# Chirala Assembly constituency

Chirala Assembly constituency is a constituency in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency.
Madduluri Malakondaiah Yadav 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 190,408 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

* Mandal
* Chirala
* Vetapalem

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Pragada Kotaiah | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |
| 1955 | Pragada Kotaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Jagarlamudi Lakshminarayana Chowdary | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Pragada Kotaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Kotaiah Guddanti | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Mutte Venkateswarlu | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1981 by-election | Sajja Chandramouli | Janata Party |
| 1983 | Chimata Sambu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Sajja Chandramouli | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Konijeti Rosaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Paleti Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Paleti Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Konijeti Rosaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | Independent |
| 2019 | Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2024 | Madduluri Malakondaiah Yadav | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KMPP | Pragada Kotaiah | 16,521 | 31.89% | |
| | Independent | Uthukuri Upendra Gupta | 8,290 | 16.00% | |
| | KLP | Doggapati Raghavaiah | 8,247 | 15.92% | |
| | Independent | Sabhanam Ramasubba Rao | 6,149 | 11.87% | |
| | Independent | Nukalapati Joseph | 5,437 | 10.49% | |
| | INC | Salagala Benjamin | 5,123 | 9.89% | 9.89% |
| | Independent | Bavanam Kotireddi | 1,365 | 2.63% | |
| | Independent | S. A. Basid | 678 | 1.31% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,231 | 15.89% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,810 | 70.28% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,719 | | |
| | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) |

### 1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Pragada Kotaiah | 24,598 | 57.04 |
| | CPI | Jagarlamudi Lakshmi Narayana Chowdary | 18,525 | 42.96 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,073 | 14.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,123 | 69.32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,205 | |
| | INC gain from KMPP | INC gain from KMPP | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI | Jagarlamudi Lakshmi Narayana Chowdary | 25,164 | 45.05 |
| | INC | Pragada Kotaiah | 20,136 | 36.05 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,028 | 9.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,252 | 80.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,851 | |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Pragada Kotaiah | 25,704 | 46.67 |
| | Independent | Konijeti Rosaiah | 23,138 | 42.01 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,566 | 4.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,697 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,298 | 76.71 |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kotaiah Guddanti | 29,476 | 49.01 |
| | Independent | Sajja Chandramouli | 28,878 | 48.02 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 598 | 0.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,908 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,065 | 73.65 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Mutte Venkateswarlu | 36,114 | 43.47 |
| | JP | Sajja Chandramouli | 34,257 | 41.23 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,857 | 2.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 111,408 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,384 | 75.74 |
| | INC gain from INC | INC gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Chimata Sambu | 50,205 | 60.33 |
| | INC | Bandla Bala Venkateswarlu | 16,518 | 19.85 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,687 | 40.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 133,603 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,276 | 63.08 |
| | TDP gain from INC(I) | TDP gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Sajja Chandramouli | 44,156 | 51.57 |
| | INC | Ande Narasimha Rao | 35,384 | 41.32 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,772 | 10.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 131,597 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,830 | 65.98 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Konijeti Rosaiah | 64,235 | 60.08 |
| | TDP | Chimata Sambu | 40,902 | 38.26 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,333 | 21.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 159,095 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,772 | 69.00 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Paleti Rama Rao | 54,039 | 49.38 |
| | INC | Konijeti Rosaiah | 50,433 | 46.08 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,606 | 3.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 152,178 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,809,394 | 72.82 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Paleti Rama Rao | 60,806 | 54.77 |
| | INC | Anjalee Devi Goli | 47,298 | 42.60 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,508 | 12.17 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 180,481 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 113,394 | 62.83 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Konijeti Rosaiah | 73,497 | 61.93 | +19.33 |
| | TDP | Paleti Rama Rao | 43,420 | 36.59 | −18.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,077 | 25.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 118,670 | 75.26 | +13.74 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | 56,600 | 43.63 | −18.30 |
| | TDP | Janjanam Srinivasarao | 45,314 | 34.93 | −1.66 |
| | PRP | Paleti Rama Rao | 21,482 | 16.56 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,286 | 9.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,737 | 79.20 | +3.94 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | 57,544 | 37.30 | |
| | TDP | Pothula Suneetha | 47,209 | 30.60 | |
| | YSRCP | Balaji Yadam | 40,955 | 26.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,335 | 6.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,700 | 81.56 | +2.36 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy | 83,901 | 53.27 | +22.67 |
| | YSRCP | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | 66,482 | 42.21 | +15.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,419 | 26.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,511 | na | na |
| | TDP gain from Independent | TDP gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chirala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Madduluri Malakondaiah Yadav | 72,700 | 42.68 |
| | YSRCP | Karanam Venkatesh | 51,716 | 30.36 |
| | INC | Amanchi Krishna Mohan | 41,859 | 24.58 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,255 | 0.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,984 | 12.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,70,328 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |