Polavaram Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India

Polavaram

Constituency No. 67 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Location of Polavaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Andhra Pradesh
District| Eluru
Lok Sabha constituency| Eluru
Established| 1955
Total electors| 245,483
Reservation| ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Chirri Balaraju

Party|  JSP
Elected year| 2024

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

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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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| 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  | %  | ±%

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|
|
|

| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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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