Martur Assembly Constituency

Martur(Assembly constituency) was one of the 294 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh state in India.It was in Prakasam district and was dissolved before the 2009 elections and most of its area is now in Parchur (Assembly constituency) and Addanki (Assembly constituency).

Martur
Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
StateAndhra Pradesh
DistrictPrakasam
LS constituencyBapatla
Established1978
Abolished2009
Total electors135,131
ReservationNone

History of the constituency

The Martur Assembly Constituency was first Created in the 1955 Andhra State Assembly Elections and exist till 1967 and later abolished in the Delimitation Act 1961.[1] It was again reformed in the 1978 Assembly Elections and exist till 2009 . After passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, its extent was the Martur and Kommalapadu firkas in Addanki taluk, Marella firka, Tammalur, Sankarapuram, Avisanavaripalem, Polavaram, Pedaravipad, Vempadu, Mundlamur, Malkapuram villages in Tallur firka of Darsi taluk. .[2] Again it was Abolished due to Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and hence was defunct as of the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[3]

Members of the Legislative assembly
Year MLA Party
2004 Gottipati Ravi Kumar Indian National Congress
1999 Gottipati Narasaiah Telugu Desam Party
1994 Gottipati Hanumantha Rao
1989 Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy
1985
1983 Gottipati Hanumantha Rao
1978 Jagarlamudi Chandramouli Janata Party
1962 Nooti Venkateswarlu Indian National Congress
1955 Bandlamudi Venkata Sivayya Krishikar Lok Party

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004
2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election:[4] Martur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gottipati Ravi Kumar 64,983 55.31%
TDP Gottipati Narsaiah 51,177 43.56%
Margin of victory 13,806 11.75%
Turnout 117,492 82.48%
Registered electors 142,477
INC gain from TDP Swing

Assembly elections 1999
1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election:[5] Martur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Gottipati Narsaiah 73,422 67.35%
INC Narra Seshagiri Rao 33,763 30.97%
Margin of victory 39,659 36.38%
Turnout 111,021 69.54%
Registered electors 161,988
TDP gain from Independent Swing

Assembly elections 1994
1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election:[6] Martur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gottipati Hanumnatha Rao 55,482 51.36%
INC Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy 46,349 42.91%
Margin of victory 9,133 8.45%
Turnout 109,473 79.97%
Registered electors 136,889
Independent gain from TDP Swing

Assembly elections 1989
1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election  :[7] Martur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy 60,226 54.13%
INC Gottipati Hanumantha Rao 50,101 45.03%
Margin of victory 10,125 9.10%
Turnout 114,778 75.87%
Registered electors 151,283
TDP hold Swing

Assembly elections 1985
1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election:[8] Martur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy 51,138 56.83%
INC Kandimalla Subba Rao 37,840 42.06%
Margin of victory 13,298 14.78%
Turnout 91,261 71.63%
Registered electors 127,404
TDP hold Swing

Assembly elections 1983
1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: [9] Martur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Gottipati Hanumantha Rao 41,846 54.91%
INC Kandimalla Butchaiah 33,352 43.76%
Margin of victory 8,494 11.14%
Turnout 77,476 73.40%
Registered electors 105,558
TDP gain from JP Swing

Assembly elections 1978
1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election:[10] Martur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Jagarlamudi Chandramouli 39,067 51.36%
INC(I) Kandimalla Butchaiah 27,963 36.76%
INC Kavuri Venkateswarlu 8,203 10.78%
Margin of victory 11,104 14.60%
Turnout 77,644 77.40%
Registered electors 100,314
JP win (new seat)

Assembly elections 1962
1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election:[11] Martur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nooti Venkateswarlu 17,974 40.04%
Kandimalla Butchaiah 16,141 35.95%
Margin of victory 1,833 4.08%
Turnout 46,787 63.72%
Registered electors 73,428
INC gain from KLP Swing

Assembly elections 1955
1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election:[12] Martur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KLP Bandlamudi Venkatasivayya 24,419 60.53%
CPI Pedavalli Sriramulu 15,926 39.47%
Margin of victory 8,493 21.05%
Turnout 40,345 62.58%
Registered electors 64,469
KLP win (new seat)

References
  1. "1961 Delimitation Act 1972". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976". Election Commission of India. 1 December 1976. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. "2004 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. "1999 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. "1994 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  7. "1989 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  8. "1985 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  9. "1983 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  10. "1978 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. "1962 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  12. "1955 AP Assembly Election Results". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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