| Achanta | |
| Loksabha Cons: | Narasapuram |
| Mla: | Satyanarayana Pithani |
| Party: | Telugu Desam Party |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| State: | Andhra Pradesh |
| District: | West Godavari |
| Reservation: | None |
| Electors: | 174,229 |
| Established: | 1962 |
| Type: | SLA |
| Constituency No: | 56 |
Achanta Assembly constituency is a constituency in the 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 the Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Satyanarayana Pithani 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] The constituency was established in 1962, as per the Delimitation Orders (1962).
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
| Mandal | |
|---|---|
| Penugonda | |
| Achanta | |
| Penumantra | |
| Poduru (Part) |
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Paddala Syamasundra Rao | ||
| 1967 | D. Perumallu | ||
| 1972 | Gottimukkala Venkanna | ||
| 1978 | Kota Dhana Raju | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Kota Bhaskara Rao | ||
| 1985 | Chittaranjan Alugu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1989 | Digupati Raja Gopal | ||
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | Johar Mocharla | ||
| 2004 | Peethala Sujatha | ||