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'''Allu Yerukunaidu''' was an Indian politician. Around the time of the 1951-1952 elections, A. Yerukunaidu was part of the [[Indian National Congress]] faction around the [[Srikakulam District]] Congress leader B. Kurmanna.<ref name=dsna>Suran Naidu, D.. ''[https://www.google.at/books/edition/The_Congress_Party_in_Transition/KVKKAAAAMAAJ The Congress Party in Transition: A Study in Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh]''. National Book Organisation, 1991. p. 148</ref> The Congress Party fielded A. Yerukunaidu as its candidate in the [[Salur (Assembly constituency)|Salur constituency]] in the [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]. He finished in second place with 6,760 votes (18.60%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402191225/http://eci.nic.in//eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADRAS]''</ref><br />
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Ahead of the [[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election]], there were tensions between the [[N. Sanjiva Reddy]] (whom B. Kurmanna supported) and [[Gouthu Latchanna]] within the Congress Party during the process of allocating tickets for candidatures. A. Yerukunaidu and others from the B. Kurmanna group were denied Congress tickets.<ref name=dsna/> A. Yerukunaidu joined the [[Praja Socialist Party]], and contested the Salur constituency (which was now a two-member constituency) as a PSP candidate. He was elected, obtaining 19,204 votes.<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150425011417/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1955/StatRep_AP_1955.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1955 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH]''</ref> Along with all 12 other PSP legislators in the state, A. Yerukunaidu sided with [[P.V.G. Raju]] in the 1955 party split and joined [[Ram Manohar Lohia]]'s [[Socialist Party of India (1955)|Socialist Party]].<ref>''[https://books.google.at/books?id=SkMMAQAAIAAJ New Age, Vol. 6]''. D. P. Sinha at New Age Printing Press, 1957. p. 18</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.at/books/edition/Indian_Year_Book/G5AjAQAAMAAJ Indian Year Book]''. Times of India Press, 1956. p. 286</ref><br />
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A. Yerukunaidu rejoined the Congress Party in 1960, as [[P.V.G. Raju]] merged his group into the Indian National Congress.<ref>''[https://www.google.at/books/edition/Congress_Bulletin/1PAXAQAAIAAJ Congress Bulletin]''. Indian National Congress, 1960. p. 3</ref> The Congress Party fielded A. Yerukunaidu for reelection from Salur in the [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]], but he lost the seat. A. Yerukunaidu finished in second place with 9,288 votes (23.93%).<ref>Election Commission of India. ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150509065939/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_AP_1962.pdf STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1962 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ANDHRA PRADESH]''</ref><br />
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A. Yerukunaidu died in the mid-1970s. The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly died homage to him on February 26, 1975.<ref>''[https://www.google.at/books/edition/Debates_Official_Report/MxQgAQAAIAAJ Debates; Official Report]''. Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, 1976. pp. 190-192</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Praja Socialist Party politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Socialist Party of India (1955) politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1955–1962]]<br />
[[Category:1970s deaths]]</div>JerilynSturgess