# Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency

Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments it belongs to Krishna district and NTR district.

## Assembly segments

Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | Leading (in 2024) |
| 71 | Gannavaram | Krishna(partial), N.T.R(partial) | Yarlagadda Venkata Rao | TDP | JSP |
| 72 | Gudivada | Krishna | Venigandla Ramu | TDP | JSP |
| 74 | Pedana | Krishna | Kagitha Krishna Prasad | TDP | JSP |
| 75 | Machilipatnam | Krishna | Kollu Ravindra | TDP | JSP |
| 76 | Avanigadda | Krishna | Mandali Buddha Prasad | JSP | JSP |
| 77 | Pamarru(SC) | Krishna | Varla Kumar Raja | TDP | JSP |
| 78 | Penamaluru | Krishna | Bode Prasad | TDP | JSP |
Source: Assembly segments of Parliamentary constituencies

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Member | Party |
| 1952 | Sanaka Buchhikotaiah | Communist Party of India |
| 1957 | Mandali Venkata Krishna Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Mandala Venkata Swamy Naidu | Independent |
| 1967 | Y. Ankineedu Prasad | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Nageswararao Meduri | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Maganti Ankineedu | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Maganti Ankineedu | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Kavuri Samba Siva Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Kavuri Samba Siva Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Kolusu Peda Reddaiah Yadav | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1996 | Kaikala Satyanarayana | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1998 | Kavuri Samba Siva Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Ambati Brahmanaiah | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Badiga Ramakrishna | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Konakalla Narayana Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | Konakalla Narayana Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Vallabhaneni Balashowry | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Vallabhaneni Balashowry | Janasena Party |

## Election results
### General Election 1989

General Election, 1989: Machilipatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kavuri Samba Siva Rao | 354,533 | 52.06 | +2.22 |
| | TDP | Bopanna Gangadhara Chaudury | 311,044 | 45.67 | −2.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43,489 | 6.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 680,994 | 76.99 | +1.20 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 1991

General Election, 1991: Machilipatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Kolusu Peda Reddaiah Yadav | 298,348 | 49.02 | +3.35 |
| | INC | Kavuri Samba Siva Rao | 271,026 | 44.53 | −7.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,322 | 4.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 608,592 | 76.99 | −7.99 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General Election 1996

General Election, 1996: Machilipatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Kaikala Satyanarayana | 275,713 | 39.57 | −9.45 |
| | INC | Kolusu Peda Reddaiah Yadav | 194,206 | 27.87 | −16.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81,507 | 11.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 696,785 | 69.50 | +2.54 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 1998

General Election, 1998: Machilipatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kavuri Samba Siva Rao | 355,030 | 51.28 | +23.41 |
| | TDP | Kaikala Satyanarayana | 273,938 | 39.57 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81,092 | 11.71 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 692,370 | 69.69 | +0.19 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### General Election 1999

General Election, 1999: Machilipatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Ambati Brahmanaiah | 387,533 | 54.44 | +14.87 |
| | INC | Kavuri Samba Siva Rao | 304,537 | 42.78 | −8.50 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82,096 | 11.66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 711,867 | 70.73 | +1.04 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General Election 2004

General Election, 2004: Machilipatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Badiga Ramakrishna | 387,127 | 51.25 | +8.47 |
| | TDP | Ambati Brahmanaiah | 336,786 | 44.59 | −9.85 |
| | Independent | Subrahmanyeswara Yenduri Rao (Mani) | 18,477 | 2.45 | |
| | Pyramid Party of India | Adapala Sivannarayana | 6,201 | 0.82 | −0.26 |
| | Independent | Dodda Kameswara Rao | 4,297 | 0.57 | |
| | TRS | B S Rao | 2,426 | 0.32 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50,341 | 6.66 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 755,314 | 76.06 | +5.33 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### General Election 2009

General Election, 2009: Machilipatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Konakalla Narayana Rao | 409,936 | 39.19 | −5.40 |
| | INC | Badiga Ramakrishna | 397,480 | 38.00 | −13.25 |
| | PRP | C. Ramachandraiah | 186,921 | 17.87 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,456 | 1.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,045,905 | 83.60 | +7.54 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General Election 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Machilipatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Konakalla Narayana Rao | 587,280 | 51.47 | +12.28 |
| | YSRCP | Kolusu Parthasarathy | 506,223 | 44.36 | |
| | INC | Sistla Ramesh | 14,111 | 1.24 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 8,171 | 0.72 | |
| | JSP | Kammili Srinivas | 7,692 | 0.67 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81,057 | 7.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,141,065 | 83.33 | −0.27 |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | | |

### General Election 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Machilipatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | YSRCP | Vallabhaneni Balashowry | 571,436 | 46.02 |
| | TDP | Konakalla Narayana Rao | 5,11,295 | 41.18 |
| | JSP | Bandreddy Ramu | 1,13,292 | 9.12 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 14,077 | 1.13 |
| | INC | Gollu Krishna | 12,284 | 0.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60,141 | 4.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,45,552 | 84.54 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,73,347 | |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | |

### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general elections: Machilipatnam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | JSP | Vallabhaneni Balashowry | 724,439 | 55.22 |
| | YSRCP | Simhadri Chandra Sekhar Rao | 5,01,260 | 38.21 |
| | INC | Gollu Krishna | 31,825 | 2.43 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 12,126 | 0.92 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,23,179 | 17.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,12,004 | |
| | JSP gain from YSRCP | JSP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |