# Pulivendla Assembly constituency

Pulivendula Assembly constituency is a constituency in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of seven assembly segments of Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency.
The constituency is a bastion for the family members of the late Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy; since 1978, the MLA for the constituency has either been him or a member of his family.
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party. He was the Chief Minister of the state, from 2019 to 2024. As of 2019, there are a total of 223,407 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

## Mandals

* Mandal
* Simhadripuram
* Lingala
* Thondur
* Pulivendula
* Vemula
* Vempalle
* Chakrayapet

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1955 | Penchikala Basi Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Chavva Bali Reddy | Independent |
| 1967 | Penchikala Basi Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Penchikala Basi Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1983 | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1991^ | Y. S. Purushothama Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2010^ | Y. S. Vijayamma | Indian National Congress |
| 2011^ | Y. S. Vijayamma | YSR Congress Party |
| 2014 | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | YSR Congress Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pulivendula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | 116,315 | 61.38 | −12.10 |
| | TDP | M. Ravindranath Reddy | 54,628 | 28.83 | +5.38 |
| | INC | Mulamreddy Dhruva Kumar Reddy | 10,083 | 5.32 | +4.62 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,764 | 0.93 | −0.07 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61,687 | 30.92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,99,492 | | |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pulivendla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | 132,356 | 73.48 | +8.81 |
| | TDP | S. V. Satish Kumar Reddy | 42,246 | 23.45 | −3.74 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90,110 | 50.03 | +8.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,88,127 | 80.63 | +0.63 |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | +50.02 | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pulivendla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy | 116,000 | 63.93 | −1.42 |
| | TDP | S. V. Sathish Kumar Reddy | 39500 | 27.19 | +3.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75,243 | 41.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 181,444 | 80.00 | +1.35 |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | Hold | |

### 2011 by-election

2011 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Pulivendla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Y. S. Vijayamma | 110,105 | 70.09 | New |
| | INC | Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy | 28,725 | 18.29 | −52.33 |
| | TDP | Mareddy Ravindranath Reddy | 11,239 | 7.15 | −16.63 |
| | TPPP | V. P. Vallepu | 1,830 | 1.16 | N/A |
| | RSP | K. D. Reddy | 519 | 0.33 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81,373 | 51.80 | +4.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,57,092 | 83.00 | +4.35 |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2010 by-election

2010 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Pulivendla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Y. S. Vijayamma | unanimous |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | unanimous |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | unanimous |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pulivendla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Y. S. Rajasekhar Reddy | 103,556 | 70.62 | +3.25 |
| | TDP | S. V. Sathish Kumar Reddy | 34,875 | 23.78 | −6.68 |
| | PRP | Veluru Chinna Gangireddy | 3,629 | 2.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68,681 | 46.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 146,644 | 78.65 | +2.18 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pulivendla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy | 74,432 | 67.37 | +2.48 |
| | TDP | S. V. Sathish Kumar Reddy | 33,655 | 30.46 | −3.03 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,777 | 36.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 110,482 | 76.47 | +8.51 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |