https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Duggirala_Assembly_constituency Duggirala Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-30T08:49:06Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Duggirala_Assembly_constituency&diff=497781&oldid=prev Antoniomec at 03:21, 14 April 2026 2026-04-14T03:21:52Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Defunct Legislative Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> |name = Duggirala<br /> |district = [[Guntur district|Guntur]]<br /> |state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> |electors = {{formatnum:121878}}&lt;ref name=election2004/&gt;<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Tenali (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tenali]]<br /> |established = 1951<br /> |abolished = 2008<br /> |reservation = None<br /> |type= SLA<br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Duggirala&#039;&#039;&#039; was one of the 294 [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] constituencies of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[India]].&lt;ref name=delimitation1976/&gt; It was in [[Guntur district]] and was dissolved before the 2009 elections, with most of its area now in [[Tenali Assembly constituency]], [[Mangalagiri Assembly constituency]] and [[Repalle Assembly constituency]].&lt;ref name=thehindu&gt;{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Former-MLA-Venkata-Reddy-passes-away/article15474096.ece |title=Former MLA Venkata Reddy passes away - Andhra Pradesh |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=1 November 2016 |access-date= 14 February 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==History of the constituency==<br /> The Duggirala constituency was first created for the [[Madras state]] Legislative Assembly in 1952.&lt;ref name=delimitation1951&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3968-dpaco-1951/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=23 August 1951 |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt; After the passing of the [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]], it became a part of the new [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend7.htm |title=Seventh Amendment |publisher=Indiacode.nic.in |access-date=2011-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501011646/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend7.htm |archive-date=1 May 2017}}&lt;/ref&gt; After the passing of the &#039;&#039;Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976&#039;&#039;, its extent was the Duggirala, Kollipar and Kollur firkas in [[Tenali mandal|Tenali taluk]] of [[Guntur district]].&lt;ref name=delimitation1976&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/ |title=The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |date=1 December 1976 |access-date=13 October 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> It was not present in the &#039;&#039;Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008&#039;&#039; and hence was defunct as of the [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]].&lt;ref name=delimitation2008&gt;{{cite web |url=https://upload.indiacode.nic.in/showfile?actid=AC_CEN_3_20_00030_200233_1517807324510&amp;type=order&amp;filename=Delimitation%20Order,2008.pdf |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 24 June 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! MLA<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; |Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]]{{Efn|for [[Madras State]]}}<br /> |[[A. Rami Reddi|A. Rami Reddy]]&lt;ref name=election1951&gt;{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1954^<br /> | M. Nageswara Rao <br /> |-<br /> | [[1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election|1955]]{{Efn|for [[Andhra State]]}}<br /> | Putumbaka Sriramulu<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br /> | Lankireddy Lakshma Reddy <br /> |-<br /> | [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> | A. Rami Reddy<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br /> | Bontu Gopala Reddy<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br /> | G.Vedantha Rao<br /> |-<br /> | [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br /> | M.V Sivarama Krishna Reddy<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br /> | Alapati Dharma Rao<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}<br /> |-<br /> | [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]<br /> | rowspan=4|Gudibandi Venkata Reddy&lt;ref name=thehindu/&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]<br /> |-<br /> | [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]&lt;ref name=election1999&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4052-andhra-pradesh-1999/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 1999 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 15 February 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |-<br /> | [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]&lt;ref name=election2004&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4053-andhra-pradesh-2004/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2004 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date= 14 February 2022}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> ^ indicates by-election <br /> {{noteslist}}<br /> <br /> ==Election results==<br /> === 2004 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala&lt;ref name=election2004/&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Gudibandi Venkata Reddy<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:54257}}<br /> |percentage = 54.92<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Chandu Sambasivarao|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes={{formatnum:42461}}|percentage=42.98|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:11796}}|percentage=11.94|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:98789}}|percentage=81.05|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:121878}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1999 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala&lt;ref name=election1999/&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Gudibandi Venkata Reddy<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:46714}}<br /> |percentage = 49.51<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kotaru Koteswara Rao|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes={{formatnum:46202}}|percentage=48.97|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Mikkilineni Ravindra Babu|party=Anna Telugu Desam Party|votes={{formatnum:976}}|percentage=1.03|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:512}}|percentage=0.54|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:94349}}|percentage=70.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:137081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1994 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Gudibandi Venkata Reddy<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:41930}}<br /> |percentage = 49.51<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kotaru Koteswara Rao|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes={{formatnum:39117}}|percentage=47.97|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:2713}}|percentage=2.04|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:94349}}|percentage=70.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:135081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1989===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Gudibandi Venkata Reddy<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:51,944}}<br /> |percentage = 51.94<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Mareddy Balkoteswara Reddy|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes={{formatnum:40,564}}|percentage=40.56|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:11,380}}|percentage=11.04|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:100,349}}|percentage=75.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:123081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1985 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Alapati Dharma Rao<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:43,617}}<br /> |percentage = 43.61<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bandaru Issac Prabhakar|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes={{formatnum:32,320}}|percentage=32.32|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:11,380}}|percentage=11.2|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:87,349}}|percentage=72.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:111081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1983===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Duggirala]]}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Mareddy Venkata Sivarama Krishna Reddy <br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:43,252}}<br /> |percentage = 43.2<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Gollapudi Vendanta Rao|party=Indian National Congress|votes={{formatnum:14,310}}|percentage=14.32|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:28,942}}|percentage=29.2|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:84,349}}|percentage=70.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:90,081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link<br /> |winner = Independent Politician<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1978 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Gollapudi Vendanta Rao <br /> |party = Indian National Congress (I)<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:31,843}}<br /> |percentage = 43.2<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Gudibandi Nagi Reddy|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes={{formatnum:30,773}}|percentage=41.32|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:1070}}|percentage=1.92|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:74,349}}|percentage=70.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:84,081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress (I)<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1972===<br /> <br /> In 1972, Duggirala legislative assembly constituency had total 80100 electors. Total number of valid vote was 54218. Indian National Congress candidate Bontu Gopala Reddy won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 36789 votes. Indian National Congress (organisation) candidate Krishnamurti Pasupuletl stood second with total 12213 votes. He lost by 24576 votes.<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Bonthu Gopala Reddy <br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:36,789}}<br /> |percentage = 67.85<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pasupuleti Krishnamurti|party=Indian National Congress (Organisation)|votes={{formatnum:12,213}}|percentage=22.53|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:24576}}|percentage=45.32|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:70,349}}|percentage=70.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:78,081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = [[A. Rami Reddi|A.Ramiredddy]]<br /> |party = Independent (politician)<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:22,866}}<br /> |percentage = 50.02<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pasupuleti Krishnamurti|party=Indian National Congress|votes={{formatnum:22,185}}|percentage=49.32|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:681}}|percentage=0.7|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:55,349}}|percentage=70.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:65,081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link<br /> |winner = Independent Politician<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1962===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Lankireddy Lakshma Reddy<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:22,629}}<br /> |percentage = 50.02<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Katragadda Narayana Rao|party=Independent (politician)|votes={{formatnum:20,322}}|percentage=45.32|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:2307}}|percentage=4.7|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:49,349}}|percentage=70.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:57,081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1955 ===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = M.Narayana Rao<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:21,913}}<br /> |percentage = 50.02<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=L.B.G.Rao|party=Independent (politician)|votes={{formatnum:20,644}}|percentage=47.32|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:1269}}|percentage=2.7|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:42,349}}|percentage=70.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:49,081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===1955===<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br /> |candidate = Putumbaka Sriramulu<br /> |party = Indian National Congress<br /> |votes = {{formatnum:28,945}}<br /> |percentage = 50.02<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Vurabandi Acharyulu|party=Communist Party of India|votes={{formatnum:18,364}}|percentage=35.32|change=}}<br /> {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:10581}}|percentage=14.7|change=}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:46,349}}|percentage=70.18|change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors<br /> |reg. electors = {{formatnum:50,081}}<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link<br /> |winner = Indian National Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 1952 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: Duggirala&lt;ref name=election1951/&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=[[A. Rami Reddi|A.Ramireddy]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=19,002 |percentage=41.63 |change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=K. Kotaiah |party=Communist Party of India |votes=17,367 |percentage=38.04}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=M. Narasimha Rao |party=Krishikar Lok Party |votes=6,120 |percentage=13.41}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=B. Balayogi |party=Independent politician |votes=1,920 |percentage=4.21}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=A. Simon |party=Independent politician |votes=690 |percentage=1.51}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link |candidate=P. Yesuratnam |party=Independent politician |votes=551 |percentage=1.21}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,635 |percentage=3.58 |change=}} <br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=45,650 |percentage=77.55 |change=}}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 58,862}} <br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br /> *[[Guntur district]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Coord|16.33|80.63|display=title}}<br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Guntur district]]<br /> [[Category:Former assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br /> [[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]<br /> [[Category:Constituencies disestablished in 2008]]<br /> [[Category:2008 disestablishments in India]]</div> Antoniomec