# Bapatla Assembly constituency

Bapatla Assembly constituency is a constituency in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency.
Vegesana Narendra Varma Raju is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party. As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 183,917 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per Delimination Orders (1951).

## Mandals

* Mandal
* Bapatla
* Pittalavanipalem
* Karlapalem

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Vasireddi Srikrishna | Communist Party of India |
| 1955 | Mantena Venkataraju | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Kommineni Venkateswararao | Independent |
| 1967 | Kona Prabhakara Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Kona Prabhakara Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Kona Prabhakara Rao | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1983 | C. V. Ramaraju | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Chirala Govardhana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Seshagiri Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Manthena Anantha Varma | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Gade Venkata Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Gade Venkata Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Kona Raghupathi | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Kona Raghupathi | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Vegesana Narendra Varma Raju | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Vemmulapalli Srikrishna | 22,806 | 35.73% | |
| | INC | Nankena Venkataraju | 20,399 | 31.96% | 31.96% |
| | KLP | Goavada Prandhamayya | 16,273 | 25.49% | |
| | AIFB | Velagan Lakshmi Sundara Rao | 1,171 | 1.83% | |
| | Independent | Vamavarapu Venkateswarlu | 1,124 | 1.76% | |
| | Independent | Bendapudi Narayana Rao | 1,076 | 1.69% | |
| | Independent | C. L. Daniel | 986 | 1.54% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,407 | 3.77% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,835 | 74.93% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 85,198 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |

### 1955

1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Manthen Venkata Raju | 26,581 | 56.41% |
| | CPI | Vemupalli Srikrishna | 18,626 | 39.53% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,995 | 16.88% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,120 | 70.67% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 66,676 | |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Kommineni Venkateswara Rao | 14,317 | 29.71% |
| | INC | Mantena Satyavathi | 13,104 | 27.19% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1213 | 2.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,069 | 67.26% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,436 | |
| | Independent (I) gain from INC | Independent (I) gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kona Prabhakar Rao | 32,344 | 56.59% |
| | CPI(M) | Kommineni Venkateswara Rao | 17,117 | 29.95% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,227 | 26.64% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,464 | 74.85% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,444 | |
| | INC gain from Independent | INC gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kona Prabhakar Rao | 33,314 | 49.82% |
| | Independent | Muppalaneni Seshagiri Rao | 31,025 | 46.40% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2289 | 3.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 68,003 | 73.50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 92,516 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Kona Prabhakar Rao | 40,332 | 46.95% |
| | JP | Muppalaneni Seshagiri Rao | 40,143 | 46.73% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 189 | 0.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,507 | 78.64% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 111,272 | |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | C V Ramaraju | 57,263 | 66.73% |
| | INC | Kona Prabhakar Rao | 27,831 | 32.43% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,432 | 34.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,673 | 72.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 120,375 | |
| | TDP gain from INC(I) | TDP gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Ummareddy Venkateswarlu | 37,129 | 42.92% |
| | INC | Manthena Venkata Suryanarayana Raju | 19,102 | 22.08% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,027 | 20.84% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89,469 | 70.03% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 127,752 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Chirala Govardan Reddy | 58,505 | 57.01% |
| | TDP | Achyutha Ramaraju Penumatsa | 42,922 | 41.83% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,583 | 15.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,074 | 71.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 147,707 | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Seshagiiri Rao Muppalaneni | 63,001 | 59.67% |
| | BSP | Kathi Padma Rao | 21,507 | 20.37% |
| | INC | Chukka Peter Paul | 19,067 | 18.06% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 41,494 | 39.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,329 | 69.41% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 154,625 | |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Anantha Varma Manthena | 50,008 | 46.61% |
| | INC | Seshagiiri Rao Muppalaneni | 36,163 | 33.71% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,845 | 12.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,016 | 67.83% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 162,199 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Gade Venkata Reddy | 61,370 | 55.60% |
| | TDP | Anantha Varma Manthena | 45,801 | 41.49% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,569 | 1.11% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,439 | 72.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 152,312 | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Gade Venkata Reddy | 37,456 | 30.51% |
| | TDP | Chirala Govardhan Reddy | 36,093 | 29.40% |
| | Independent | Kona Raghupathi | 29,041 | 23.65% |
| | PRP | Uggirala Seetaramulu @ Seetaramaiah | 15,911 | 12.92% |
| | LSP | Cherukuri Subba Rao | 2,219 | 1.80% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,363 | 1.11% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 123,135 | 76.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 161,981 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Kona Raghupathi | 71,076 | 50.29 |
| | TDP | Annam Satish Prabhakar | 65,263 | 46.17 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5813 | 4.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,808 | 82.82 |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Kona Raghupathi | 79,836 | 51.92 |
| | TDP | Annam Satish Prabhakar | 64,637 | 42.04 |
| | JSP | Lakshmi Narasimha Ikkurthi | 4,006 | 2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,199 | 9.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,53,769 | 83.08 |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Bapatla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Vegesana Narendra Varma | 90,626 | 56.21% |
| | YSRCP | Kona Raghupathi | 62,858 | 38.98% |
| | INC | Ganta Anjibabu | 4,193 | 2.60% |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,128 | 0.70% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,768 | 17.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,61,226 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |