Prathipadu (SC) (Assembly constituency)

Prathipadu (SC)
Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha
District	Guntur
State	Andhra Pradesh
Current constituency
Reservation	Yes

Prathipadu Assembly constituency is a SC (Scheduled Caste)^[1] reserved constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 17 constituencies in the Guntur district.

Overview

It is part of the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Tadikonda, Mangalagiri, Ponnuru, Tenali, Guntur West, and Guntur East.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1989 - Makineni Peda Rattaiah - Telugu Desam Party
• 1994 - Makineni Peda Rattaiah - Telugu Desam Party
• 1999 - Makineni Peda Rattaiah - Telugu Desam Party
• 2004 - Ravi Venkata Ramana - Indian National Congress
• 2009 - Mekatoti Sucharitha - Indian National Congress
• 2014 - Ravela Kishore Babu - Telugu Desam Party

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Prathipadu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Ravi Venkata Ramana	52,403	51.71	+8.51
	TDP	Makineni Peda Rattaiah	47,479	46.85	-8.70
Majority			4,924	4.86
Turnout			101,366	81.10	+10.10
	INC gain from TDP		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Prathipadu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	INC	Mekatoti Sucharitha	66,324	39.32	-12.39
	TDP	Kandukuri Veeraiah	64,282	38.11	-8.74
	PRP	Korivi Vinay Kumar	33,889	20.09
Majority			2,042	1.21
Turnout			168,669	81.33	+0.23
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Prathipadu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	TDP	Ravela Kishore Babu	96,274	50.10
	YSRCP	Mekathoti.Sucharitha	88,869	46.20
Majority			7,405	3.90
Turnout			193,101	85.46	+4.13
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

1. "TABLE B - Parliamentary Constituencies". Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 31.