# Kothapeta Assembly constituency

Kothapeta Assembly constituency is a constituency in Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Amalapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Bandaru Satyananda 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 241,555 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

## Mandals

The four mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
* Mandal
* Ravulapalem
* Kothapeta
* Atreyapuram
* Alamuru

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1955 | Kala Venkata Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1959 by-election | Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Denduluri Bhanutilakam | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Manthena Venkata Surya Subha Raju | Janata Party |
| 1983 | Chirla Somasundara Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | I. S. Raju | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Chirla Somasundara Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Chirla Jaggireddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | Praja Rajyam Party |
| 2014 | Chirla Jaggireddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Chirla Jaggireddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Chirla Jaggireddy | 54,264 | 51.07 | +25.06 |
| | TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 51,000 | 48.93 | +7.10 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,271 | 2.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,259 | 79.63 | +5.62 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PRP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 62,453 | 37.13 | |
| | INC | Chirla Jaggireddy | 59,983 | 35.66 | −15.41 |
| | TDP | Subramanyam Reddy | 37,250 | 22.15 | −26.78 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,470 | 1.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 168,196 | 80.53 | +0.90 |
| | PRP gain from INC | PRP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Chirla Jaggireddy | 88,357 | 46.99 | |
| | TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 87,644 | 46.61 | +24.46 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 0.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 188,051 | 84.24 | +3.71 |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Chirla Jaggireddy | 82,645 | 40.52% | −6.47 |
| | TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 78,607 | 38.54% | −8.07 |
| | JSP | Bandaru Srinivas Rao | 35,833 | 17.57% | N.A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,038 | 1.98% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Kothapeta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Bandaru Satyananda Rao | 134,286 | 61.70% |
| | YSRCP | Chirla Jaggi Reddy | 77,807 | 35.75% |
| | INC | Eswara Rao Routhu | 1,169 | 0.54% |
| | None of the Above | Nota | 1575 | 0.72% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56,479 | 26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 217,629 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | +56479 |