Puttur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency

Former constituency of the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly, India

Puttur

Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Andhra Pradesh
District| Chittoor
Established| 1951
Abolished| 2008
Reservation| None

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

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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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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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