# Gudivada Assembly constituency

Gudivada Assembly constituency is a constituency in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency.
Most successful political parties
Venigandla Ramu 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 208,305 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
* Gudivada
* Gudlavalleru
* Nandivada

## Member of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Gungi Rama Rao | Communist Party of India |
| 1955 | Vemula Kurmayya | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Gungi Rama Rao | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | Musunuri Kasthuri Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 1969 | Yerneni Subramanyam | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Katari Satyanarayana Rao | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1978 | Katari Satyanarayana Rao | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1983 | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Raavi Sobhanadri Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Katari Eswar Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Raavi Sobhanadri Chowdary | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Raavi Hari Gopal | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2000 | Raavi Venkateswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2009 | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Venigandla Ramu | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Gudivada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Gungi Rama Rao | 63,915 | 26.63% | |
| | CPI | Katragadda Rajagopala Rao | 59,382 | 24.74% | |
| | Independent | A. Gopalakrisahnayya | 25,555 | 10.65% | |
| | INC | Mangalagiri Ramadasu | 20,087 | 8.37% | 8.37% |
| | INC | V. Seethamahalakshamamma | 16,884 | 7.03% | 7.03% |
| | Independent | Pinnamaneni Lingayya | 13,161 | 5.48% | |
| | RPI | Tikambaram | 8,944 | 3.73% | |
| | Independent | Kakollu Raghavalu | 8,742 | 3.64% | |
| | Independent | M. Satgyanarayana Sastri | 8,445 | 3.52% | |
| | Independent | Done Tatayya | 5,406 | 2.25% | |
| | KMPP | D. Venkateswara Rao | 4,062 | 1.69% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,533 | 1.89% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,40,040 | 149.34% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,60,730 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gudivada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Raavi Hari Gopal | 43,126 | 41.8 | |
| | INC | Segu Venkateswarlu | 26,180 | 25.4 | |
| | Independent | Eswara Kumar Katari | 18,936 | 18.4 | |
| | ATDP | Nandamuri Harikrishna | 11,238 | 10.9 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,946 | 15.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,300 | 66.7 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gudivada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | 57,845 | 52.59 | 10.79 |
| | INC | Eswar Kumar Katari | 48,981 | 44.53 | 19.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,864 | 8.06 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,988 | 69.61 | 6.10 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gudivada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | 68,034 | 46.00 | 6.59 |
| | INC | Pinnamaneni Venkateswara Rao | 50,404 | 34.10 | 10.43 |
| | PRP | Raavi Venkateswara Rao | 28,328 | 19.85 | 19.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,630 | 11.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 147,866 | 81.89 | 12.28 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gudivada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | 81,298 | 55.32 | 55.32% |
| | TDP | Raavi Venkateswara Rao | 69,761 | 44.03 | 1.97% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,537 | 7.29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,428 | 80.29 | 1.60 |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gudivada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | 89,833 | 53.50 | 1.82 |
| | TDP | Devineni Avinash | 70,354 | 41.90 | 2.13 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,285 | 1.96 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,479 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 167,902 | 80.6 | 0.31 |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Gudivada :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Venigandla Ramu | 109,980 | 64.08 | 22.18 |
| | YSRCP | Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao (Nani) | 56,940 | 33.18 | 20.32 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 999 | 0.58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53,040 | 30.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,71,604 | | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | | |