Kavali Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Kavali | map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (114-Kavali highlighted).png | map_caption = Location of Kavali Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | mla = Dagumati Venkata Krishna Reddy | party = {{Party index link|Telugu Desam Party}} | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}} | latest_election_year = 2024 | state = Andhra Pradesh | district = Nellore | loksabha_cons = Nellore | established = 1951 | reservation = None | constituency_no = 114 | electors = 229,896 | type = SLA }}

'''Kavali Assembly constituency''' is a constituency in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Nellore Lok Sabha constituency.

Dagumati Venkata Krishna Reddy is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm|title=Assembly Election 2019|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524074223/http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm|archive-date=24 May 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2019, there are a total of 229,896 electors in the constituency.<ref name="electors">{{Cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf|title=Electors Summary|date=25 May 2019|website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>{{update after|2024|7}}

==History of the constituency== The constituency was established in 1951, as per the ''Delimitation Orders (1951)''. From 1976-2008, it had the following Taluk:<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 1976. |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public/api/download?url=LMAhAK6sOPBp%2FNFF0iRfXbEB1EVSLT41NNLRjYNJJP1KivrUxbfqkDatmHy12e%2FzVx8fLfn2ReU7TfrqYobgIrAKrpRHHl6YJ4Q5EEVH2zMUwwV41By7LxYIONuVC9Vr%2F%2BN7sXnVcBsMXgIVrEWgvCh1zBtwm72mAwODimlm7Nzk%2BznOQZFhtTvKNHJqeI%2BB |website=Election Commission of India}}</ref> *Kavali Taluk (Excluding Bogole firka)

== Mandals == Following the delimitation of the assembly constituencies, since 2008, it comprises the following mandals: {{srn}} {|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash" !Mandal |- | Kavali |- | Bogole |- | Allur |- | Dagadarthi |}

==Members of the Legislative Assembly== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Member ! colspan="2" | Political party |- | 1952 | rowspan=2 |B. Ramakrishna Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party}} |- | 1955 | {{Full party name with color|Praja Party}} |- | 1962 | Yalampalli Penchalaiah | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 1967 | Gottipati Subbanaidu | {{Full party name with color|Swatantra Party}} |- | 1972 | Gottipati Kondapa Naidu | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |- | 1978 | Kaliki Yanadi Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 1983 | Patallapalli Vengalrao | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}} |- | 1985 | rowspan=3 | Kaliki Yanadi Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |- | 1989 |- | 1994 |- | 1999 | Vanteru Venugopal Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}} |- | 2004 | Magunta Parvathamma | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 2009 | Beeda Masthan Rao | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}} |- | 2014 | rowspan=2 | Ramireddy Pratap Kumar Reddy | {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party |rowspan=2}} |- | 2019 |- | 2024 | Dagumati Venkata Krishna Reddy | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}} |}

==Election results== === 2024 === {{Election box begin | title=2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Telugu Desam Party |candidate = Dagumati Venkata Krishna Reddy |votes = 1,06,536 |percentage = 53.27 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = YSR Congress Party |candidate = Ramireddy Pratap Kumar Reddy |votes = 75,588 |percentage = 37.80 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Podalakuri Kalyan |votes = 2,340 |percentage = 1.17 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = NOTA |candidate = None of the above |votes = 2,030 |percentage = 1.02 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 30,948 |percentage = 15.47 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,99,982 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Telugu Desam Party |loser = YSR Congress Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

===2019=== {{Election box begin | title=2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 2019 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11673-andhra-pradesh-legislative-assembly-election-2019/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = YSR Congress Party |candidate = Ramireddy Pratap Kumar Reddy |logo = fan |votes = 95,828 |percentage = 49.12% |change = +0.15% }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Telugu Desam Party |candidate = Katamreddy Vishnu Vardhan Reddy |logo. = cycle |votes = 81,711 |percentage = 41.89% |change = -4.27% }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Janasena Party |candidate = Pasupuleti Sudhakar |logo = glass |votes = 10,647 |percentage = 5.46% |change = +5.46% }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = Kandukuri Satyanarayana |logo = lotus |votes = 2546 |percentage = 1.31% |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 14,117 |percentage = 7.24% |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,97,135 |percentage = 77.17% |change = - }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 255,469|change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = YSR Congress Party |loser = ysr |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

===2014=== {{Election box begin | title=2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 2014 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4055-andhra-pradesh-2014/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = YSR Congress Party |candidate = Ramireddy Prathap Kumar Reddy |logo = fan |votes = 89,589 |percentage = 48.97 |change = +48.97 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Telugu Desam Party |candidate = Beedha Masthan Rao |logo = cycle |votes = 84,620 |percentage = 46.26 |change = +1.51 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 4,969 |percentage = 2.71 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,82,939 |percentage = 79.61 |change = +8.78 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 229,896|change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = YSR Congress Party |loser = Telugu Desam Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

===2009=== {{Election box begin | title=2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 2009 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4054-andhra-pradesh-2009/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Telugu Desam Party |candidate = Beeda Masthan Rao |logo = cycle |votes = 69,219 |percentage = 44.75 |change = +4.96 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = K. Vishnuvardhan Reddy |logo = hand |votes = 50,192 |percentage = 32.45 |change = -25.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Praja Rajyam Party |candidate = Ramireddy Prathap Kumar Reddy |logo = rail engine |votes = 27,352 |percentage = 17.68 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 19,027 |percentage = 12.30 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 154,690 |percentage = 70.83 |change = -1.42 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 218,392|change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Telugu Desam Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

===2004=== {{Election box begin | title=2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 2004 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4053-andhra-pradesh-2004/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Magunta Parvathamma |logo = hand |votes = 68,167 |percentage = 57.68 |change = +17.34 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Telugu Desam Party |candidate = Madala Jankairam |logo = cycle |votes = 47,018 |percentage = 39.79 |change = -17.02 }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 21,149 |percentage = 17.89 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 118,179 |percentage = 72.25 |change = +2.06 }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 223,822|change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Telugu Desam Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

===1999=== {{Election box begin|title=1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 1999 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4052-andhra-pradesh-1999/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Vanteru Venugopala Reddy|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=63,630|percentage=56.81% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate= Kaliki Yanadi Reddy |party= Indian National Congress |votes=45,185 |percentage=40.34% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,445 |percentage=16.47% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=113,893 |percentage=71.37% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 159,592|change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party |loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

===1994=== {{Election box begin|title= 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 1994 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4051-andhra-pradesh-1994/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Kaliki Yanadi Reddy|party= Indian National Congress |votes=42,968 |percentage=40.81% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vanteru Venugopala Reddy |party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=35,528|percentage=33.74% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,440 |percentage=7.07% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=107,268 |percentage=70.47% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 152,214|change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

===1989=== {{Election box begin|title=1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 1989 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4050-andhra-pradesh-1989/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Kaliki Yanadi Reddy|party= Indian National Congress|votes=54,115 |percentage=54.28% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pattallapalli Vengala Rao |party=Telugu Desam Party |votes=44,252 |percentage=44.39% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,863 |percentage=9.89% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=102,785|percentage=70.66% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 145,462|change = }} {{Election box hold with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

===1985=== {{Election box begin|title=1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 1985 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4049-andhra-pradesh-1985/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Kaliki Yanadi Reddy |party= Indian National Congress |votes=46,286 |percentage=54.97% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Venkata Narayana Muvvala |party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=36,453|percentage=43.30% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,833|percentage=11.68% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=85,350 |percentage=68.08% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 125,366 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= Telugu Desam Party |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

===1983=== {{Election box begin|title= 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 1983 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4048-andhra-pradesh-1983/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate = Pattallapalli Vengala Rao|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=42,916 |percentage=55.11% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kaliki Yanadi Reddy |party= Indian National Congress |votes=32,744|percentage=42.05% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,172 |percentage=13.06% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=79,200 |percentage=68.62% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 115,410 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party |loser= Indian National Congress (I)|swing= }} {{Election box end}}

===1978=== {{Election box begin|title=1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 1978 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4047-andhra-pradesh-1978/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Kaliki Yanadi Reddy|party= Indian National Congress (I) |votes=44,456 |percentage=60.45% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gottipati Kondapa Naidu |party= Janata Party |votes=23,419 |percentage=31.84% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Dama Chenchaiah |party= Independent (politician) |votes=2,956 |percentage=4.02% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vanteru Ramana Reddy |party= Indian National Congress |votes=1,861 |percentage=2.53% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=21,037 |percentage=28.61% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=75,059 |percentage=74.81% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 100,334 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link|winner= Indian National Congress (I)|loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

===1972=== {{Election box begin|title=1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 1972 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4046-andhra-pradesh-1972/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Gottipati Kondapa Naidu|party= Indian National Congress |votes=27,874 |percentage=50.18% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ayyapareddy Vemireddy |party= Independent (politician) |votes=21,425 |percentage=38.57% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,449 |percentage=11.61% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=56,945 |percentage=64.58% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 88,180 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |loser= Swatantra Party |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

===1967=== {{Election box begin|title=1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 1967 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4045-andhra-pradesh-1967/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=G Subba Naidu|party= Swatantra Party |votes=26,540 |percentage=52.27% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. C Kondaiah |party= Indian National Congress |votes=24,231 |percentage=47.73% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,309 |percentage=4.55% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=52,925 |percentage=72.17% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 73,331 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner= Swatantra Party ||loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

===1962=== {{Election box begin|title=1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kavali (ST)<ref>{{Cite web | title= 1962 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4044-andhra-pradesh-1962/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Yelampalli Penchalaiah|party= Indian National Congress |votes=20,558 |percentage=54.49% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate= Chelamaharla Penchalaiah |party= Swatantra Party|votes=14,535 |percentage=38.52% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,023 |percentage=15.96% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=39,201 |percentage=54.51% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,916 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress ||loser= Praja Party|swing= }} {{Election box end}}

===1955=== {{Election box begin|title=1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{Cite web | title= 1955 AP Assembly Election Results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4042-andhra-pradesh-1955/| access-date=30 Nov 2022 | website= Election Commission of India | language=en}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Bathena Ramakrishna Reddy|party= Praja Party |votes=18,295 |percentage=53.84% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate= Allampati Ramachandra Reddy |party= Communist Party of India |votes=15,685 |percentage=46.16% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,610 |percentage=7.68% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=33,980 |percentage=53.57% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 63,427 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner= Praja Party ||loser= Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |swing= }} {{Election box end }}

===1952=== {{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Kavali<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bathena Ramakrishna Reddy |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=31,321 |percentage=63.78% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R.Dasaratharami Reddy |party=Indian National Congress |votes=15,027 |percentage=30.60% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Pitchayya Benjamin |party=Independent politician |votes=2,757 |percentage=5.61% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,294 |percentage=33.18% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=49,105 |percentage=63.96% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 76,773 |change = }} {{Election box new seat win |winner=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |loser= |swing= }} {{Election box end}}

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