# Ichchapuram Assembly constituency

Ichchapuram 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.
Most Successful parties from Ichchapuram Assembly
Ashok Bendalam 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 246,228 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
* Mandals
* Kanchili
* Ichchapuram
* Kaviti
* Sompeta

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of members who have been elected from the constituency to the Andhra Pradesh Legislature till date.
| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Asi Neeladri Reddy | Krishikar Lok Party |
| 1955 | Uppada Rangababu Reddy | Krishikar Lok Party |
| 1962 | Kirti Chandra Deo | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | L. K. Reddy | Swatantra Party |
| 1972 | Uppada Rangababu Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Bendalam Venkateswara Sharma | Janata Party |
| 1983 | M. V. Krishnarao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | M. V. Krishnarao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | M. V. Krishnarao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1994 | Dakkata Achuta Ramayya Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | M. V. Krishnarao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Naresh Kumar Agarwal | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Piriya Sairaj | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | Ashok Bendalam | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Ashok Bendalam | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2024 | Ashok Bendalam | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Ichchapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KLP | Neeladri Rao Reddy | 9,246 | 24.71% | |
| | Independent | Harihara Patnaik | 7,579 | 20.26% | |
| | INC | Modekunti Kameswara Rao | 7,501 | 20.05% | 20.05% |
| | Independent | G. Padmanabham Dora | 6,746 | 18.03% | |
| | Independent | Dakkata Ramaswamy | 6,345 | 16.96% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,667 | 4.46% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,417 | 59.25% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,149 | | |
| | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ichchapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Naresh Kumar Agarwal | 51,927 | 54.0 | 7.48 |
| | TDP | Yakambari Dakkata | 44,182 | 46.0 | 5.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,745 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,109 | 73.5 | 7.05 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | 6.54 | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ichchapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Piriya Sairaj | 45,277 | 33.2 | 12.8 |
| | INC | Narthu Ramarao | 43,002 | 31.6 | 22.4 |
| | PRP | Nartu Seshagiri Rao | 39,256 | 28.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,275 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,222 | 73.1 | 0.4 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | 4.8 | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ichchapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Ashok Bendalam | 86,815 | 54.2 | 21.0 |
| | YSRCP | Narthu Rama Rao | 61,537 | 38.4 | New |
| | INC | Agarwal Naresh | 6,582 | 4.1 | 27.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,278 | 15.7 | 14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,60,919 | 71.8 | 1.3 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ichchapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Ashok Bendalam | 79,992 | 47.5 | 6.7 |
| | YSRCP | Piriya sairaj | 72,847 | 43.2 | 4.8 |
| | JSP | Dasari Raju | 11,123 | 6.6 | New |
| | INC | Kolli Eshwar Rao | 2138 | 1.24 | 2.9 |
| | BJP | J. S. V. Prasad | 1826 | 1.1 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 3880 | 2.25 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,145 | 4.14 | 11.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,68,543 | 69.6 | 2.2 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | 5.75 | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ichchapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Ashok Bendalam | 110,612 | 58.58 |
| | YSRCP | Piriya Vijaya | 70,829 | 37.51 |
| | INC | Masupatri Chakravarthi Reddy | 792 | 0.42 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,374 | 2.32 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,783 | 21.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,88,815 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |