Pithapuram (Assembly constituency)

Pithapuram
Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha
District	East Godavari
State	Andhra Pradesh
Current constituency
Reservation	No

Pithapuram Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 19 constituencies in the East Godavari district.

SVSN Varma is the present MLA as an independent candidate has won the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014.^[1]

Overview

It is part of the Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Tuni, Prathipadu, Kakinada Rural, Peddapuram, Kakinada City, and Jaggampeta.

Mandals

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:

No	Mandal Name
1	Gollaprolu
2	Pithapuram
3	Kothapalle

Members of Legislative Assembly

1989 - Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanrao - Indian National Congress
1994 - Venna Nageswararao - Telugu Desam Party
1999 - Veera Bhadra Rao Sangisetti - Independent (politician)
2004 - Dorababu Pendem - Bharatiya Janata Party
2009 - Vanga Geetha Viswanadh - [congress Party]]
2014 - SVSN Verma - Independent (politician)

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Pithapuram
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BJP	Dorababu Pendem	46,527	50.47
	INC	Koppana Venkata Chandra Mohanarao	28,628	31.06
Majority			17,899	19.41
Turnout			92,182	71.73	+3.08
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Pithapuram
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	PRP	Vanga Geetha Viswanadh	46,623	31.19
	TDP	SVSN Verma	45,587	30.50
	INC	Mudragada Padmanabham	43,431	29.05
Majority			1,036	0.69
Turnout			149,479	78.29	+6.56
	PRP gain from BJP		Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Pithapuram
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	SVSN Verma	97,511	57.59
	YSRCP	Dorababu Pendem	50,431	29.78
Majority			47,080	27.81
Turnout			169,330	79.45	+1.16
	Independent gain from PRP		Swing

References

↑ http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/pithapuram.html

Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh

Assembly
Constituencies

Anantapur	Anantapur Urban Dharmavaram Hindupur Kadiri Kalyandurg Madakasira (SC) Penukonda Puttaparthi Raptadu Rayadurg Guntakal Singanamala (SC) Tadpatri Uravakonda

Chittoor	Chandragiri Chittoor Gangadhara Nellore (SC) Kuppam Madanapalle Nagari Palamaner Pileru Punganur Puthalapattu (SC) Satyavedu (SC) Srikalahasti Thamballapalle Tirupati

East Godavari	Amalapuram Anaparthy Gannavaram(SC) Jaggampeta Kakinada City Kakinada Rural Kothapeta Mandapeta Mummidivaram Peddapuram Pithapuram Prathipadu Rajahmundry City Rajahmundry Rural Rajanagaram Ramachandrapuram Rampachodavaram (ST) Razole (SC) Tuni

Guntur	Bapatla Chilakaluripet Guntur East Guntur West Gurajala Macherla Mangalagiri Narasaraopet Pedakurapadu Ponnuru Prathipadu Repalle Sattenapalli Tadikonda Tenali Vemuru (SC) Vinukonda

Kadapa	Badvel (SC) Jammalamadugu Kadapa Kamalapuram Kodur (SC) Mydukur Proddatur Rajampet Rayachoti Pulivendla

Krishna	Avanigadda Gannavaram Gudivada Jaggayyapeta Kaikalur Machilipatnam Mylavaram Nandigama (SC) Nuzvid Pamarru (SC) Pedana Penamaluru Tiruvuru (SC) Vijayawada Central Vijayawada East Vijayawada West

Kurnool	Adoni Allagadda Alur Banaganapalle Dhone Kodumur (SC) Kurnool Mantralayam Nandikotkur (SC) Nandyal Panyam Pattikonda Srisailam Yemmiganur

Nellore	Atmakur Gudur (SC) Kavali Kovur Nellore City Nellore Rural Sarvepalli Sullurpeta (SC) Udayagiri Venkatagiri

Prakasam	Addanki Chirala Darsi Giddalur Kandukur Kanigiri Kondapi (SC) Markapuram Ongole Parchur Santhanuthalapadu (SC) Yerragondapalem (SC)

Srikakulam	Amadalavalasa Etcherla Ichchapuram Narasannapeta Palakonda Palasa Pathapatnam Rajam Srikakulam Tekkali

Visakhapatnam	Anakapalle Araku Valley (ST) Bhimili Chodavaram Gajuwaka Madugula Narsipatnam Paderu (ST) Payakaraopet (SC) Pendurthi Visakhapatnam East Visakhapatnam North Visakhapatnam South Visakhapatnam West Yelamanchili

Vizianagaram	Bobbili Cheepurupalli Gajapathinagaram] Kurupam Nellimarla Parvathipuram Salur Vizianagaram Srungavarapukota

West Godavari	Achanta Bhimavaram Chintalapudi (SC) Denduluru Eluru Gopalapuram (SC) Kovvur (SC) Narasapuram Nidadavole Palakol Polavaram (ST) Tadepalligudem Tanuku Undi Unguturu

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