# Chilakaluripet Assembly constituency

Chilakaluripet Assembly constituency is a constituency in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency.
Prathipati Pulla Rao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 223,809 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

* Mandal
* Nadendla
* Chilakaluripet
* Edlapudu

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Karnam Ranga Rao | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Kandimalla Butchaiah | Swatantra Party |
| 1972 | Bobbala Satyanarayana | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Somepalli Sambaiah | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1983 | Kaza Krishna Murthy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Somepalli Sambaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Kandimalla Jayamma | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1994 | Somepalli Sambaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Prathipati Pulla Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Marri Rajasekhar | Independent politician |
| 2009 | Prathipati Pulla Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | Prathipati Pulla Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Vidadala Rajini | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Prathipati Pulla Rao | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Karnam Ranga Rao | 20,732 | 45.67% | |
| | INC | Balineni Nagaiah | 10,265 | 22.61% | 22.61% |
| | KLP | Kalahasti Subba Rao | 6,133 | 13.51% | |
| | KMPP | Nimmaraju Venkateswarlu | 4,723 | 10.40% | |
| | Independent | Gudipudi Vandanam | 2,135 | 4.70% | |
| | Independent | K. Satyanarayana | 1,409 | 3.10% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,467 | 23.06% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,397 | 59.79% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,933 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SWA | Kandimalla Butchaiah | 29,899 | 47.36% | |
| | INC | V.Nuti | 29,227 | 46.29% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 672 | 1.06% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,143 | 79.87% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,812 | | |
| | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) | SWA win (new seat) |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Bobbala Satyanarayana | 37,856 | 58.57% |
| | SWA | Kandimalla Butchaiah | 26,780 | 41.43% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,076 | 17.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,241 | 69.85% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,832 | |
| | INC gain from SWA | INC gain from SWA | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Somepalli Sambaiah | 42,392 | 52.60% |
| | JP | Bhimireddy Subba Reddy | 24,929 | 30.93% |
| | INC | Pavuluri Venkateswarlu | 11,726 | 14.55% |
| | Independent | Batchu Ramalingamu | 853 | 1.06% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,463 | 21.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,321 | 70.93% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 116,057 | |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Krishna Murthy Kaza | 56,812 | 63.86% |
| | INC | Somepalli Sambaiah | 31,146 | 36.14% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,666 | 27.73% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,537 | 69.01% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 131,198 | |
| | TDP gain from INC(I) | TDP gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Somepalli Sambaiah | 49,397 | 51.10% |
| | TDP | Manam Venkateswarlu | 44,519 | 46.05% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,878 | 5.05% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,019 | 72.53% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 135,149 | |
| | gain from TDP | gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Kandimalla Jayamma | 55,857 | 49.84% |
| | INC | Somepalli Sambaiah | 54,908 | 48.99% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 949 | 0.85% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 112,991 | 67.43% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 167,560 | |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Somepalli Sambaiah | 52,650 | 48.02% |
| | TDP | Malempati Venkata Narasimha Rao | 52,519 | 47.90% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 131 | 0.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,606 | 65.45% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 170,525 | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Prathipati Pulla Rao | 68,708 | 59.28% |
| | INC | Somepalli Sambaiah | 42,467 | 36.64% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,241 | 22.64% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,881 | 64.29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 183,363 | |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Marri Rajashekar | 59,214 | 45.87 | |
| | TDP | Prathipati Pulla Rao | 59,002 | 45.70 | −13.58 |
| | INC | Malladi Siva Narayana | 7838 | 6.30 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 0.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,725 | 73.68 | +10.44 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 169,288 | | |
| | Independent gain from TDP | Independent gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Prathipati Pulla Rao | 77,399 | 49.98 | |
| | INC | Marri Rajashekar | 57,586 | 37.18 | |
| | PRP | Posani Krishna Murali | 14,201 | 9.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,813 | 12.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,864 | 81.86 | +8.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 189,173 | | |
| | TDP gain from Independent | TDP gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Prathipati Pulla Rao | 89,591 | 51.70 | |
| | YSRCP | Marri Rajasekhar | 78,907 | 45.50 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,684 | 6.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,730 | 86.40 | +5.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 201,214 | | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Vidadala Rajini | 94,430 | 50.2 |
| | TDP | Prathipati Pulla Rao | 86,129 | 45.79 |
| | JSP | Nageswara Rao Gade | 2,958 | 1.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,301 | 4.43 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,340 | 86.32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 223,976 | |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chilakaluripet :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Prathipati Pulla Rao | 111,062 | 56.84 | 11.05 |
| | YSRCP | Kavati Siva Naga Manohar Naidu | 77,800 | 39.82 | 10.38 |
| | INC | Maddula Radha Krishna | 2,270 | 1.16 | 0.38 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 788 | 0.4 | 0.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,262 | 17.02 | 12.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,95,400 | | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | | |