing

    1952

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    1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Puttur[10]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    KMPP Kumaraswami Rajah Bahadur 37,500 76.80%
    INC B. Ramakrishna Raju 11,331 23.20% 23.20%
    Margin of victory 26,169 53.59%
    Turnout 48,831 58.56%
    Registered electors 83,392
    KMPP win (new seat)

    See also

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    • List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

    References

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    1. ^ "STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADRAS". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
    2. ^ "Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
    3. ^ "MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1952-1957 A REVIEW" (PDF). Legislative Assembly Department Madras-2. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
    4. ^ "andhra pradesh LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1952-1957 A REVIEW". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
    5. ^ "MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1955" (PDF). Legislative Assembly Department Madras-2. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
    6. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results (constituency Wise)". traceall.in. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
    7. ^ "Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 1978". elections.in. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
    8. ^ Lok Sabha Constituencies and Assembly constituencies of India - Delimitation Order, 2008 - Election Commission of India
    9. ^ "Andhra Pradesh 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
    10. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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