# Rayadurg Assembly constituency

Rayadurg Assembly constituency is a constituency in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of the constituencies in Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency.
Kalava Srinivasulu is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 249,553 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

* Mandal
* D. Hirehal
* Rayadurg
* Kanekal
* Bommanahal
* Gummagatta

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

^ indicates by-election
| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | G. Nagabushanam | Indian National Congress |
| 1955 | Seshadri | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Lakka Chinnapa Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | J. Thippeswamy | Swatantra Party |
| 1972 | J. Thippeswamy | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | K.B.Chennamllappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | P. Venngopal Reddy | Independent |
| 1985 | Bandi Hulikuntappa | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Patil Venugopal Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Bandi Hulikuntappa | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Patil Venugopala Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Mettu Govinda Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2009 | Kapu Ramachandra Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2012^ | Kapu Ramachandra Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2014 | Kalava Srinivasulu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Kapu Ramachandra Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Kalava Srinivasulu | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Rayadurg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | G. Nagabushanam | 20,812 | 54.05% | 54.05% |
| | Independent | K. Chinna Basappa Chowdary | 14,544 | 37.77% | |
| | Independent | Moguru Chandrakantha Naidu | 1,855 | 4.82% | |
| | Independent | N. Ranga Rao | 1,295 | 3.36% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,268 | 16.28% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,506 | 63.62% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,524 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rayadurg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Mettu Govinda Reddy | 66,188 | 52.00 | −0.80 |
| | INC | Patil Venugopal Reddy | 56,083 | 44.06 | −0.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,105 | 7.94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,287 | 72.75 | −5.24 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rayadurg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kapu Ramachandra Reddy | 76,259 | 48.93 | −4.87 |
| | TDP | Mettu Govinda Reddy | 62,168 | 39.89 | −12.11 |
| | PRP | Bosula Manohar | 9,670 | 6.20 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,091 | 9.04 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,854 | 78.65 | +5.90 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rayadurg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Kalava Srinivasulu | 92,344 | 47.91 | |
| | YSRCP | Kapu Ramachandra Reddy | 90,517 | 46.96 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,827 | 0.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,751 | 85.35 | +12.60 |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rayadurg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Kapu Ramachandra Reddy | 112,000 | 51.46% | |
| | TDP | Kalava Srinivasulu | 91,994 | 41.96% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,049 | 6.5% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 216,112 | 86.6% | +1.25% |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rayadurg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Kalava Srinivasulu | 130,309 | 57.09 |
| | YSRCP | Mettu Govinda Reddy | 88,650 | 38.84 |
| | INC | M. B. Chinnapayya | 3,388 | 1.48 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,370 | 1.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,659 | 18.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,28,267 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |