# Tuni Assembly constituency

Tuni Assembly constituency is a constituency in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency.
Yanamala Divya is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 212,900 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

The three mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
* Mandal
* Thondangi
* Kotananduru
* Tuni

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnam Raju Bahadur | Indian National Congress |
| 1955 | Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnam Raju Bahadur | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnam Raju Bahadur | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnam Raju Bahadur | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | N. Vijayalakshmi | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | N. Vijayalakshmi | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1994 | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2009 | Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnam Raju Bahadur (Ashok Babu) | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Dadisetti Raja | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Dadisetti Raja | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Yanamala Divya | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Raju Vatsereya Venkata Krishna Raju Bahadur | 20,498 | 44.45% | 44.45% |
| | KMPP | Yenumula Venkanna Dora | 12,917 | 28.01% | |
| | RPI | Gare Appa Rao | 6,351 | 13.77% | |
| | Independent | Somasethu Venkam Dore | 3,614 | 7.84% | |
| | SP | Venkata Rao, Eranki | 2,738 | 5.94% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,581 | 16.44% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,118 | 60.54% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 76,175 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### 1955

1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| INC | Raja Vatsavaya Venkata Krishnamuraj Bahadur | 22,088 |
| CPI | Inuganti Narayanarao | 12,366 |
| INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| INC | Raja V. V. Krishnamraju Bahadur | 23,832 |
| PSP | Katha Radhakrishnamurty | 15668 |
| INC gain from PSP | INC gain from PSP | Swing |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| INC | V. V. Krishnamraju | 32,920 |
| PSP | K. Janardhanarao | 23776 |
| INC gain from PSP | INC gain from PSP | Swing |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| INC | N Vijayalakshmi | 40,521 |
| Independent | Bandaru Kannaiah Dora | 17713 |
| INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 48,738 |
| INC | Vijayalakashmidevi Mirza Nallaparaju | 27058 |
| TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 50,292 |
| INC | M. N. Vijayalakshmi Devi | 33988 |
| TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 51,139 |
| INC | Sri Raju Vatsavayi Krishnam Raju Bahadur | 48512 |
| TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 59,250 |
| INC | Maddala Venkata Chalapathi Rao | 41457 |
| TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| TDP | Yanamala Ramakrishnudu | 52,921 |
| Independent | Sri Raja Vatsavayi Venkata Krishnam Raju | 48747 |
| TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 61,794 | 49.78 | +5.10 |
| | INC | S.R.V.V. Krishnam Raju | 58,059 | 46.77 | +5.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,735 | 3.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,144 | 76.25 | +3.60 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Venkata Krishnam Raju Sriraja Vatsavayi | 55,386 | 39.17 | −7.60 |
| | TDP | Yanamala Rama Krishnudu | 46,876 | 33.15 | −16.63 |
| | PRP | Rongali Lakshmi | 30,079 | 21.27 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,510 | 6.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,416 | 78.59 | +2.34 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Dadisetti Raja | 84,755 | 52.98 | |
| | TDP | Yanamala Krishnudu | 66,182 | 41.37 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,573 | 11.61 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 159,970 | 80.95 | +2.36 |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Dadisetti Raja | 92,459 | 52.13% |
| | TDP | Yanamala Krishnudu | 68,443 | 38.59% |
| | JSP | Venkata Krishnamraju Srirajavatsavayi (Ashokbabu) | 6,413 | 3.62% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,016 | 13.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 177,375 | 83.3% |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Tuni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Yanamala Divya | 97,206 | 51.31 % | +51.31 |
| | YSRCP | Dadisetti Raja | 82029 | 43.3 % | −7.52 |
| | INC | Gelam Srinivasa Rao | 1923 | 1.02 % | +1.2 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 3434 | 1.81 % | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15177 | 8.28 % | +8.28 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 184592 | 97.5% | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | | |