# Chandragiri Assembly constituency

Chandragiri Assembly constituency is a constituency in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one the seven assembly segments of Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.
Pulivarthi Nani 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 291,734 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

Chandragiri Assembly constituency consists of Six Mandals.
* Mandals
* Tirupati Rural
* Chandragiri
* Pakala
* Ramachandrapuram
* Chinnagottigalu
* Yerravaripale

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results are as follows:
| Year | Winner | Political party |
| 1952 | A. Adikesavalu Naidu | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1983 | Medasani Venkatarama Naidu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | N. R. Jayadeva Naidu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Galla Aruna Kumari | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Galla Aruna Kumari | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Galla Aruna Kumari | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Galla Aruna Kumari | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. Adikesavalu Naiudu | 23,988 | 46.99% | |
| | Independent | V. Raja Reddi | 18,006 | 35.27% | |
| | CPI | V. Dasaratha Rao | 4,514 | 8.84% | |
| | SP | Rama Chandra Reddi | 1,944 | 3.81% | |
| | | K. Narasayya | 1,576 | 3.09% | |
| | KMPP | M. Krishnamurthy | 1,024 | 2.01% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,982 | 11.72% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,052 | 64.95% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 78,604 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC(I) | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | 35,092 | 44.23 | |
| | JP | Kongara Pattabhi Rama Chowdary | 32,598 | 41.08 | new |
| | INC | P. Balasubramanyam Chowdary | 6,482 | 8.17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,494 | 3.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,338 | 77.3 | |
| | INC(I) gain from | INC(I) gain from | Swing | | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Venkatarama Naidu Medasani | 50,010 | 59.49 | new |
| | INC | Nara Chandrababu Naidu | 32,581 | 38.76 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,429 | 20.73 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,058 | 77.68 | 0.4 |
| | TDP gain from INC(I) | TDP gain from INC(I) | Swing | | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | N.R.Jayadevanaidu | 44,155 | 50.09 | 9.40 |
| | INC | P.Balasubramanyam Chowdary | 42,475 | 48.18 | 9.42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,680 | 1.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,141 | 71.2 | 6.5 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 54,270 | 49.84 | 1.66 |
| | TDP | N.R.Jayadevanaidu | 54,005 | 49.60 | 0.49 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 0.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,872 | 75 | 3.8 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | 60,311 | 54.62 | 5.02 |
| | INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 43,959 | 39.81 | 10.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,352 | 14.81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,402 | 76.6 | 1.6 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 57,915 | 50.37 | 10.56 |
| | TDP | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | 55,644 | 48.39 | 6.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,271 | 1.98 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,970 | 73.1 | 3.5 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 46,838 | 40.21 | 10.16 |
| | TDP | E. Ramanadham Naidu | 32,446 | 27.86 | 20.53 |
| | Independent | Nara Ramamurthy Naidu | 31,525 | 27.07 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,392 | 12.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 116,471 | 75.87 | 2.77 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Aruna Kumari Galla | 71,942 | 42.10 | 1.89 |
| | TDP | R.K.Roja | 60,962 | 35.68 | 7.82 |
| | PRP | Saikam Sairamani | 29,833 | 17.46 | new |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,980 | 6.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 170,871 | 77.98 | 2.11 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | 100,924 | 49.06 | |
| | TDP | Aruna Kumari Galla | 96,406 | 46.86 | 11.18 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,518 | 2.20 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 205,724 | 83.27 | 5.29 |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy | 127,790 | 56.00 | 6.94 |
| | TDP | Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad | 86,035 | 37.70 | 9.16 |
| | JSP | Dr Setty Surendra | 4,531 | 1.99 | new |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,777 | 0.78 | |
| | BJP | P. Madhu Babu | 1,158 | 0.51 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41,755 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 228,192 | 89.0 | 5.73 |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Chandragiri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Pulivarthi Venkata Mani Prasad | 143,667 | 56.73 | 19.03 |
| | YSRCP | Chevireddy Mohit Reddy | 99,815 | 34.16 | 21.84 |
| | INC | Kanuparthy Srinivasulu | 2,971 | 1.01 | 0.33 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,700 | 0.58 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,852 | 22.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 255,249 | 79.89 | 9.11 |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | | |