# Guntur-II Assembly constituency

Guntur-II Assembly constituency was a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India until the 2008 delimitation in Guntur district.

## History of the constituency

After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1952, the Guntur-II constituency was first created for the Andhra state Legislative Assembly in 1955. Its extent was:
| | Firka |
| 1 | Guntur firka (excluding ward Nos. 5 to 32 of Guntur municipality) |
| 2 | Tadikonda firka (excluding Pedamaddur, Vaikuntapuram, Harischandrapuram, Pitchikaiapalem, Dondapad, Borupalem, Abbarajupalem, Rayapudi, Kondarajupalem, Lingayapalem, Uddandarayadupalem, Nelapad, Thullur, Vaddamanu and Endroy villages),in Guntur taluk. |
After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the new Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1962, its extent was:
| | Firka |
| 1 | Guntur firka (excluding wards Nos. 5 to 32 and the houses and streets in 4th and 5th localities specified in item (59) of the Appendix in Guntur municipality), 17th street in locality No. 4 in Guntur municipality |
| 2 | Villages in Tadikonda firka specified in item (60) of the Appendix in Guntur taluk |
After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1976, its extent was:
| | Firka |
| 1 | Guntur firka (excluding Wards 11 to 30 in Guntur municipality and 56-Mandapadu, 57-Velvarthipadu, 58-Visadala, 60-Bandarupalli, 66-Jonnalagadda, 67-Lam, 68-Damarapalli and 71-Gorantla villages) in Guntur taluk. |
It was not present in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and hence was defunct as of the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.
Guntur West Assembly constituency was created by the 2008 delimitation. It covers Guntur mandal (Part), Guntur (M.Corp) (Part) and Guntur (M.Corp) – Ward No.1 to 6 and 24 to 28.
* Mandal
* Guntur mandal

## Overview

It was a part of the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments, namely, Prathipad, Guntur-I, Tadikonda, Sattenapalli, Peddakurapadu and Chilakaluripet.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1955 | Meduri Nageswara Rao | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Chebrolu Hanumaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Chebrolu Hanumaiah | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam | Independent |
| 1978 | Gade Veeranjaneya Sharma | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1983 | Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Chadalavada Jayarambabu | Indian National Congress |
| 1989 | Chadalavada Jayarambabu | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Challa Venkata Krishna Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Sanakkayala Aruna | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Tadisetti Venkatarao | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Meduri Nageswara Rao | 21,648 | 52.30% | |
| | CPI | Bellamkonda Veeraiah | 18,352 | 44.34% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,296 | 7.96% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,389 | 60.13% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,830 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Chebrolu Hanumaiah | 26,261 | 49.42% |
| | CPI | Damineni Yagna Ramaiah | 25,903 | 48.75% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 358 | 0.67% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,135 | 79.49% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,363 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Chebrolu Hanumaiah | 31,936 | 53.43% |
| | CPI | Kanaparthi Nagaiah | 17,877 | 19.91% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,059 | 23.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,219 | 75.32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 83,932 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam | 35,103 | 50.94% |
| | INC | Chebrolu Hanumaiah | 32,340 | 46.93% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,763 | 4.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,131 | 64.86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 108,131 | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC(I) | Gade Veeranjaneya Sharma | 26,472 | 43.42% |
| | JP | Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam | 19,607 | 32.16% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,865 | 11.26% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 61,975 | 69.44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 89,254 | |
| | INC(I) gain from Independent | INC(I) gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam | 42,472 | 57.40% |
| | INC | Gade Veeranjaneya Sharma | 12,709 | 17.18% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,763 | 40.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 75,210 | 66.05% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 113,865 | |
| | TDP gain from INC(I) | TDP gain from INC(I) | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Jaya Rambabu Chadalavada | 36,713 | 48.71% |
| | TDP | Gade Durga Prasunamba | 35,448 | 47.03% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,265 | 1.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,224 | 60.47% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 146,152 | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Jaya Ramababu Chadalavada | 58,590 | 60.01% |
| | TDP | Kilari Koteswara Rao | 37,616 | 38.53% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,974 | 21.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,027 | 63.38% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 157,826 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Challa Venkata Krishna Reddy | 51,322 | 52.31% |
| | INC | Jaya Rambabu Chadalavada | 38,554 | 39.30% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,768 | 13.01% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 99,456 | 60.02% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 165,701 | |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur-II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Aruna Sanakkayala | 55,612 | 52.06% |
| | INC | Eswara Venkata Bharathi Kosanam | 49,298 | 46.15% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,314 | 5.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,485 | 56.31% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 200,756 | |
| | TDP gain from CPI(M) | TDP gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Guntur- II :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Tadisetti Venkata Rao | 50,658 | 45.30% |
| | TDP | Dr. T.V. Rao | 35,354 | 31.61% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,304 | 13.68% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,925 | 59.65% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 187,633 | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |