| Palakonda | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Constituency No: | 10 |
| State: | Andhra Pradesh |
| District: | Parvathipuram Manyam |
| Loksabha Cons: | Araku |
| Reservation: | ST |
| Established: | 1951 |
| Mla: | Nimmaka Jaya Krishna |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| Electors: | 184,414 |
Palakonda is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Parvathipuram Manyam 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 Araku.[2]
Nimmaka Jaya Krishna is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Janasena Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 184,414 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
| Mandal | |
|---|---|
| Palakonda | |
| Seethampeta | |
| Veeraghattam | |
| Bhamini |
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Palavasa Sangam Naiudu | ||
| 1955 | Pydi Narasimhapparao | ||
| 1962 | Kemburu Suryanarayana Naidu | ||
| 1967 | J. Joji | ||
| 1972 | Kottapalli Narasayya | ||
| 1978 | Kambala Rajaratnam | ||
| 1983 | Syama Rao Gonipati | ||
| 1985 | Tale Bhadrayya | ||
| 1989 | P. J. Amruta Kumari | ||
| 1994 | Tale Bhadrayya | ||
| 1999 | P. J. Amruta Kumari | ||
| 2004 | Kambala Jogulu | ||
| 2009 | Nimmaka Sugreevulu | ||
| 2014 | Viswasarayi Kalavathi | ||
| 2019 | |||
| 2024 | Nimmaka Jaya Krishna | ||