# Pathapatnam Assembly constituency

Pathapatnam Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.
Mamidi Govinda 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 216,221 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
* Pathapatnam
* Meliaputti
* L. N. Peta
* Kothur
* Hiramandalam

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Lukulapu Lakshmanadas | Indian National Congress |
| 1955 | Lukulapu Lakshmanadas | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Lukulapu Lakshmanadas | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | P. Gunnayya | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Sukka pagadalu | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Kalamata Mohanarao | Independent |
| 1983 | Thota Tulasidas Naidu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Dharmana Narayana Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Kalamata Mohana Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1994 | Kalamata Mohana Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1996 by-election | Lakshmi Parvathi | NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) |
| 1999 | Kalamata Mohana Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Kalamata Mohana Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2009 | Vijaya Ramaraju Setrucharla | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Kalamata Venkata Ramana Murthy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Reddy Shanthi | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Mamidi Govinda Rao | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Mamidi Govinda Rao | 89,452 | 54.77 |
| | YSRCP | Reddy Shanthi | 62,925 | 38.53 |
| | INC | Koppurothu Venkata Rao | 3,565 | 2.18 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 3,604 | 2.21 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,527 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,335 | |
| | | | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Reddy Shanthi | 76,941 | 50.42 |
| | TDP | Kalamata Venkata Ramana Murthy | 61,390 | 40.23 |
| | JSP | Gedela Chaitanya | 5,508 | 3.61 |
| | BJP | Raghava Rao Salana | 1,450 | 0.95 |
| | INC | Banna Ramu | 1,702 | 1.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,551 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Kalamata Venkata Ramana Murty | 69,320 | 49.15 | |
| | TDP | Vijayaramaraju Satrucherla | 65,455 | 46.41 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,865 | 2.74 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,038 | 73.50 | +0.42 |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Vijayaramaraju Satrucherla | 58,936 | 46.76 | −2.05 |
| | TDP | Kalamata Venkata Ramana Murty | 38,146 | 30.26 | −20.93 |
| | PRP | Palavalasa Karunakar Rao | 20,339 | 16.14 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,790 | 16.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,041 | 73.08 | −0.95 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Kalamata Mohan Rao | 44,357 | 51.19 |
| | INC | Gorle Haribabu Naidu | 42,293 | 48.81 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,064 | 2.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,650 | 74.03 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Kalamata Mohan Rao | 46,599 | 56.38 |
| | INC | Gorle Haribabu Naidu | 36044 | 43.61 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,555 | 12.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82643 | 74.03 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Kalamata Mohan Rao | 48,425 | 56.76 |
| | INC | Dharmana Narayana Rao | 36,889 | 43.24 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,536 | 13.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82643 | 72.13 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Pathapatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Lukulapu Lakshmanadas | 29,535 | 36.53% | 36.53% |
| | CPI | Darapu Govindarajulu | 21,354 | 26.41% | |
| | Independent | Challa Narasimham | 10,683 | 13.21% | |
| | Independent | Mandangi Pentananaidu | 7,536 | 9.32% | |
| | KLP | Mekala Sundaranarayana | 7,434 | 9.19% | |
| | KLP | Timpurana Raghavadas | 4,310 | 5.33% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,181 | 10.12% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,852 | 55.20% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,46,470 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |