# Penukonda Assembly constituency

Penukonda Assembly constituency is a constituency in Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one the seven assembly segments of Hindupur Lok Sabha constituency.
S. Savitha 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 220,383 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

* Mandal
* Parigi
* Penukonda
* Gorantla
* Somandepalle
* Roddam

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Lakshminarayana Reddy | Independent |
| 1955 | Chithambara Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Narasi Reddy | Independent |
| 1967 | Narasi Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Somandepalli Narayana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Somandepalli Narayana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | S. Ramachandra Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | S. Ramachandra Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Sane Chenna Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 by-election | Sane Venkata Ramana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Paritala Ravindra | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Paritala Ravindra | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Paritala Ravindra | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2009 | B. K. Parthasarathi | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | B. K. Parthasarathi | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Malagundla Sankaranarayana | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | S. Savitha | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Lakshminarayana Reddy | 16,423 | 37.08% | |
| | INC | Chitambara Reddy | 14,237 | 32.14% | 32.14% |
| | KMPP | Suryanarayana Reddy | 12,205 | 27.56% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,186 | 4.94% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,291 | 64.38% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,796 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Somandepalli Narayana Reddy | 30,415 | 45.7 |
| | JP | Gangula Narayana Reddy | 29,775 | 44.8 |
| | INC | Gottipati Syam Prasad | 3,980 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | S. Ramachandra Reddy | 34,731 | 47.1 |
| | Independent | Gangula Narayana Reddy | 19,843 | 26.9 |
| | INC | Somandepalli Narayana Reddy | 19,195 | 26.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | TDP gain from INC(I) | TDP gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | S. Ramachandra Reddy | 43,449 | 54.7 |
| | INC | G. Veeranna | 35,933 | 45.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sane Chandra Reddy | 46,065 | 54.7 |
| | TDP | S. Ramachandra Reddy | 35,518 | 42.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1991 by-election

2011 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sane Venkata Ramana Reddy | 66,563 | 64.45 |
| | TDP | G. Lingappa | 36,010 | 34.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Paritala Ravindra | 66,034 | 61.7 |
| | INC | Sane Venkata Ramana Reddy | 37,987 | 35.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Paritala Ravindra | 71,695 | 70.8 |
| | INC | Bellam Subramanyam | 13,818 | 13.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Paritala Ravindra | 71,000 | 57.06 | −13.76 |
| | INC | Gangula Bhanumathi | 49,758 | 39.45 | +25.80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,211 | 17.61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,126 | 75.34 | +11.95 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | B. K. Parthasarathi | 68,500 | 44.89 | −12.16 |
| | INC | K. T. Sreedhar | 54,015 | 35.45 | −4.00 |
| | PRP | K. Ramesh Babu | 19,577 | 12.85 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,385 | 9.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,382 | 75.26 | −0.08 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | B. K. Parthasarathi | 79,793 | 47.46 | |
| | YSRCP | Malagundla Sankaranarayana | 62,378 | 37.11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,415 | 10.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,110 | 83.43 | +8.17 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Malagundla Sankaranarayana | 96,607 | 51.08% | |
| | TDP | B. K. Parthasarathi | 81,549 | 43.12% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,058 | 7.96% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,89,114 | 85.81 | +2.38 |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Penukonda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | S. Savitha | 113,832 | 54.83 |
| | YSRCP | K. V. Ushashri Charan | 80,444 | 38.75 |
| | INC | P. Narasimhappa | 4,007 | 1.93 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,972 | 0.95 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,388 | 16.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,07,615 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |