# Macherla Assembly constituency

Macherla Assembly constituency is a constituency in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Narasaraopet Lok Sabha constituency.
Julakanti Brahmananda Reddy is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. He clinched victory with a record-breaking majority of 33,318 votes, marking the highest margin in the history of Macherla thus far. Additionally, this stands as the largest majority in General Elections within Palnadu district. As of 2019, there are a total of 250,330 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1955, as per the Delimitation Orders (1955).

## Mandals

* Mandal
* Macherla
* Veldurthi
* Durgi
* Rentachintala
* Karempudi

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1955 | Mandapati Nagi Reddy | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Mudavathu Kesavanayakudu | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Venna Linga Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Julakanti Nagi Reddy | Independent |
| 1978 | Challa Narapa Reddy | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1983 | Korrapati Subba Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Nattuva Krishnamurthy | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Nimmagadda Sivarama Krishnaprasad | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1994 | Kurri Punna Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Julakanti Durgamba | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Pinnelli Laxma Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2012 | Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2014 | Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Julakanti Brahmananda Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Julakanti Brahmananda Reddy | 122,413 | 55.62 | 13.62 |
| | YSRCP | Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy | 89,095 | 40.48 | 11.52 |
| | INC | Ramachandra Reddy Yeramala | 2,237 | 1.02 | |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,746 | 0.79 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33,318 | 15% | 4.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,19,763 | 83.75 | 1.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,62,404 | | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | 13.63 | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy | 110,406 | 52 |
| | TDP | Annapureddy Anji Reddy | 88,488 | 42 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21,918 | 10.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 212,733 | 84.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 250,403 | |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy | 94,249 | 48.96 | |
| | TDP | Kommareddy Chalama Reddy | 90,714 | 47.12 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,535 | 1.84 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 193,482 | 81.21 | +5.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 238,236 | | |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2012

2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | YSRCP | Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy | 79,751 |
| | TDP | Chirumamilla Madhu Babu | 64,272 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15,479 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | YSRCP gain from INC | YSRCP gain from INC | Swing |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy | 66,953 | 44.03 | −16.95 |
| | TDP | Julakanti Brahmananda Reddy | 58720 | 37.60 | +3.20 |
| | PRP | Manganti Sudhakar | 16,386 | 10.78 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,785 | 6.43 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 201,861 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,051 | 75.32 | +5.28 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Pinnelli Lakshma Reddy | 70,354 | 60.97 | |
| | TDP | Julakanti Brahmananda Reddy | 39688 | 34.39 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30666 | 26.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,396 | 70.06 | +3.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 164,721 | | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Julakanti Durgamba | 54,128 | 50.18% |
| | INC | Pinnelli Laxma Reddy | 52,177 | 48.37% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,951 | 1.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,933 | 68.67% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 163,006 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Kurri Punna Reddy | 53,108 | 50.61% |
| | INC | Sundara Ramireddy Pinnelli | 46,634 | 44.44% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,474 | 6.17% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107,672 | 69.34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 155,284 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Nimmagadda Sivarama Krishna Prasad | 47,538 | 51.89% |
| | INC | Krishnamurthy Nattuva | 42,761 | 46.68% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,777 | 5.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,644 | 62.78% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 150,744 | |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Krishnamurthy Nattuva | 40,822 | 48.79% |
| | TDP | Jayaramaiah Vattikonda | 39,118 | 46.76% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,704 | 2.04% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 84,702 | 71.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 119,215 | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Korrapati Subba Rao | 45,206 | 65.49% |
| | INC | Challa Narapa Reddy | 19,040 | 27.58% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,166 | 37.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,302 | 62.95% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 111,681 | |
| | TDP gain from INC(I) | TDP gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Challa Narapa Reddy | 27,350 | 39.52% |
| | JP | Karpurapu Kotaiah | 21,958 | 31.73% |
| | INC | Nagireddy Julakanti | 18,625 | 26.91% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,392 | 7.79% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,318 | 68.59% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 103,970 | |
| | INC(I) gain from Independent | INC(I) gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Nagireddy Julakanti | 36,738 | 58.96% |
| | INC | Venna Linga Reddy | 25,569 | 41.04% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,169 | 17.93% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,704 | 69.35% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,858 | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Venna Linga Reddy | 23,277 | 41.72% |
| | Independent | Nagireddy Julakanti | 23,197 | 41.58% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 80 | 0.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,929 | 68.19% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,420 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Macherla (ST) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Muadavathu Kesavanayakudu | 21,283 | 54.00% |
| | SWA | Madigani Devadattu | 18,127 | 46.00% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,156 | 8.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,121 | 55.96% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,479 | |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | |

### 1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Macherla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Mandapati Nagireddy | 10,657 | 36.13% | |
| | INC | Kurumula Rangamma | 8,386 | 28.43% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,271 | 7.70% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,497 | 54.53% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,095 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |