Rajam Assembly constituency

Rajam is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh that elects represtatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Rajam
Constituency No. 9 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Location of Rajam Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictVizianagaram
LS constituencyVizianagaram
Established2008
Total electors219,313
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyTelugu Desam Party
Elected year2024

Kondru Murali Mohan is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3][needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).

Mandals

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The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]

Mandal
Rajam
Vangara
Santhakaviti
Regidi Amadalavalasa
 
Mandals in Rajam Assembly Constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Vunukuru)

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Year Member Political party
1955 Chelikani Sreeranga Naikulu Krishikar Lok Party
1962 Palavalasa Sangamnaidu Indian National Congress
1967 M. B. Parankusam Independent politician
1972 Palavalasa Rukminamma Indian National Congress
1978 Mudili Babu Parankusam Janata Party
1983 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao Telugu Desam Party
1985 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao
1989 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao
1994 Palavalasa Rajasekharam Indian National Congress
1999 Kimidi Ganapathi Rao Telugu Desam Party
2004 Kimidi Kalavenkata Rao

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Honjaram)

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Year Member Political party
1952 Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu Krishikar Lok Party

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Boddam)

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Year Member Political party
1962 Allu Dasavatharam Indian National Congress

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Rajam)

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Year Member Political party
2009 Kondru Murali Mohan Indian National Congress
2014 Kambala Jogulu YSR Congress Party
2019
2024 Kondru Murali Mohan Telugu Desam Party

Election results

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Honjaram

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1952

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1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Honjaram[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KLP Peesuputi Pundareekakshacharyulu 16,731 36.67%
Independent Chelikami Sreeranganayakulu 15,846 34.73%
INC Pydi Narasimha Appa Rao 13,051 28.60% 28.60%
Margin of victory 885 1.94%
Turnout 45,628 55.61%
Registered electors 82,048
KLP win (new seat)

2009

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2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Kondru Murali Mohan 61,771 46.0
TDP Kavali Pratibha Bharathi 34,638 25.8
PRP Kambala Jogulu 27,923 20.8
BJP Paka Rajarao 4,234 3.2
Independent Bosi Manmadharao 1,741 1.3
LSP Adinarayana Dukka 1,645 1.2
BSP Bhupathi Apparao 1,271 1.0
Majority 27,133 0.3
Turnout 133,223 74.2  1.5
INC gain from TDP Swing

2014

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2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kambala Jogulu 69,192 47.0 New
TDP Kavali Pratibha Bharathi 68,680 46.7  20.9
INC Kondru Murali Mohan 4,790 3.3  42.7
Independent P.M.J. Babu 1,205 0.8 New
LSP Tunia Shankar Babu Rao 1,141 0.8  0.4
BSP Mannena Chaitanya Kumar 737 0.5  0.5
AAP Paila M.M.R.R. Suresh Kumar 491 0.3 New
JSP Savarapu Praveena 480 0.3 New
Majority 512 0.3  19.9
Turnout 1,47,887 74.2  1.5
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

2019

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2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Kambala Jogulu 83,561 52.6  5.6
TDP Kondru Murali Mohan 66,713 42.0  4.7
JSP Mucha Srinivasa Rao 4,987 3.1 New
INC Kambala Rajvardhan 2,214 1.4  1.9
BJP Chaitanya Kumar Mannema 967 0.6 New
Majority 16,848 10.6  10.3
Turnout 1,58,947 73.9  0.3
YSRCP hold Swing  5.15

2024

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2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Kondru Murali Mohan 94,385 53.4
YSRCP Dr.Tale Rajesh 73,663 41.7
INC Kambala Rajavardhan 3,684 2
NOTA None of the above 2,536 1.44
Majority 20,722 11.74
Turnout 1,76,494 75.82
TDP gain from YSRCP Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 16, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Rajam Election Result 2024 LIVE Updates Highlights: Assembly Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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