# Udayagiri Assembly constituency

Udayagiri Assembly constituency is a constituency in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Nellore Lok Sabha constituency.
Kakarla Suresh is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2024, there are a total of 231,202 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandal

There are Eight Mandals.
* Mandals
* Jaladanki
* Seetharamapuram
* Udayagiri
* Varikuntapadu
* Vinjamur
* Duttalur
* Kaligiri
* Kondapuram

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Kovi Ramayya Chowdary | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |
| 1955 | Sheik Moula Saheb | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | P. Venkat Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | N. Dhanenkula | Swatantra Party |
| 1972 | Ponneboyina Chenchuramaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu | Janata Party |
| 1983 | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1985 | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Madala Janakiram | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Kambam Vijaya Rami Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Kambam Vijaya Rami Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 by-election | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2014 | Bollineni Venkata Ramarao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Kakarla Suresh | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KMPP | Kovi Ramayya Chowdary | 18,022 | 49.77% | |
| | INC | Bezawada Gopala Reddy | 15,644 | 43.20% | 43.20% |
| | Socialist | Maddur Chinna Reddi | 2,544 | 7.03% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,378 | 6.57% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,210 | 58.03% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,398 | | |
| | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) |

### 1955

1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Shaik Moula Saheb | 8,446 | 35.39% |
| | CPI | Kotapati Guruswami Reddy | 7,868 | 32.97% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 578 | 2.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,865 | 45.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,003 | |
| | INC gain from KMPP | INC gain from KMPP | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | P Venkata Reddy | 17,128 | 50.58% |
| | CPI | S Papi Reddy | 10,726 | 31.68% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,402 | 18.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,482 | 63.60% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,791 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SWA | Narasimhulu Dhanekula | 29,500 | 54.13% |
| | INC | Ramaiah Chowdary Kovi | 19,826 | 36.38% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,674 | 17.75% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,667 | 66.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,316 | |
| | SWA gain from INC | SWA gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ponneboyina Chenchu Ramaiah | 30,082 | 55.23% |
| | SWA | Mada A Thimmaiah | 15,868 | 29.13% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,214 | 26.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,529 | 58.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,973 | |
| | INC gain from SWA | INC gain from SWA | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu | 33,268 | 47.99% |
| | INC(I) | Janakiram Madala | 23,608 | 34.05% |
| | INC | Ponneboyina Chenchu Ramaiah | 7,390 | 10.66% |
| | Independent | Rajaram Reddy Ganapam | 3,278 | 4.73% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,660 | 13.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,436 | 67.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 103,904 | |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu | 42,694 | 59.53% |
| | INC | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy | 22,194 | 30.95% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,500 | 28.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72,790 | 66.68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 109,166 | |
| | BJP gain from JP | BJP gain from JP | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy | 34,464 | 49.25% |
| | Independent | Kambham Vijayarami Reddy | 18,951 | 27.08% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,513 | 22.17% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,976 | 61.88% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 114,705 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Janakiram Madala | 46,556 | 51.87% |
| | TDP | Kambham Vijayarami Reddy | 42,794 | 47.68% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3762 | 4.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,318 | 68.33% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 135,106 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Kambham Vijayarami Reddy | 51,712 | 61.58% |
| | INC | Janakiram Madala | 26,793 | 31.91% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,919 | 19.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,601 | 69.04% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 123,990 | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Kambham Vijayarami Reddy | 43,995 | 49.98 |
| | INC | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | 39,220 | 44.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,775 | 5.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,201 | 66.37 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 120,191 | |
| | TDP gain from Independent | TDP gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | 55,076 | 61.66 | |
| | TDP | Kambham Vijayarami Reddy | 32,001 | 35.83 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,075 | 25.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,319 | 74.31 | +9.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 120,191 | | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | 69,352 | 46.92 | −14.74 |
| | TDP | Kambham Vijayarami Reddy | 55,870 | 37.80 | +1.97 |
| | PRP | Sunkara Anjanadri | 14,512 | 9.82 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,482 | 9.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,807 | 72.53 | −1.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 203,782 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2012

2012 Andhra Pradesh by-elections: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | 75,103 | 46.82 |
| | TDP | Bollineni Venkata Rama Rao | 44,505 | 27.74 |
| | INC | Kambham Vijayarami Reddy | 34,489 | 21.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,598 | 19.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,60,410 | 81.85 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,95,963 | |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Bollineni Venkata Rama Rao | 85,873 | 48.93 | |
| | YSRCP | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | 82,251 | 46.87 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,622 | 2.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 175,505 | 77.64 | +5.11 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 226,246 | | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy | 106,487 | 57.31 |
| | TDP | Bollineni Venkata Rama Rao | 69,959 | 37.65 |
| | BJP | Gundlapalli Bharat Kumar | 3,102 | 1.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36,528 | 19.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 185933 | 80.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 231,202 | |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Udayagiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Suresh Kakarla | 101,537 | 50.54 |
| | YSRCP | Mekapati Rajagopal Reddy | 91,916 | 45.75 |
| | INC | Somu Anil Kumar Reddy | 2,512 | 1.25 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,072 | 1.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,621 | 4.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,00,892 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |