Kurupam (ST) (Assembly constituency)

Kurupam Assembly constituency is an ST reserved constituency in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Araku (ST) (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Palakonda, Parvathipuram, Salur, Araku Valley (ST), Paderu (ST) and Rampachodavaram.[2]

Kurupam (ST)
Constituency
DistrictVizianagaram
StateAndhra Pradesh
Electorate183,830
Current constituency
PartyYuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
MLAPushpasreevani Pamula
ReservationST

Pushpasreevani Pamula is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019, there a total of 183,830 electors in the constituency.[4]

Mandals

The five mandals that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]

S.No Mandal Name
1 Kurupam
2 Gummalakshmipuram
3 Jiyyammavalasa
4 Komarada
5 Garugubilli

Members of Legislative Assembly
Year Member Political Party
2009 Veera Vara Todarmal Janardhan Thatraj Indian National Congress
2014 Pushpasreevani Pamula Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party
2019 Pushpasreevani Pamula Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2009
2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Kurupam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Janardhan Thatraj Veeravaratodramala 48,493 41.41
Praja Rajyam Nimmaka Jayaraju 33,440 28.56
Majority 15,053 12.85
Turnout 117,104 71.99
INC win (new seat)

Assembly Elections 2014
2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kurupam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Pushpasreevani Pamula 55,435 41.60
TDP Janardhan Thatraj Veeravaratodramala 36,532 27.28
Independent Jayaraju Nimmaka 26,044 19.54
Majority 19,083 14
Turnout 133,254 75.66 +3.67
YSRCP gain from INC Swing

Assembly Elections 2019
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kurupam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Pushpasreevani Pamula 74,527
TDP Janardhan Thatraj Veeravaratodramala 47,925
CPI (M) Avinash Kumar Kolaka 8,605
Majority 26,602
Turnout
YSRCP hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "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. "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  4. "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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