# Kandukur Assembly constituency

Kandukur 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.
Inturi Nageswara Rao 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 218,859 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

The five mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
* Mandal
* Lingasamudram
* Voletivaripalem
* Kandukur
* Gudluru
* Ulavapadu

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1955 | Divi Kondaiah Chowdary | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | M. Audinarayana Reddy | Independent politician |
| 1978 | Divi Kondaiah Chowdary | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | M. Audinarayana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | M. Audinarayana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Divi Sivaram | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Divi Sivaram | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Potula Ramarao | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Inturi Nageswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Nalamothu Chenchurama Naidu | 20,101 | 17.40% | 17.40% |
| | Independent | Chukka Kotilingam | 16,922 | 14.65% | |
| | Independent | Guntapalli Venkatasubbiah | 16,038 | 13.88% | |
| | KMPP | Divi Kondiah Chowdary | 15,740 | 13.62% | |
| | RPI | B. Anandam | 9,546 | 8.26% | |
| | Independent | Ellamugu Sundara Rao | 4,818 | 4.17% | |
| | Independent | Bathineni Perumalla Naidu | 4,495 | 3.89% | |
| | Socialist | Bathula Sankara Reddi | 4,420 | 3.83% | |
| | Independent | Nathulapati Ekasi | 3,702 | 3.20% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 337 | 0.29% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,15,546 | 80.80% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,42,998 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### 1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Divi Kondaiah Chowdary | 21,506 | 57.42 |
| | CPI | Ravi Pati Vankaiah | 14,409 | 38.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,097 | 18.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,453 | 62.05 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,357 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | N. Chenchu Rama Naidu | 23,905 | 50.55 |
| | SWA | Divi Kondaiah Chowdary | 22,233 | 47.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,672 | 3.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 488,36 | 71.94 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,880 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | N. Chenchu Rama Naidu | 34,927 | 54.62 |
| | SWA | V.Y.K.Reddy | 29,015 | 45.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,912 | 9.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,113 | 80.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 82,561 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | M. Audinarayana Reddy | 36,892 | 54.05 |
| | INC | N. Chenchu Rama Naidu | 31,459 | 46.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,433 | 7.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,060 | 74.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 94,258 | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Divi Kondaiah Chowdary | 35,361 | 46.68 |
| | JP | Audinarayana Reddy Manugunta | 23,056 | 30.44 |
| | Independent | Bataarusetty Kondaiah | 9,571 | 12.64% |
| | INC | Angirekula Venkateswara Rao | 5862 | 7.74% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,305 | 16.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,536 | 73.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 105,692 | |
| | INC(I) gain from Independent | INC(I) gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Adinarayana Reddy Manugunta | 29,134 | 37.29% |
| | TDP | Venkatasubbaiah Gutha | 26,293 | 33.65% |
| | INC | Kondaiah Chowdary Divi | 22,704 | 29.06% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,841 | 3.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,420 | 68.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 116,376 | |
| | Independent gain from INC(I) | Independent gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Audinarayana Reddy Manugunta | 45,765 | 49.51 |
| | TDP | Venkatasubbaiah Gutta | 44,480 | 48.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,285 | 1.39 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 93,670 | 72.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 128,782 | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy | 56,626 | 54.81 |
| | TDP | Moruboyina Malakondaiah | 46,428 | 44.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,198 | 9.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 155,210 | 68.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 155,210 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Divi Sivaram | 52,376 | 48.54% |
| | Independent | Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy | 46,351 | 42.95% |
| | INC | Bhattarusetty Kondaiah | 5916 | 5.48 |
| | BSP | Matle Venkatasubbaiah | 2151 | 1.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,025 | 5.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,427 | 73.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 148,677 | |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Divi Sivaram | 63,964 | 50.47% |
| | INC | Maheedhar Reddy | 62,439 | 49.26% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,525 | 1.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 129,328 | 73.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 176,773 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy | 67,207 | 52.56 | +3.30 |
| | TDP | Divi Sivaram | 59,328 | 46.40 | −4.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,879 | 6.16 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,896 | 83.38 | +11.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 153,392 | | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy | 74,553 | 48.22 | −4.34 |
| | TDP | Divi Sivaram | 70,310 | 45.47 | −0.93 |
| | PRP | Vallepu Raghavulu | 5,885 | 3.81 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,243 | 2.75 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,613 | 83.52 | +0.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 185,120 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Pothula Ramarao | 84,538 | 48.83 | |
| | TDP | Divi Sivaram | 80,732 | 46.64 | |
| | BSP | Ekula Venkateswarlu | 4572 | 2.64 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,806 | 2.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 173,113 | 88.95 | +15.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 194,679 | | |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy | 101,275 | 51.69% |
| | TDP | Pothula Ramarao | 86339 | 44.07% |
| | JSP | Puli Mallikarjuna Rao | 2322 | 1.19% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14936 | 7.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 196,510 | 89.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 218,961 | |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kandukur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Inturi Nageswara Rao | 109,173 | 52.8 |
| | YSRCP | Burra Madhusudhan Rao | 90,615 | 43.82 |
| | INC | Gouse Mohiddin Syed | 2,300 | 1.11 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,025 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,558 | 8.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,06,773 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |