# Polavaram Assembly constituency

Polavaram Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Tribe reserved constituency in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Eluru Lok Sabha constituency.
Chirri Balaraju is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Jana Sena Party. The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

## Mandals

The 7 mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
* Mandal
* Polavaram
* Buttayagudem
* Jeelugumilli
* Koyyalagudem
* T.Narasapuram
* Kukkunoor
* Velerupadu

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1955 | Pusuluri Kodanad Ramayya | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Karatam Baburao | Communist Party of India |
| 1967 | K. R. Reddi | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Kanithi Ramulu | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Nagabhushanam Rasaputra | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1983 | Modiyam Lakshmana Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Modiyam Lakshmana Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1987 | Badisa Durga Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Badisa Durga Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Punem Singanna Dora | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Vanka Srinivasa Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Tellam Balaraju | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Tellam Balaraju | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 | Tellam Balaraju | YSR Congress Party |
| 2014 | Modiyam Srinivasa Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Tellam Balaraju | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Chirri Balaraju | Jana Sena Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JSP | Chirri Balaraju | 101,453 | 46.33 |
| | YSRCP | Tellam Rajya Lakshmi | 93,518 | 42.70 |
| | INC | Srujana Duvvela | 3,568 | 1.63 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 5,611 | 2.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,935 | 3.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,18,999 | |
| | JSP gain from YSRCP | JSP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Tellam Balaraju | 110,523 | | |
| | TDP | Boragam Srinivasarao | 68,453 | 32.09 | −18.96 |
| | JSP | Chirri Balaraju | 13,378 | 6.27 | +6.27 |
| | BJP | Boragam Venkata Lakshmi | 1,119 | 0.52 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,004 | 2.81 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,070 | 19.80 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212,466 | 86.55 | +0.56 |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Modiyam Srinivasa Rao | 83,767 | 51.05 | |
| | YSRCP | Tellam Balaraju | 68,047 | 41.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,720 | 9.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 164,079 | 85.99 | −1.01 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Tellam Balaraju | 50,298 | 34.76 | −18.86 |
| | TDP | Punem Singanna Dora | 44,634 | 30.85 | −7.60 |
| | PRP | Boragam Srinivasulu | 36,483 | 25.22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,664 | 3.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 144,662 | 87.00 | +12.18 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Polavaram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Tellam Balaraju | 66,614 | 53.62 | +9.16 |
| | TDP | Sunnam Bujji | 47,772 | 38.45 | −6.04 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,842 | 15.17 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 124,229 | 74.82 | +3.71 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |