Palakonda Assembly constituency

Palakonda
Constituency No. 10 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Palakonda Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Parvathipuram Manyam
LS constituency	Araku
Established	1951
Total electors	184,414
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Viswasarayi Kalavathi
Party	YSR Congress Party
Elected year	2019

Palakonda is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Parvathipuram Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Araku.

Viswasarayi Kalavathi is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 184,414 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals

The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

1952

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakonda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Kambala Jogulu	42,327	53.3	21.8
	INC	T. Rajababu	30,703	38.7	7.3
Majority			11,624	14.7	13.3
Turnout			79,347	72.5	8.1
	TDP gain from Independent		Swing	10.9

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakonda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nimmaka Sugreevulu	45,909	42.4	3.7
	TDP	Gopalarao Nimmaka	29,759	27.5	25.8
	PRP	Viswasarayi Kalavathi	21,725	20.1	New
Majority			16,150	14.9	0.2
Turnout			1,08,295	69.8	2.7
	INC gain from TDP		Swing	14.75

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakonda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Viswasarayi Kalavathi	55,337	46.1	New
	TDP	Jaya Krishna Nimmaka	53,717	44.8	17.3
	CPI(M)	Pattika Kumar	3,165	2.6	New
	INC	Nimmaka Sugreevulu	3,162	2.6	39.8
	CPI	Kurangi Manmadha Rao	2,483	2.1	New
Majority			1,620	1.3	13.6
Turnout			1,21,428	72.2	2.4
	YSRCP gain from INC		Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakonda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Viswasarayi Kalavathi	72,054	54.1	8.0
	TDP	Jaya Krishna Nimmaka	54,074	40.6	4.2
	CPI	Dvg Sankara Rao	3,343	2.5	0.4
	BJP	Suneetha Thadangi	1,169	0.9	New
	INC	H. Prasad Rao	1,001	0.8	1.8
Majority			17,980	13.5	12.2
Turnout			1,33,164	73.9	1.7
	YSRCP hold		Swing	6.1

See also

• List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly