Achanta (Assembly constituency)

Achanta
Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha
District	West Godavari
State	Andhra Pradesh
Current constituency
Reservation	No

Achanta Assembly constituency is a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 15 constituencies in the West Godavari district.

Overview

It is part of the Narsapuram Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Palakol, Narasapuram, Bhimavaram, Undi, Tanuku, and Tadepalligudem.

Members of Legislative Assembly

1989 - Digupati Rajagopal - Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1994 - Digupati Rajagopal - Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1999 - Johar Mocharla - Telugu Desam Party
2004 - Peethala Sujatha - Telugu Desam Party
2009 - Satyanarayana Pithani - Indian National Congress
2014 - Satyanarayana Pithani - Telugu Desam Party

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Achanta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	TDP	Peethala Sujatha	46,670	49.94	-9.53
	INC	Anand Prakash Chellem	41,029	43.91	+9.97
Majority			5,641	6.03
Turnout			93,448	74.98	+7.57
	TDP hold		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Achanta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Satyanarayana Pithani	54,903	46.24	+2.33
	TDP	Karri Radha Krishna Reddy	39,148	32.97	-16.07
	PRP	Kudupudi Srinivasa Rao	16,770	14.12
Majority			15,755	13.27
Turnout			118,745	83.40	+8.42
	INC gain from TDP		Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Achanta
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	TDP	Satyanarayana Pithani	63,549	48.66
	YSRCP	Mudnuri Prasad Raju	59,629	45.66
Majority			3,920	3.00
Turnout			130,599	81.85	+1.55
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

References

Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh

Assembly
Constituencies

Anantapur	Anantapur Urban Dharmavaram Hindupur Kadiri Kalyandurg Madakasira (SC) Penukonda Puttaparthi Raptadu Rayadurg Guntakal Singanamala (SC) Tadpatri Uravakonda

Chittoor	Chandragiri Chittoor Gangadhara Nellore (SC) Kuppam Madanapalle Nagari Palamaner Pileru Punganur Puthalapattu (SC) Satyavedu (SC) Srikalahasti Thamballapalle Tirupati

East Godavari	Amalapuram Anaparthy Gannavaram(SC) Jaggampeta Kakinada City Kakinada Rural Kothapeta Mandapeta Mummidivaram Peddapuram Pithapuram Prathipadu Rajahmundry City Rajahmundry Rural Rajanagaram Ramachandrapuram Rampachodavaram (ST) Razole (SC) Tuni

Guntur	Bapatla Chilakaluripet Guntur East Guntur West Gurajala Macherla Mangalagiri Narasaraopet Pedakurapadu Ponnuru Prathipadu Repalle Sattenapalli Tadikonda Tenali Vemuru (SC) Vinukonda

Kadapa	Badvel (SC) Jammalamadugu Kadapa Kamalapuram Kodur (SC) Mydukur Proddatur Rajampet Rayachoti Pulivendla

Krishna	Avanigadda Gannavaram Gudivada Jaggayyapeta Kaikalur Machilipatnam Mylavaram Nandigama (SC) Nuzvid Pamarru (SC) Pedana Penamaluru Tiruvuru (SC) Vijayawada Central Vijayawada East Vijayawada West

Kurnool	Adoni Allagadda Alur Banaganapalle Dhone Kodumur (SC) Kurnool Mantralayam Nandikotkur (SC) Nandyal Panyam Pattikonda Srisailam Yemmiganur

Nellore	Atmakur Gudur (SC) Kavali Kovur Nellore City Nellore Rural Sarvepalli Sullurpeta (SC) Udayagiri Venkatagiri

Prakasam	Addanki Chirala Darsi Giddalur Kandukur Kanigiri Kondapi (SC) Markapuram Ongole Parchur Santhanuthalapadu (SC) Yerragondapalem (SC)

Srikakulam	Amadalavalasa Etcherla Ichchapuram Narasannapeta Palakonda Palasa Pathapatnam Rajam Srikakulam Tekkali

Visakhapatnam	Anakapalle Araku Valley (ST) Bhimili Chodavaram Gajuwaka Madugula Narsipatnam Paderu (ST) Payakaraopet (SC) Pendurthi Visakhapatnam East Visakhapatnam North Visakhapatnam South Visakhapatnam West Yelamanchili

Vizianagaram	Bobbili Cheepurupalli Gajapathinagaram] Kurupam Nellimarla Parvathipuram Salur Vizianagaram Srungavarapukota

West Godavari	Achanta Bhimavaram Chintalapudi (SC) Denduluru Eluru Gopalapuram (SC) Kovvur (SC) Narasapuram Nidadavole Palakol Polavaram (ST) Tadepalligudem Tanuku Undi Unguturu

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