Palakonda (ST) (Assembly constituency)

Palakonda (ST)
Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha
District	Srikakulam
State	Andhra Pradesh
Current constituency
Reservation	Yes

Palakonda Assembly constituency is a ST reserved constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 10 constituencies in the Srikakulam district.^[1]

Overview

It is part of the Araku Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Kurupam, Parvathipuram, Salur, Araku Valley, Paderu and Rampachodavaram.

Members of Legislative Assembly

1989: Amruta Kumari, Indian National Congress
1994: Bhyadrayya Tale, Telugu Desam Party
1999: Amruta Kumari, Independent
2004: Kambala Jogulu, Telugu Desam Party
2009: Nimmakka Sugrrevulu, Indian National Congress
2014: V Kalavathi, YSR Congress Party

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Palakonda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Kambala Jogulu	42,327	53.34	+21.89
	INC	T Rajababu	30,703	38.69	+7.29
Majority			11,624	14.65
Turnout			79,347	72.52	+9.08
	TDP gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Palakonda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nimmaka Sugreevulu	45,909	42.43	+3.74
	TDP	Gopalarao Nimmaka	29,759	27.50	-25.84
	PRP	Viswasarayi Kalavathi	21,725	20.08
Majority			16,150	14.93
Turnout			108,295	69.75	-2.77
	INC gain from TDP		Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Palakonda
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Viswasarayi Kalavathi	55,337	45.57
	TDP	Jaya Krishna Nimmaka	53,717	44.24
Majority			1,620	1.33
Turnout			121.428	72.22	+2.47
	YSRCP gain from INC		Swing

References

↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf Lok Sabha Constituneces and Assembly constituencies of India - Delimitation Order, 2008 - Election Commission of India

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

Kadapa	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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