Achanta Assembly constituency is a constituency in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Pithani Satyanarayana is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 174,229 electors in the constituency.[4][needs update] The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962).
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Penugonda |
| Achanta |
| Penumantra |
| Poduru (Part) |
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Paddala Syamasundra Rao | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | D. Perumallu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Gottimukkala Venkanna | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Kota Dhana Raju | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Kota Bhaskara Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Chittaranjan Alugu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1989 | Digupati Raja Gopal | ||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | Johar Mocharla | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | Peethala Sujatha | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2009 | Pithani Satyanarayana | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 2019 | Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2024 | Pithani Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | 81.82 | −1.58 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju | 66,494 | 47.92 | ||
| TDP | Satyanarayana Pithani | 53,608 | 38.64 | ||
| JSP | Javvadhi Venkata Vijayaram | 13,993 | 10.09 | ||
| Majority | 12,886 | 9.29 | |||
| Turnout | 138,747 | 79.63 | −2.19 | ||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Pithani Satyanarayana | 85,402 | 56.73 | ||
| YSRCP | Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju | 58,848 | 39.09 | ||
| INC | Nekkanti Venkata Satyanarayana | 1,872 | 1.24 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,673 | 1.11 | ||
| Majority | 26,554 | 17.63 | |||
| Turnout | 1,50,541 | ||||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
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