# Palakollu Assembly constituency

Palakollu Assembly constituency is a constituency in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Most Successful parties from Palakollu Assembly Constituency
Nimmala Rama Naidu 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 190,125 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
* Palakollu
* Yelamanchili
* Poduru (Part)

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1955 | Addepalli Satyanarayana Murthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Addepalli Satyanarayana Murthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Polisetty Seshavataram | Communist Party of India |
| 1972 | Chegondi Venkata Harirama Jogaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Vardhineedi Satyanarayana | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | Allu Venkata Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Allu Venkata Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Chegondi Venkata Harirama Jogaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Allu Venkata Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Allu Venkata Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Ch. Satyanarayana Murthy (Dr.Babjee) | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2009 | Bangaru Usha Rani | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Nimmala Rama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Nimmala Rama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2024 | Nimmala Rama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Nimmala Rama Naidu | 113,114 | 69.30 |
| | YSRCP | Gudala Srihari Gopala Rao | 45,169 | 27.67 |
| | INC | Kolukuluri Arjun Rao | 1,945 | 1.19 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 919 | 0.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67,945 | 41.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,213 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Nimmala Ramanaidu | 67,549 | 43.18 | |
| | YSRCP | Ch. Satyanarayana Murty | 49,740 | 31.80 | |
| | JSP | Gunnam Nagababu | 32,984 | 21.09 | New |
| | NOTA | Nota | 1,170 | 0.75 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,809 | 11.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 156,421 | 82.27 | −1.05 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Nimmala Rama Naidu | 51,523 | 36.28 | |
| | YSRCP | Meka Seshu Babu | 45,140 | 31.78 | |
| | Independent | Ch. Satyanarayana Murty | 38,420 | 27.05 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 733 | 0.52 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,383 | 4.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 142,034 | 83.32 | −3.32 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Bangaru Usha Rani | 49,720 | 38.09 | +2.59 |
| | PRP | Konidala Chiranjeevi | 44,274 | 33.92 | |
| | TDP | Ch. Satyanarayana Murty | 29,371 | 22.50 | −25.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,446 | 13.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 130,532 | 86.64 | +11.48 |
| | INC gain from PRP | INC gain from PRP | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Ch. Satyanarayana Murty (Dr.Babjee) | 46,077 | 47.73 | −6.62 |
| | INC | Gunnam Nagababu | 34,076 | 35.50 | −6.18 |
| | Independent | Meka Seshu Babu | 13,991 | 14.4 | |
| | BSP | kollabathula Eliya | 1,496 | | |
| | Pyramid Party of India | Venkateswara Rao Meka | 902 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,001 | 12.43 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 96,542 | 75.16 | +6.56 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Allu Venkata Satyanarayana | 47,220 | 54.35 |
| | INC | Mentay Padmanabham | 35,800 | 41.21 |
| | NTRTDP(LP) | Devalla Rama Rao | 1,933 | 2.22 |
| | CPI(M) | Thottempudi Prabhavathi | 1,362 | 1.57 |
| | Independent | Adabala Sujana Devi | 310 | 0.36 |
| | Independent | Penugonda Venkateswara | 122 | 0.14 |
| | Independent | Sidagam Narasimha Murty (anthervedi) | 98 | 0.11 |
| | Independent | Jagannadha Rao | 37 | 0.04 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,420 | 13.14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 86,882 | 68.6 |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Allu Venkata Satyanarayana | 50,750 | 56.31 |
| | INC | Chegondi Venkata Harirama Jogaiah | 36,350 | 40.33 |
| | BSP | Estheruani Muvvala | 1745 | 1.9 |
| | BJP | Chennasreeramulu Boda | 899 | 1.0 |
| | Independent | Kappala Subbaiah Paul | 130 | 1.0 |
| | Independent | Anisetti Subbarayudu | 113 | 1.0 |
| | Independent | Sidagam Narasimhamurty (ANTARVEDI) | 79 | 1.0 |
| | Independent | Tammineedi Satyanarayanarao | 61 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,400 | 15.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,127 | 71.03 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Chegondi Venkata Harirama Jogaiah | 43,973 | 49.70 |
| | TDP | Allu Venkata Satyanarayana | 42,579 | 48.13 |
| | Independent | Guru Prasad Rao Chintapalli | 1,921 | 2.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,394 | 1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 90,548 | 74.32 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Allu Venkata Satyanarayana | 47,044 | 62.8 |
| | INC | Vardhineedi Satyanaraana | 26,470 | 35.3 |
| | Independent | Veeravalli Ramakrishna | 380 | 0.5 |
| | Independent | Sanku Veeranna | 292 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | Allu Peerala Swamu | 247 | 0.3 |
| | Independent | Kunor Raja Gottukukala | 141 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Ghikkala Visweswara Rao | 136 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Kopalla Tata Rao | 108 | 0.1 |
| | Independent | Chama Venkateswara Rao | 90 | 0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20,574 | 27.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75685 | 72.5 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Allu Venkata Satyanarayana | 45,082 | 66.11 |
| | INC | Vardhineedi Satyanarayana | 18,507 | 27.14 |
| | CPI(M) | Alluri Satyanarayana Raju | 3828 | 5.6 |
| | INC(J) | Nekkanti Visweswara Rao | 502 | 0.7 |
| | Independent | Guttula Nageswara Rao | 269 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,575 | 38.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,034 | 71.80 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Vardhineedi Satyanarayana | 32,762 | 47.07 |
| | INC | Chodisetti Suryarao | 19,699 | 28.2 |
| | CPI(M) | Alluri Satyanarayana Raju | 16,639 | 23.9 |
| | Independent | Gadiraju Bangaramma | 667 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,063 | 18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70855 | 76.1 |
| | INC(I) hold | INC(I) hold | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Chegondi Venkata Harirama Jogaiah | 37,843 | 61.53 |
| | Independent | Chodisetti Suryarao | 22,755 | 37 |
| | SSP | Kolukuluri Venkate | 908 | 1.48 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,088 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,506 | 76.74 |
| | INC(I) hold | INC(I) hold | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Polisetty Seshavataram | 27,161 | 49.68 |
| | INC | U.Surapa Raju | 19,905 | 36.41 |
| | Independent | V.R Jakkamsetti | 3,458 | 6.33 |
| | SWA | K.V.Rao | 3,169 | 5.80 |
| | Independent | M.G.Raju | 977 | 1.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,256 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,670 | 76.16 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Addepalli Satyanarayana Murthy | 24,028 | 50.04 |
| | CPI | Polisetty Seshavataram | 20,696 | 43.09 |
| | SWA | Golla Krupanandam | 2,431 | 5.07 |
| | Socialist | Jana Nageswararao | 315 | 0.63 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,332 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,018 | 73.89 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1955

1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Addepalli Satyanarayana Murthy | 40,988 |
| | CPI | B.Lakshmi Narasaraju | 39,538 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,450 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Palakollu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Dasari Perumalla | 40,052 |
| | CPI | P.S.S Rao | 35,520 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,532 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing |