{{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 = Pathapatnam | map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (4-Pathapatnam highlighted).png | map_caption = Location of Pathapatnam Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | mla = Mamidi Govinda Rao | party = {{Party index link|Telugu Desam Party}} | alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}} | latest_election_year = 2024 | state = Andhra Pradesh | district = Srikakulam | loksabha_cons = Srikakulam | reservation = None | constituency_no = 4 | electors = 216,221 | established = 1951 | type = SLA }} '''Pathapatnam Assembly constituency''' is a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.<ref>{{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> It is one of the seven assembly segments of Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="constituencies">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|date=17 December 2018|website=The Election Commission of India|pages=16, 30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003220916/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>
Mamidi Govinda Rao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Pathapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: TDP's Mamidi Govinda Rao with 89452 defeats YSRCP's Reddy Shanthi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/story/pathapatnam-andhra-pradesh-assembly-election-results-2024-live-updates-2548186-2024-06-04 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> As of 2019, there are a total of 216,221 electors in the constituency.<ref name="electors">{{cite web |title=Electors Summary |url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf |website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=24 May 2019 |date=25 May 2019}}</ref>{{update after|2024|7}} The constituency was established in 1951, as per the ''Delimitation Orders (1951)''.<ref name="pat ref1">{{cite news |title=Pathapatnam Assembly Election Results 2019 Live: Pathapatnam Constituency (Seat) Election Results, Live News. |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2019/andhra-pradesh/pathapatnam-election-result-s01a004/ |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=News18}}</ref>
== Mandals == The five mandals that form the assembly constituency are:<ref name="constituencies" /> {{srn}} {|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash" !Mandal |- | Pathapatnam |- | Meliaputti |- | L. N. Peta |- | Kothur |- | Hiramandalam |}
<mapframe text="Pathapatnam Assembly constituency" width=300 height=300 align=center >{ "type": "ExternalData", "service": "geoshape", "ids": "Q10972584,Q59834166,Q3416746,Q59834177,Q3422508"}</mapframe> == Members of the Legislative Assembly == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Member ! colspan="2" | Political party |- | 1952 | rowspan=3 |Lukulapu Lakshmanadas | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}} |- | 1955 |- | 1962 |- | 1967 | P. Gunnayya |- | 1972 | Sukka pagadalu |- | 1978 | Kalamata Mohanarao | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |- | 1983 | Thota Tulasidas Naidu | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}} |- | 1985 | Dharmana Narayana Rao | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 1989 | rowspan=2 |Kalamata Mohana Rao | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}} |- | 1994 |- | 1996 by-election | Lakshmi Parvathi | style="background-color: {{party color| NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi)}}" | |NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) |- | 1999 | rowspan=2 |Kalamata Mohana Rao | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}} |- | 2004 |- | 2009 | Vijaya Ramaraju Setrucharla | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- | 2014 | Kalamata Venkata Ramana Murthy | {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party|rowspan=2}} |- | 2019 | Reddy Shanthi |- | 2024 | Mamidi Govinda Rao | {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}} |}
== Election results ==
=== 2024 === {{Election box begin | title=2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palasa (2,22,378)}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Telugu Desam Party |candidate = Mamidi Govinda Rao |votes = 89,452 |percentage = 39.38 |change = {{Increase}}11.21 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = YSR Congress Party |candidate = Reddy Shanthi |votes = 62,925 |percentage = 27.7 |change = {{Decrease}}7.61 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = |candidate = Remaining |votes = 7,354 |percentage = 3.24 |change = {{Increase}}1.16 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = NOTA |candidate = None of the above |votes = 3,604 |percentage = 1.59 |change = {{Decrease}}0.35 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,63,335 |percentage = 71.91 |change = {{Increase}}1.88 }} {{Election box registered electors | reg. electors =2,27167 | change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = 26,527 |percentage = 11.68 |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: Palasa (2,06,799) }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Telugu Desam Party |candidate = K V R Murthy |votes = 61,390 |percentage = 28.17 |change= {{Decrease}}5.61 }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party =YSR Congress Party |candidate = Reddy Shanthi |votes = 76,941 |percentage = 35.31 |change= {{Decrease}}0.46 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Janasena Party |candidate = G Gyana Sagar |votes = 5,508 |percentage = 2.53 |change = ''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = |candidate = Remaining |votes = 4,543 |percentage = 2.08 |change = {{Increase}}0.14 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = NOTA |candidate = None of the above |votes = 4,217 |percentage = 1.94 |change = {{Increase}}1.43 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes =1,52,599 |percentage =70.03 |change= {{Decrease}}2.75 }} {{Election box registered electors | reg. electors = 2,17,897 | change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes =15,551 |percentage = |change= }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = YSR Congress Party }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2014 === {{Election box begin | title=2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palasa }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Telugu Desam Party |candidate=S Vijaya Rama Raju |votes= 65,455 |percentage=33.78 |change= }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party=YSR Congress Party |candidate=K V R Murthy |votes=69,320 |percentage=35.77 |change=''New'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party=Indian National Congress |candidate=P K Rao |votes=1,508 |percentage=0.78 |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party= |candidate=Remaining |votes=3,757 |percentage=1.94 |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = NOTA |candidate = None of the above |votes = 998 |percentage = 0.51 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes=1,41,038 |percentage=72.78 |change= }} {{Election box registered electors | reg. electors = 1,93,789 | change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes=3,865 |percentage= |change= }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = YSR Congress Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2009 === {{Election box begin | title=2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Vijayaramaraju Satrucherla|votes=58,936|percentage=46.76|change=-2.05}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Kalamata Venkata Ramana Murty|votes=38,146|percentage=30.26|change=-20.93}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Praja Rajyam Party|candidate=Palavalasa Karunakar Rao|votes=20,339|percentage=16.14|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=20,790|percentage=16.50|change=}} {{Election box turnout|votes=126,041|percentage=73.08|change=-0.95}} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Telugu Desam Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 2004 === {{Election box begin | title=2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Kalamata Mohan Rao|votes=44,357|percentage=51.19|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Gorle Haribabu Naidu|votes=42,293|percentage=48.81|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=2,064|percentage=2.38|change=}} {{Election box turnout|votes=86,650|percentage=74.03|change=}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Telugu Desam Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 1999 === {{Election box begin | title=1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Kalamata Mohan Rao|votes=46,599|percentage=56.38|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Gorle Haribabu Naidu|votes=36044|percentage=43.61|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=10,555|percentage=12.77|change=}} {{Election box turnout|votes=82643|percentage=74.03|change=}} {{Election box hold 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: Pathapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Kalamata Mohan Rao|votes=48,425|percentage=56.76|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Dharmana Narayana Rao|votes=36,889|percentage=43.24|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=11,536|percentage=13.52|change=}} {{Election box turnout|votes=82643|percentage=72.13|change=}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Telugu Desam Party |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}} === 1989 === {{Election box begin | title=1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Kalamata Rao|votes=41,040|percentage=49.8|change=+3.90}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Narayana Rao Dharmana|votes=40,766|percentage=49.50|change=-4.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Laxmana Misro|votes=20,339|percentage=16.14|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=274|percentage=0.3|change=-7.3}} {{Election box turnout|votes=85,618|percentage=74.7|change=-2.1}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Telugu Desam Party |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}} === 1985 === {{Election box begin | title=1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Dharmana Rao|votes=53.6|percentage=53.6|change=+25.7}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Mathala Lokhanadham|votes=32,834|percentage=45.9|change=+8.1}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Gonthi Rao|votes=377|percentage=0.5|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=5,574|percentage=7.6|change=-2}} {{Election box turnout|votes=73,003|percentage=76.8|change=+1.5}} {{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: Pathapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Thota Tulasidas Naidu|votes=24,264|percentage=37.8|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Kalamata Rao|votes=17,923|percentage=27.9|change=+8.2}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Dharmana Narayanarao|votes=16,535|percentage=25.8|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Janakamma Lukalapu|votes=4,806|percentage=7.5|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Lok Dal|candidate=Pyla Rao|votes=477|percentage=0.7|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Venkataramana Tata|votes=173|percentage=0.3|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=6,341|percentage=9.6|change=+8.3}} {{Election box turnout|votes=65,745|percentage=75.3|change=N/A}} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Telugu Desam Party |loser = Independent |swing = }} {{Election box end}} === 1978 === {{Election box begin | title=1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Kalamata Mohanarao|votes=19,935|percentage=32.4|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Party|candidate=Lukulapu Lakshmanadas|votes=19,111|percentage=31.0|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Kamakshi Brahma|votes=12,141|percentage=19.7|change=-39.02}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party Of India|candidate=Darapu Rajulu|votes=6,639|percentage=10.8|change=-8.24}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Varanasi Narayanarao|votes=2,071|percentage=3.4|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Killamsetty Kumar|votes=1,152|percentage=1.9|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Lingala Janardhanarao|votes=565|percentage=0.9|change=-18.35}} {{Election box majority|votes=824|percentage=1.3|change=+8.3}} {{Election box turnout|votes=64,006|percentage=75.3|change=+20.88}} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Independent |loser = Indian National Congress |swing = }} {{Election box end}} === 1972 === {{Election box begin | title=1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Patapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sukka Pagadalu|votes=24,162|percentage=58.72|change=+16.53}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Swatantra Party|candidate=Seema Rajaiah|votes=16,076|percentage=39.07|change=-1.88}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Gudivada Rao|votes=911|percentage=2.21|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=8,086|percentage=19.65|change=+18.41}} {{Election box turnout|votes=41,149|percentage=54.42|change=+6.87}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}} === 1967 === {{Election box begin | title=1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Patapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=P. Gunnayya|votes=13,419|percentage=42.19|change=-20.79}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Swatantra Party|candidate=S. Rajalah|votes=13,025|percentage=40.95|change=+3.94}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=P. Dandasi|votes=2,264|percentage=7.12|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=R. Chandraiah|votes=1,734|percentage=5.45|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=K. Paparao|votes=1,362|percentage=4.28|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=394|percentage=1.24|change=-21.69}} {{Election box turnout|votes=31,804|percentage=47.55|change=}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}} === 1962 === {{Election box begin | title=1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Patapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Lukalapu Dasu|votes=16,527|percentage=62.98|change=+32.9}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Swatantra Party|candidate=Sampathirao Lakshmipathi|votes=9,714|percentage=37.01|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=11,536|percentage=25.97|change=+20.25}} {{Election box turnout|votes=26,241|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}} === 1955 === {{Election box begin | title=1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Patapatnam}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Lukulapu Lakshmanadas|votes=24,293|percentage=30.08|change=-6.45}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Pothula Gunnayya|votes=19,672|percentage=24.36|change=-12.17}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Ghasi Ramulu|votes=13,680|percentage=16.94|change=-9.47}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Darapu Govindarajulu|votes=13,189|percentage=16.33|change=-10.08}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Moruru Sangamesu|votes=4,545|percentage=5.63|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Alikan Appalaswamy|votes=3,235|percentage=4.01|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Saketa Guruvulu|votes=2,149|percentage=2.66|change=}} {{Election box majority|votes=30,285|percentage=37.50|change=+27.38}} {{Election box turnout|votes=80,763|percentage=75.25|change=+20.05}} {{Election box hold with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
=== 1952 === {{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam<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=Lukulapu Lakshmanadas |party=Indian National Congress |votes=29,535 |percentage=36.53% |change=36.53% }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Darapu Govindarajulu |party=Communist Party of India |votes=21,354 |percentage=26.41% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Challa Narasimham |party=Independent politician |votes=10,683 |percentage=13.21% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mandangi Pentananaidu |party=Independent politician |votes=7,536 |percentage=9.32% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mekala Sundaranarayana |party=Krishikar Lok Party |votes=7,434 |percentage=9.19% |change= }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Timpurana Raghavadas |party=Krishikar Lok Party |votes=4,310 |percentage=5.33% |change= }} {{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,181 |percentage=10.12% |change= }} {{Election box turnout |votes=80,852 |percentage=55.20% |change= }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,46,470 |change = }} {{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }} {{Election box end}}
== See also == * List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
== References == {{Reflist}} {{Coord|18.75|84.09|display=title}} {{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}} Category:Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Category:Srikakulam district Category:Politics of Andhra Pradesh Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951 Category:1951 establishments in Madras State