# Dhone Assembly constituency

Dhone Assembly constituency is a constituency in Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency.
Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy 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 219,678 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

* Mandal
* Bethamcherla
* Dhone
* Peapally

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | VenkataSetty Kotrike | Independent |
| 1955 | B. P. Sesha Reddy | Independent |
| 1962 | Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | K. V. K. Murthy | Swatantra Party |
| 1972 | Seshanna | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | K. E. Krishna Murthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | K. E. Krishna Murthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | K. E. Krishna Murthy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | K. E. Krishna Murthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | K. E. Prabhakar | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Kotla Sujathamma | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | K. E. Krishna Murthy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | Buggana Rajendranath | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Buggana Rajendranath | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Dhone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Venkatasetty Kotrike | 28,493 | 59.99% | |
| | INC | Venkatasubbiah Nivarthi | 16,946 | 35.68% | 35.68% |
| | Independent | Lakshmayya Padde | 2,057 | 4.33% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,547 | 24.31% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,496 | 60.69% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,264 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dhone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kotla Sujathamma | 55,982 | 49.17 | +16.63 |
| | TDP | K. E. Pratap | 53,373 | 46.88 | −20.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,609 | 2.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,857 | 65.28 | −3.69 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dhone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | K. E. Krishna Murthy | 60,769 | 43.56 | −3.32 |
| | INC | Kotla Sujathamma | 56,118 | 40.22 | −8.95 |
| | PRP | Marri Govinda Raj | 14,535 | 10.42 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,651 | 3.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 139,516 | 70.50 | +5.22 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dhone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Buggana Rajendranath Reddy | 83,683 | 49.86 | |
| | TDP | K. E. Pratap | 72,531 | 43.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,152 | 6.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,849 | 77.51 | +7.01 |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dhone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Buggana Rajendranath Reddy | 100,845 | 57.79 | +7.93 |
| | TDP | K. E. Prathap | 65,329 | 37.44 | −5.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,516 | 20.48 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,414 | 78.94 | |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Dhone :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Kotla Jayasurya Prakasha Reddy | 93,523 | 51 |
| | YSRCP | Buggana Rajendranath Reddy | 87,474 | 46.01 |
| | INC | Garlapati Madhileti Swami | 4023 | 2.1 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,362 | 0.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,049 | 3.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,90,120 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |