| Polavaram | |
| Mla: | Chirri Balaraju |
| Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
| State: | Andhra Pradesh |
| District: | Eluru |
| Reservation: | ST |
| Loksabha Cons: | Eluru |
| Constituency No: | 67 |
| Electors: | 245,483 |
| Established: | 1955 |
| Type: | SLA |
Polavaram Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Eluru 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 Eluru Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Chirri Balaraju is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party.[3] The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).
The 7 mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
| Mandal | |
|---|---|
| Polavaram | |
| Buttayagudem | |
| Jeelugumilli | |
| Koyyalagudem | |
| T.Narasapuram | |
| Kukkunoor | |
| Velerupadu |
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Pusuluri Kodanad Ramayya | ||
| 1962 | Karatam Baburao | ||
| 1967 | K. R. Reddi | ||
| 1972 | Kanithi Ramulu | ||
| 1978 | Nagabhushanam Rasaputra | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Modiyam Lakshmana Rao | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1987 | Badisa Durga Rao | ||
| 1989 | |||
| 1994 | Punem Singanna Dora | ||
| 1999 | Vanka Srinivasa Rao | ||
| 2004 | Tellam Balaraju | ||
| 2009 | |||
| 2012 | |||
| 2014 | Modiyam Srinivasa Rao | ||
| 2019 | Tellam Balaraju | ||
| 2024 | Chirri Balaraju | ||