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{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Anakapalli {{Small|AP-5}}
| map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Andhra Pradesh/Anakapalli.map}}
| map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| established = 1962
| assembly_cons = [[Chodavaram Assembly constituency|Chodavaram]] [[Madugula Assembly constituency|Madugula]] [[Anakapalli Assembly constituency|Anakapalli]] [[Pendurthi Assembly constituency|Pendurthi]] [[Elamanchili Assembly constituency|Elamanchili]] [[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency|Payakaraopet]] [[Narsipatnam Assembly constituency|Narsipatnam]]
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
| reservation = None
| mp = [[C. M. Ramesh]]
| incumbent_image =
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}
| preceded_by = [[Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi]]
}}

'''Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the twenty-five [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha#Andhra Pradesh (25)|lok sabha constituencies]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[India]]. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to [[Anakapalli district]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |website=The Election Commission of India |access-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003220916/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2018 |url-status=dead |page=30 |format=PDF |date=17 December 2018}}</ref>

== Assembly segments ==
Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:<ref name="ceo">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|page=30}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!Name
!District
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
!colspan=2 |Leading {{small|(in 2024)}}
|-
|26
|[[Chodavaram Assembly constituency|Chodavaram]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Anakapalli district|Anakapalli]]
|[[Kalidindi Suryana Naga Sanyasi Raju]]
|{{Party color cell|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}

|-
|27
|[[Madugula Assembly constituency|Madugula]]
|[[Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy]]
|-
|30
|[[Anakapalli Assembly constituency|Anakapalli]]
|[[Konathala Ramakrishna]]
|{{Party color cell|Janasena Party|rowspan=3}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Janasena Party|JSP]]
|-
|31
|[[Pendurthi Assembly constituency|Pendurthi]]
|[[Visakhapatnam district|Visakhapatnam]]
|[[Panchakarla Ramesh Babu]]
|-
|32
|[[Elamanchili Assembly constituency|Elamanchili]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Anakapalli district|Anakapalli]]
|[[Sundarapu Vijay Kumar]]
|-
|33
|[[Payakaraopet Assembly constituency|Payakaraopet]] (SC)
|[[Vangalapudi Anitha]]
|{{Party color cell|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]]
|-
|34
|[[Narsipatnam Assembly constituency|Narsipatnam]]
|[[Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu]]
|}

== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Missula Suryanarayana Murti]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
| rowspan="3" |[[S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu]]
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]

|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|[[P. Appalanarasimham]]
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Konathala Ramakrishna]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|[[Gudivada Gurunadha Rao]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|[[Ganta Srinivasa Rao]]
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[Pappala Chalapathirao]]
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[Sabbam Hari]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao]]
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi]]
|{{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[C. M. Ramesh]]
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|}

== All Elections Summary ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Reservation
!Member
!Sex
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes Gained
!Runner-up
!Sex
!Party
!Votes Gained
|-
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]
|None
| rowspan="2" |[[Missula Suryanarayana Murti]]
|M
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|96895
|[[Villuri Venkataramana]]
|M
|[[Swatantra Party]]
|80885
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|None
|M
|165121
|[[Villuri Venkataramana]]
|M
|[[Swatantra Party]]
|162097
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|None
| rowspan="3" |[[S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu]]
|M
|215209
|[[Villuri Venkataramana]]
|M
|[[Swatantra Party]]
|69115
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|None
|M
|199228
|Pokkala Venkata Chalapathi
|M
|[[Bharatiya Lok Dal]]
|163292
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|None
|M
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress }}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|178139
|[[Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju (born 1950)]]
|M
|[[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|149016
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|None
|[[P. Appalanarasimham]]
|M
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|322347
|[[S. R. A. S. Appala Naidu]]
|M
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|147531
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|None
| rowspan="2" |[[Konathala Ramakrishna]]
|M
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|299109
|[[P. Appalanarasimham]]
|M
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|299100
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|None
|M
|261311
|[[P. Appalanarasimham]]
|M
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|250153
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|None
|[[Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu]]
|M
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|327290
|[[Konathala Ramakrishna]]
|M
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|277118
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|None
|[[Gudivada Gurunadha Rao]]
|M
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|321840[https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/api/download?url=LMAhAK6sOPBp%2FNFF0iRfXbEB1EVSLT41NNLRjYNJJP1KivrUxbfqkDatmHy12e%2FzVx8fLfn2ReU7TfrqYobgIotDO5N8hbvBFq8kBOnZ7sAHisPYaglbcR%2Bvju5fSVaOXf9Vty0jaav%2F5MHa3IhIjhiXm886AoS1DyVcNFs9r4o2myzOL0Zc4rsnVkw9Ae1D]
|[[Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu]]
|M
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|295915
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|None
|[[Ganta Srinivasa Rao]]
|M
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}
|392984
|[[Gudivada Gurunadha Rao]]
|M
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|334520
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|None
|[[Pappala Chalapathirao]]
|M
|385406
|Gandham Nanda Gopal
|M
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|369992
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|None
|[[Sabbam Hari]]
|M
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|369968
|Nookarapu Surya Prakash Rao
|M
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|317056
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|None
|[[Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao]]
|M
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|568463
|[[Gudivada Amarnath]]
|M
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|520531
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|None
|[[Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi]]
|F
|{{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
|586226
|Adari Anand Kumar
|M
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|497034
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|None
|[[C. M. Ramesh]]
|M
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|762069
|[[Budi Mutyala Naidu]]
|M
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|465539
|}

== Election results ==

=== 2024 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general elections]]: [[Anakapalli]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = [[C. M. Ramesh]]
| votes = 7,62,069
| percentage = 57.50
| change = {{up}}56.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=[[Budi Mutyala Naidu]]|votes= 4,65,539|percentage= 35.13|change={{down}}12.20}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=NOTA|candidate=None of the above
|votes= 26,235|percentage= 1.98|change={{down}}0.84}}
{{Election box majority|votes=2,96,530|percentage=22.37|change={{up}}15.17}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=13,28,726|percentage=82.97|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = BJP
| loser = YSRCP
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2019 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Anakapalli]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = YSR Congress Party
| candidate = [[Beesetti Venkata Satyavathi]]
| votes = 586,226
| percentage = 47.33
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Telugu Desam Party
| candidate = Adari Anand Kumar
| votes = 497,034
| percentage = 40.13
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janasena Party
|candidate = Chintala Partha Sarathi
|votes = 82,588
|percentage = 6.66
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 34,897
|percentage = 2.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Dr. Gandi Venkata Satyanarayana Rao
|votes = 13,276
|percentage = 1.07
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 89,192
| percentage = 7.20
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 12,40,456
| percentage = 81.54
| change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 15,21,363
|ref= }}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = YSR Congress Party
| loser = Telugu Desam Party
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Election 2014 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections|General Election, 2014]]: Anakapalli}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party |candidate=[[Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao]] |votes=568,463 |percentage=49.51 |change=+19.26}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party=YSR Congress Party |candidate=[[Gudivada Amarnath]] |votes=520,531 |percentage=45.34 |change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box majority|votes=47,932|percentage=4.17 |change=-0.88}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,148,072|percentage=81.92 |change=+3.22}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Telugu Desam Party
| loser = Indian National Congress
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Election 2009 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Indian general elections|General Election, 2009]]: Anakapalli}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = [[Sabbam Hari]]
| votes = 369,968
| percentage = 35.30
| change = -12.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Telugu Desam Party
| candidate = Nookarapu Surya Prakasa Rao
| votes = 317,056
| percentage = 30.25
| change = -19.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Praja Rajyam Party
| candidate = [[Allu Aravind]]
| votes = 294,183
| percentage = 28.07
| change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 52,912
| percentage = 5.05
| change = +3.08
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 1,048,154
| percentage = 78.70
| change = +2.26
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Indian National Congress
| loser = Telugu Desam Party
| swing = -12.01
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Election 2004 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections|General Election, 2004]]: Anakapalli}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Telugu Desam Party
| candidate = [[Pappala Chalapathirao]]
| votes = 385,406
| percentage = 49.28
| change = -3.47
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = Nanda Gopal Gandham
| votes = 369,992
| percentage = 47.31
| change = +2.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bahujan Samaj Party
| candidate = Sadaram Appala Raju
| votes = 26,708
| percentage = 3.41
| change =
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 15,414
| percentage = 1.97
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 782,106
| percentage = 76.44
| change = +4.51
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Telugu Desam Party
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== General Election 1998 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[1998 Indian general election|General Election, 1998]]: Anakapalli}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Indian National Congress
| candidate = [[Gudivada Gurunadha Rao]]
| votes = 3,21,840
| percentage = 43.96
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Telugu Desam Party
| candidate = [[Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu]]
| votes = 2,95,915
| percentage = 40.42
| change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| candidate = P. V. Chalapathi Rao
| votes = 1,14,360
| percentage = 15.62
| change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
| votes = 25,925
| percentage = 3.54
| change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
| votes = 7,32,115
| percentage = 72.56
| change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link
| winner = Indian National Congress
| loser = Telugu Desam Party
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
== See also ==
* [[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

{{Anakapalli district}}
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Geography of Visakhapatnam district]]

Anakapalle Lok Sabha constituency - Revision history

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