# Nandikotkur Assembly constituency

Nandikotkur is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Nandyal district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India It is one of the seven assembly segments of Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency.
Githa Jayasurya is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 197,451 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

* Mandal
* Nandikotkur
* Pagidyala
* J. Bungalow
* Kothapalle
* Pamulapadu
* Midthur

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Chandra Pulla Reddy | Communist Party of India |
| 1955 | N. K. Lingam | Indian National Congress |
| 1955 | Earasu Ayyapa Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Pulyala Venkatakrishna Reddy | Independent |
| 1967 | C. R. Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Maddru Subba Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Byreddy Sesha Sayana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | Byreddy Sesha Sayana Reddy | Independent |
| 1985 | Ippala Thimmareddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Byreddy Sesha Sayana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Byreddy Rajasekhara Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Byreddy Rajasekhara Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Gowru Charitha Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Labbi Venkata Swamy | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Isaiah. Yakkaladevi | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Thoguru Arthur | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Githa Jayasurya | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nandikotkur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | C. Pulla Reddy | 25,266 | 54.09% | |
| | INC | Subba Reddy | 13,341 | 28.56% | 28.56% |
| | KLP | Venkata Rama Reddi | 5,215 | 11.16% | |
| | Independent | Swami Narayananda Saraswathi | 1,880 | 4.02% | |
| | Independent | Venkata Krishnayya | 1,013 | 2.17% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,925 | 25.53% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,715 | 65.81% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,983 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nandikotkur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Gowru Charitha Reddy | 69,209 | 53.87 | +11.20 |
| | TDP | Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy | 55,721 | 43.37 | −12.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,488 | 10.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 128,479 | 74.65 | +5.65 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nandikotkur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Labbi Venkata Swamy | 63,442 | 44.91 | −8.96 |
| | TDP | Chimme Bitchanna | 57,669 | 40.82 | −2.55 |
| | PRP | Madarapu Renukamma | 11,968 | 8.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,773 | 4.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141,276 | 76.88 | +2.23 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nandikotkur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Isaiah | 87,496 | 54.68 | |
| | TDP | Labbi Venkata Swamy | 65,682 | 41.05 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,814 | 13.63 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 160,024 | 78.62 | +1.74 |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nandikotkur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Thoguru Arthur | 102,565 | 59.45% | |
| | TDP | Bandi Jayaraju | 61,955 | 35.91% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,610 | 23.54% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 172,529 | 87.37% | +8.75 |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Nandikotkur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Githa Jayasurya | 92,004 | 49.24 |
| | YSRCP | Dr. Dara Sudheer | 82,212 | 44.00 |
| | INC | Arthur Thoguru | 7,949 | 4.25 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,274 | 0.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,792 | 5.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,86,853 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |