# Peddapuram Assembly constituency

Peddapuram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency.
Nimmakayala Chinarajappa is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2024, there are a total of 201,863 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Mandals

The two mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
* Mandal
* Samalkota
* Peddapuram

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Thota Ramaswami | Indian National Congress |
| 1955 | Durvasula Venkatasubbarao | Communist Party of India |
| 1962 | Pantham Padmanabham | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Vundavalli Narayana Murthy | Communist Party of India |
| 1972 | Kondapalli Krishnamurty | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Vundavalli Narayana Murthy | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1983 | Balasu Ramarao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Balasu Ramarao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Pantham Padmanabham | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Boddu Ramarao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1999 | Boddu Ramarao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2004 | Thota Gopal Krishna | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Pantam Gandhi Mohan | Praja Rajyam Party |
| 2014 | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2019 | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2024 | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Peddapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Thota Ramaswami | 10,337 | 29.66% | 29.66% |
| | Independent | D. V. Subha Rao | 8,636 | 24.78% | |
| | KLP | Gokina Chandra Rao | 7,274 | 20.87% | |
| | Socialist | Pantan Padmanabham | 4,632 | 13.29% | |
| | KMPP | Prativadi Bhayarkare Venkachar Yulu Alias Bhayankaracharyulu | 3,972 | 11.40% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,701 | 4.88% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,851 | 63.75% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,665 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Peddapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Thota Gopal Krishna | 56,579 | 53.57 | +6.31 |
| | TDP | Boddu Bhaskara Rama Rao | 45,995 | 43.55 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,584 | 10.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,609 | 72.77 | +2.20 |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Peddapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PRP | Pantam Gandhi Mohan | 46,211 | 34.17 | |
| | TDP | Boddu Bhaskara Rama Rao | 43,155 | 31.91 | |
| | INC | Thota Gopala Krishna | 36,519 | 27.00 | |
| | BJP | Yarlagadda Ramkumar | 3188 | 2.35 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,056 | 2.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 135,244 | 75.02 | +2.25 |
| | PRP gain from INC | PRP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Peddapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa | 75,914 | 50.49 | |
| | YSRCP | Thota Subbarao Naidu | 65,251 | 43.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,663 | 7.09 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 150,357 | 77.14 | +2.12 |
| | TDP gain from PRP | TDP gain from PRP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Peddapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa | 67,393 | 41.36 |
| | YSRCP | Thota Vani | 63,366 | 38.89 |
| | JSP | Tummala Ramaswamy (Babu) | 25,816 | 15.85 |
| | BJP | Yarlagadda Ramkumar | 1550 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,027 | 2.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Peddapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Nimmakayala Chinarajappa | 105,685 | 59.09 |
| | YSRCP | Davuluri Dorababu | 65,234 | 36.47 |
| | INC | Dorababu Tummala | 2,168 | 1.21 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,020 | 1.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40,451 | 22.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,78,849 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |