Salur (Assembly constituency)

Salur
Constituency
for the Vidhan Sabha
District Vizianagaram
State Andhra Pradesh
Current constituency
Reservation No

Salur Assembly constituency is a constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 9 constituencies in Vizianagaram district situated on the banks of Vegavathi river. It is reserved for Scheduled Tribes. It comes under Araku (Lok Sabha constituency) along with 6 other Assembly constituencies.[1]

Mandals

Salur, Pachipenta, Mentada and Makkuva Mandals.

Overview

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Salur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP R.P.Bhanj Deo 48,580 51.32 -6.86
INC Rajanna Dora Peedika 46,087 48.68 +8.45
Majority 2,493 2.64
Turnout 94,667 74.64 +2.52
TDP hold Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Salur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rajanna Dora Peedika 49,517 40.94 -7.74
TDP Gummidi Sandhya Rani 47,861 39.57 -11.75
PRP Hanumantha Rao T.V. 13,479 11.14
Majority 1,656 1.37
Turnout 121,002 71.57 -3.07
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Salur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Rajanna Dora Peedika 63,755 47.28
TDP Rajendra Pratap Bhanj Deo 58,758 43.57
Majority 4,997 3.71
Turnout 134,857 77.04 +5.47
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. 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

Coordinates: 18°31′48″N 83°12′36″E / 18.5300°N 83.2100°E / 18.5300; 83.2100

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