Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Contents
Assembly Segments
Araku Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:[1]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
|---|---|---|
| 129 | Palakonda | ST |
| 130 | Kurupam | ST |
| 131 | Parvathipuram | SC |
| 132 | Salur | ST |
| 147 | Araku Valley | ST |
| 148 | Paderu | ST |
| 172 | Rampachodavaram | ST |
Members of Parliament
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Kishore Chandra Deo | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Kothapalli Geetha | YSR Congress Party | |
Election Results
General Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kishore Chandra Deo | 360,458 | 45.49 | ||
| CPI(M) | Midiyam Baburao | 168,014 | 21.20 | ||
| PRP | Meenaka Simhachalam | 128,649 | 16.24 | ||
| Majority | 192,444 | 24.29 | |||
| Turnout | 792,367 | 67.01 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
General Elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Kothapalli Geetha | 413,191 | 45.42 | N/A | |
| TDP | Gummidi Sandhyarani | 321,793 | 35.38 | N/A | |
| INC | Kishore Chandra Deo | 52,884 | 5.81 | -39.68 | |
| CPI(M) | Midiyam Baburao | 38,898 | 4.26 | -16.94 | |
| Independent | Kangala Baludora | 23,251 | 2.55 | N/A | |
| Independent | Chetti Sankararao | 8,951 | 0.98 | N/A | |
| AAP | Burjabariki Dhanaraju | 8,569 | 0.94 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sallangi Ratnam | 7,688 | 0.85 | N/A | |
| Independent | Biddika Ramaiah | 7,587 | 0.83 | N/A | |
| Independent | Illa Rami Reddy | 5,692 | 0.63 | N/A | |
| Independent | Vanugu Sankararao | 4,614 | 0.51 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 16,532 | 1.82 | N/A | |
| Majority | 91,398 | 10.04 | -14.25 | ||
| Turnout | 909,614 | 72.92 | +5.91 | ||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | +25.58 | |||
