Puttur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency explained

Puttur
State:	Andhra Pradesh
District:	Chittoor
Reservation:	None
Type:	SLA

Puttur Assembly constituency was an assembly constituency of the Madras Legislative Assembly till States Reorganisation Act, 1956 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It was one of constituencies in the Chittoor district.

Overview

It was part of the Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Madras State

• 1951: Kumaraswamy Rajah Bahadur (Raja of Karvetnagar), Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party^[1]
• 1952 (Bye-Polls): RBV Sundarsana Varma, Indian National Congress^{[2] [3]}

Andhra State

• 1955: Tarimela Ramachandrareddi, Indian National Congress^{[4] [5] [6]}

Andhra Pradesh

Year	Member	Political party
1962	Tarimela Nagireddy
1967	G. Sivaiah
1972	Elavarthi Gopal Raju
1978	KB Siddaiah	^[7]
1983	Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu
1985	Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu
1989	Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu
1994	Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu
1999	Reddivari Rajasekhar Reddy
2004	Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu

2008 onwards: Nagari. This Assembly constituency was merged with neighbouring Nagari seat. The longest serving legislator of this erstwhile Puttur constituency Mr.Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu got elected from Nagari in 2009 elections and lost against Actress turned Politician RK Roja in 2014 elections.^[8]

Election results

1952

See also

• List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: STATISTICAL REPORT ON GENERAL ELECTION, 1951 TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MADRAS . Election Commission of India . 28 December 2018.
2. Web site: Details of Assembly By- Elections since 1952 . Election Commission of India . 28 December 2018.
3. Web site: MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1952-1957 A REVIEW . Legislative Assembly Department Madras-2 . 28 December 2018.
4. Web site: andhra pradesh LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1952-1957 A REVIEW . Election Commission of India . 28 December 2018.
5. Web site: MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1955 . Legislative Assembly Department Madras-2 . 28 December 2018.
6. Web site: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results (constituency Wise) . traceall.in . 28 December 2018.
7. Web site: Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election Results 1978 . elections.in . 28 December 2018.
8. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf Lok Sabha Constituencies and Assembly constituencies of India - Delimitation Order, 2008