# Vemuru Assembly constituency

Vemuru Assembly constituency is a Scheduled Caste reserved 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.
Nakka Ananda Babu is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 194,748 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

## Mandals

* Vemuru
* Kollur
* Tsundur
* Bhattiprolu
* Amruthalur

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1955 | Kalluri Chandramouli | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Kalluri Chandramouli | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Yadlapati Venkata Rao | Swatantra Party |
| 1972 | Yadlapati Venkata Rao | Swatantra Party |
| 1978 | Yadlapati Venkata Rao | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1983 | N. Bhaskara Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Kodali Veeraiah | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Alapati Dharma Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Alapati Rajendra Prasad | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Alapati Rajendra Prasad | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Satishpaul Raj | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Nakka Ananda Babu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | Nakka Ananda Babu | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Merugu Nagarjuna | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Nakka Ananda Babu | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Nakka Ananda Babu | 94,922 | 54.92 |
| | YSRCP | Varikuti Ashok Babu | 72,901 | 42.18 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,763 | 1.02 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,021 | 12.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,72,851 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Merugu Nagarjuna | 81,671 | 47.59 | |
| | TDP | Nakka Ananda Babu | 71,672 | 41.76 | |
| | JSP | Appikatla Bharat Bhushan | 13,038 | 7.60 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,999 | 5.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 171,618 | 87.52 | +1.95 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 195,274 | | |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Nakka Ananda Babu | 77,222 | 48.89 | |
| | YSRCP | Merugu Nagarjuna | 75,095 | 47.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,127 | 1.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 158,723 | 85.57 | +3.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 185,485 | | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Nakka Ananda Babu | 55,168 | 37.86 | −6.90 |
| | INC | Merugu Nagarjuna | 52,938 | 36.33 | −17.07 |
| | PRP | Kathi Padma Rao | 23,356 | 16.03 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,230 | 1.53 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 145,710 | 82.03 | −0.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 177,633 | | |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Satishpaul Raj | 52,756 | 53.40 | +14.26 |
| | TDP | Alapati Rajendra Prasad | 44,035 | 44.58 | −14.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,721 | 8.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,823 | 82.53 | +14.12 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 119,747 | | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Alapati Rajendra Prasad | 56,523 | 58.87% |
| | INC | Alapati Dharma Rao | 37,576 | 39.14% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,947 | 19.73% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,018 | 69.81% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 140,407 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Alapati Rajendra Prasad | 46,226 | 49.76% |
| | INC | Alapati Dharma Rao | 36,302 | 38.79% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,194 | 10.97% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,374 | 74.06% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,27,433 | |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Alapati Dharma Rao | 50,779 | 54.90% |
| | TDP | Yadlapati Venkata Rao | 40,952 | 44.28% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,827 | 10.62% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,726 | 72.44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 130,758 | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Veeraiah Kodali | 43,098 | 54.39% |
| | INC | Prasad Rao P.L.V | 34,982 | 44.15% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,116 | 10.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 79,998 | 69.67% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 114,816 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | N. Bhaskara Rao | 48,268 | 63.83% |
| | INC | Yadlapati Venkata Rao | 23,623 | 31.24% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,645 | 32.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,709 | 70.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 109,247 | |
| | TDP gain from INC(I) | TDP gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Yadlapati Venkata Rao | 34,624 | 42.92% |
| | JP | Veeraiah Kodali | 34,118 | 42.29% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 506 | 0.63% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,095 | 78.15% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 105,050 | |
| | INC(I) gain from SWA | INC(I) gain from SWA | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SWA | Yadlapati Venkata Rao | 29,692 | 45.22% |
| | INC | Lankapalli Raghavaiah | 28,395 | 43.24% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,297 | 1.98% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,746 | 75.22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 88,729 | |
| | SWA hold | SWA hold | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SWA | Yadlapati Venkata Rao | 35,130 | 53.66% |
| | INC | V.Nannapaneni | 30,333 | 46.34% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,797 | 7.33% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67,063 | 83.84% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,992 | |
| | Swantantra Party gain from INC | Swantantra Party gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kalluri Chandramouli | 23,264 | 43.51% |
| | SWA | Yadlapati Venkata Rao | 16,245 | 30.38% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,019 | 13.13% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,813 | 77.31% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,903 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Vemuru :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Kalluri Chandramouli | 33,137 | 67.84% |
| | CPI | Gorikapudi Joseph | 15,709 | 32.16% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,428 | 35.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 48,846 | 76.98% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,450 | |
| | INC gain from | INC gain from | Swing | |