# Araku Lok Sabha constituency

Araku is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. As per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order (2008), it was formed as a reserved constituency for the Scheduled tribes, comprising seven assembly segments and belongs to Alluri Sitharama Raju district and Parvathipuram Manyam district s .

## Assembly Segments

The seven Assembly segments of Araku Lok Sabha constituency are:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 10 | Palakonda (ST) | Parvathipuram | Nimmaka Jaya Krishna | JSP | BJP |
| 11 | Kurupam (ST) | Parvathipuram | Jagadeeswari Thoyaka | TDP | BJP |
| 12 | Parvathipuram (SC) | Parvathipuram | Bonela Vijaya Chandra | TDP | BJP |
| 13 | Saluru (ST) | Parvathipuram | Gummadi Sandhya Rani | TDP | BJP |
| 28 | Araku Valley (ST) | Alluri Sitharama Raju | Regam Matyalingam | YSRCP | YSRCP |
| 29 | Paderu (ST) | Alluri Sitharama Raju | Matsyarasa Visweswara Raju | YSRCP | YSRCP |
| 53 | Rampachodavaram (ST) | Alluri Sitharama Raju | Miryala Sirisha Devi | TDP | YSRCP |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952–2009: Parvathipuram ||||
| 2009 | Kishore Chandra Deo | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Kothapalli Geetha | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Goddeti Madhavi | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Gumma Thanuja Rani | YSR Congress Party |

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Araku :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Gumma Thanuja Rani | 477,005 | 40.96 | 11.18 |
| | BJP | Kothapalli Geetha | 426,425 | 36.62 | 34.96 |
| | CPI(M) | Appalanarasa Pachipenta | 123,129 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 50,470 | 4.33 | 0.12 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50,580 | 4.34 | 16.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,164,445 | 74.90 | 0.87 |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 2019

2019 Indian general election: Araku :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Goddeti Madhavi | 562,190 | 52.14 | 6.93 |
| | TDP | Kishore Chandra Deo | 338,101 | 31.36 | 3.85 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 47,977 | 4.45 | 2.64 |
| | JSP | Gangulaiah Vampuru | 42,794 | 3.97 | N/A |
| | BJP | K. K. V. V. V. Satyanarayana Reddy | 17,867 | 1.66 | 1.66 |
| | INC | Shruti Devi Vyricherla | 17,730 | 1.64 | 4.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224,089 | 20.78 | 10.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,74,538 | 74.03 | 2.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,51,418 | | |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Araku :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Kothapalli Geetha | 413,191 | 45.42 | New |
| | TDP | Gummadi Sandhya Rani | 321,793 | 35.38 | 35.38 |
| | INC | Kishore Chandra Deo | 52,884 | 5.81 | 39.68 |
| | CPI(M) | Midiyam Baburao | 38,898 | 4.26 | 16.94 |
| | Independent | Kangala Baludora | 23,251 | 2.55 | N/A |
| | Independent | Chetti Sankararao | 8,951 | 0.98 | N/A |
| | AAP | Burjabariki Dhanaraju | 8,569 | 0.94 | New |
| | Independent | Sallangi Ratnam | 7,688 | 0.85 | N/A |
| | Independent | Biddika Ramaiah | 7,587 | 0.83 | N/A |
| | Independent | Illa Rami Reddy | 5,692 | 0.63 | 0.90 |
| | Independent | Vanugu Sankararao | 4,614 | 0.51 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 16,532 | 1.82 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91,398 | 10.04 | 14.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 909,614 | 72.92 | 5.91 |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General Election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Araku :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kishore Chandra Deo | 360,458 | 45.49 | |
| | CPI(M) | Midiyam Baburao | 168,014 | 21.20 | |
| | PRP | Meenaka Simhachalam | 128,649 | 16.24 | |
| | Independent | Jayalakshmi Shambudu | 27,758 | 3.50 | |
| | BSP | Lake Raja Rao | 24,331 | 3.07 | |
| | BJP | Kurusa Bojjaiah | 23,093 | 2.91 | |
| | Independent | Appa Rao Kinjedi | 15,851 | 2.00 | |
| | LSP | Vadigala Pentayya | 13,886 | 1.75 | |
| | Independent | Illa Rami Reddy | 12,086 | 1.53 | |
| | RJD | Gadugu Balayya Dora | 10,450 | 1.32 | |
| | Independent | Arika Gumpa Swamy | 7,791 | 0.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192,444 | 24.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 792,367 | 67.01 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |