# Pedakurapadu Assembly constituency

Pedakurapadu Assembly constituency is a constituency in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh that elects represtatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency.
Bhashyam Praveen 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 222,675 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

## Mandals

* Mandal
* Bellamkonda
* Atchampet
* Krosuru
* Amaravathi
* Pedakurapadu

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1955 | Ganapa Ramaswamy Reddy | Krishikar Lok Party |
| 1962 | Ganapa Ramaswamy Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Ganapa Ramaswamy Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Pathimunnisa Begam | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Ganapa Ramaswamy Reddy | Janata Party |
| 1983 | Allamsetti Viseswara Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Kasaraneni Sadasivarao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Kanna Lakshminarayana | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Kanna Lakshminarayana | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Kanna Lakshminarayana | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Kanna Lakshminarayana | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Kommalapati Sridhar | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | Kommalapati Sridhar | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Namburu Sankara Rao | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Bhashyam Praveen | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Bhashyam Praveen | 112,957 | 53.97 |
| | YSRCP | Namburu Sankara Rao | 91,868 | 43.89 |
| | INC | Pamidi Nageswara Rao | 1,290 | 0.62 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,184 | 0.57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,089 | 10.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,09,298 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Namburu Sankara Rao | 99,577 | 50.32 | |
| | TDP | Kommalapati Sridhar | 85473 | 43.19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14104 | 7.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 197887 | 88.81 | −0.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 222,800 | | |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Kommalapati Sreedhar | 90,310 | 50.33 | |
| | YSRCP | Bolla Brahma Naidu | 81,114 | 45.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,196 | 5.12 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 179,421 | 89.24 | +5.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 201,155 | | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Kommalapati Sreedhar | 69,013 | 45.63 | +5.22 |
| | INC | Noorjahan Pathan | 59,135 | 39.10 | −17.62 |
| | PRP | Basu Linga Reddy | 14,760 | 9.76 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,878 | 6.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 151,249 | 82.88 | +9.25 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187,999 | | |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kanna Lakshminarayana | 76,912 | 56.72 | +8.37 |
| | TDP | Revathi Rosaiah Doppalapudi | 54,791 | 40.41 | −5.72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,121 | 16.31 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,591 | 73.63 | +5.20 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 184,142 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kanna Lakshminarayana | 62,197 | 48.35% |
| | TDP | Sambasiva Reddy Venna | 59,349 | 46.13% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,848 | 2.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 132,083 | 70.26% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187,999 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kanna Lakshminarayana | 68,677 | 53.12% |
| | TDP | Sambasiva Reddy Venna | 56,555 | 43.74% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,122 | 9.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 131,725 | 74.84% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 175,999 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kanna Lakshminarayana | 67,149 | 54.34% |
| | TDP | Kasaraneni Sadasivarao | 55,167 | 44.64% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,982 | 9.70% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 127,189 | 72.08% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 176,455 | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Kasaraneni Sadasivarao | 49,051 | 50.68% |
| | INC | Syed Mahaboob | 41,222 | 42.59% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,829 | 8.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,598 | 71.91% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 138,513 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Viseswara Rao Allamsetti | 50,700 | 60.39% |
| | INC | Ganapa Ramaswamy Reddy | 29,682 | 35.35% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,018 | 25.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 85,383 | 66.36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 128,662 | |
| | TDP gain from JP | TDP gain from JP | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JP | Ganapa Ramaswamy Reddy | 45,052 | 49.90% |
| | INC(I) | Syed Mahaboob | 41,757 | 46.25% |
| | INC | Fathi Munnisa Begum | 1,591 | 1.76% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,295 | 3.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,312 | 71.30% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 129,475 | |
| | JP gain from INC | JP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Fathi Munnisa Begum | 45,583 | 60.05% |
| | Independent | Ganapa Ramaswamy Reddy | 29,063 | 38.29% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,520 | 21.76% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,441 | 73.10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 105,937 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ganapa Ramaswamy Reddy | 38,228 | 62.12% |
| | CPI(M) | Pathumbaka Venkatapathi | 17,709 | 28.78% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,519 | 33.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,289 | 70.75% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 90,874 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ganapa Ramaswamy Reddy | 17,720 | 41.38% |
| | CPI | Pathumbaka Venkatapathi | 15,444 | 36.06% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,276 | 5.31% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,079 | 61.82% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,925 | |
| | INC gain from KLP | INC gain from KLP | Swing | |

### 1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Pedakurapadu :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KLP | Ganapa Ramaswamy Reddy | 24,078 | 57.39% | |
| | CPI | Darsi Lakshamaiah | 17,879 | 42.61% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,199 | 14.77% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,957 | 63.66% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,900 | | |
| | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) |