# Martur Assembly constituency

Martur was one of the 294 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It was in Prakasam district, and was dissolved before the 2009 elections. Most of its area is now in Parchur Assembly constituency and Addanki Assembly constituency.

## History of the constituency

Martur Assembly Constituency was first created for the 1955 Andhra State Assembly elections and existed until 1967, abolished in the Delimitation Act 1961. It was again reformed in the 1978 Assembly elections and existed until the 2008 delimitation. After passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976, its extent was the Martur and Kommalapadu firkas in Addanki taluk, Marella firka, Tammalur, Sankarapuram, Avisanavaripalem, Polavaram, Pedaravipad, Vempadu, Mundlamur, Malkapuram villages in Tallur firka of Darsi taluk. It was abolished due to the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and hence was defunct as of the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

## Members of the Legislative assembly

| Year | MLA | Party |
| 2004 | Gottipati Ravi Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Gottipati Narasaiah | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1994 | Gottipati Hanumantha Rao | Independent politician |
| 1989 | Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1983 | Gottipati Hanumantha Rao | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1978 | Jagarlamudi Chandramouli | Janata Party |
| 1962 | Nooti Venkateswarlu | Indian National Congress |
| 1955 | Bandlamudi Venkata Sivayya | Krishikar Lok Party |

## Election results
### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Martur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Gottipati Ravi Kumar | 64,983 | 55.31% |
| | TDP | Gottipati Narsaiah | 51,177 | 43.56% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,806 | 11.75% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 117,492 | 82.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 142,477 | |
| | INC gain from TDP | INC gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Martur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Gottipati Narsaiah | 73,422 | 67.35% |
| | INC | Narra Seshagiri Rao | 33,763 | 30.97% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,659 | 36.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 111,021 | 69.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 161,988 | |
| | TDP gain from Independent | TDP gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Martur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Gottipati Hanumnatha Rao | 55,482 | 51.36% |
| | INC | Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy | 46,349 | 42.91% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,133 | 8.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 109,473 | 79.97% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 136,889 | |
| | Independent gain from TDP | Independent gain from TDP | Swing | |

### 1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Martur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy | 60,226 | 54.13% |
| | INC | Gottipati Hanumantha Rao | 50,101 | 45.03% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,125 | 9.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 114,778 | 75.87% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 151,283 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Martur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Karanam Balarama Krishna Murthy | 51,138 | 56.83% |
| | INC | Kandimalla Subba Rao | 37,840 | 42.06% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,298 | 14.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 91,261 | 71.63% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 127,404 | |
| | TDP hold | TDP hold | Swing | |

### 1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Martur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Gottipati Hanumantha Rao | 41,846 | 54.91% |
| | INC | Kandimalla Butchaiah | 33,352 | 43.76% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,494 | 11.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,476 | 73.40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 105,558 | |
| | TDP gain from JP | TDP gain from JP | Swing | |

### 1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Martur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JP | Jagarlamudi Chandramouli | 39,067 | 51.36% | |
| | INC(I) | Kandimalla Butchaiah | 27,963 | 36.76% | |
| | INC | Kavuri Venkateswarlu | 8,203 | 10.78% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,104 | 14.60% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,644 | 77.40% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 100,314 | | |
| | JP win (new seat) | JP win (new seat) | JP win (new seat) | JP win (new seat) | JP win (new seat) |

### 1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Martur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Nooti Venkateswarlu | 17,974 | 40.04% |
| | | Kandimalla Butchaiah | 16,141 | 35.95% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,833 | 4.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,787 | 63.72% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,428 | |
| | INC gain from KLP | INC gain from KLP | Swing | |

### 1955

1955 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Martur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KLP | Bandlamudi Venkatasivayya | 24,419 | 60.53% | |
| | CPI | Pedavalli Sriramulu | 15,926 | 39.47% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,493 | 21.05% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,345 | 62.58% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,469 | | |
| | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) | KLP win (new seat) |