# Razole Assembly constituency

Razole is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Deva Varaprasad is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Janasena Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 186,819 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
* Mandal
* Razole
* Malikipuram
* Sakhinetipalle
* Mamidikuduru (Part)
The villages of Mamidikuduru Mandal that are covered by the constituency are Mamidikuduru, Geddada, Edarada, Komarada, Magatapalle and Gogannamatham. The other part of this mandal is a part of Gannavaram Assembly constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Alluru Venkararamaraju | Communist Party of India |
| 1955 | Alluru Venkararamaraju | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Gaddem Mahalakshmi | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | G. R. Nayinala | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Bikkina Gopalakrishnarao | Independent |
| 1978 | Rudraraju Ramalingaraju | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | Alluri Venkata Suryanarayana Raju | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Alluri Venkata Suryanarayana Raju | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Mangena Gangaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Alluru Venkata Suryanarayana Raju | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Alluru Venkata Suryanarayana Raju | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Alluri Krishnam Raju | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Gollapalli Surya Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao | Janasena Party |
| 2024 | Deva Varaprasad | Janasena Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Razole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Alluri Venkataramaraju | 41,847 | 20.08% | |
| | KMPP | Akula Buliswami | 37,307 | 17.90% | |
| | CPI | Ganji Nagaswara Rao | 34,688 | 16.65% | |
| | KMPP | Pamula Venkataratnam | 27,386 | 13.14% | |
| | INC | Boyi Bhimanna | 27,311 | 13.11% | 13.11% |
| | INC | Mupparti Venkataratnam | 23,118 | 11.10% | 11.10% |
| | RPI | Pamula Prakass Rao | 12,653 | 6.07% | |
| | Independent | Kanteti Narasimharaju | 4,051 | 1.94% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,540 | 2.18% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,08,361 | 128.80% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,61,776 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Alluri Krishnam Raju | 68,104 | 62.19 | +13.10 |
| | TDP | Alluri Venkata Suryanarayana Raju | 40,086 | 36.60 | −13.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28,018 | 25.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,517 | 83.95 | +6.76 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao | 52,319 | 39.76 | −22.43 |
| | PRP | Nalli Venkata Krishna Mallik | 46,450 | 35.30 | |
| | TDP | Bathula Ramu | 25,286 | 19.21 | −17.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,869 | 4.46 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,598 | 79.50 | −4.45 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Gollapalli Surya Rao | 66,960 | 49.52 | |
| | YSRCP | Bonthu Rajeswara Rao | 62,277 | 46.05 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 856 | 0.63 | |
| | Independent | Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao | 318 | 0.24 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,683 | 3.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,230 | 77.71 | −1.79 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JSP | Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao | 50,053 | 32.92 | +32.92 |
| | YSRCP | Bonthu Rajeswara Rao | 49,239 | 32.91 | −13.45 |
| | TDP | Gollapalli Surya Rao | 44,592 | 30.47 | −18.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 814 | 0.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,641 | | |
| | JSP gain from TDP | JSP gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Razole :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JSP | Deva Varaprasad | 95,514 | 60.13 | 27.21 |
| | YSRCP | Gollapalli Surya Rao | 56,503 | 35.57 | 2.66 |
| | INC | Sarella Prasanna Kumar | 1,435 | 0.90 | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,628 | 1.02 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,011 | 24.56 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,58,840 | | |
| | JSP hold | JSP hold | Swing | | |