# Proddatur Assembly constituency

Proddatur Assembly constituency is a constituency in YSR district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency.
Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 25 March 2019, there are a total of 236,730 electors in the constituency. The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

## Overview

It is part of Kadapa Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Sasana Sabha segments, namely, Badvel, Kadapa, Pulivendla, Kamalapuram, Jammalamagudu and Mydukur in YSR Kadapa district.

## Mandals

* Mandal
* Rajupalem
* Proddatur

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Year | Member | Political party |
| 1952 | Kundala Balanarayana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1955 | Kundala Balanarayana Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 by-election | Ramireddy Chandra Obula Reddy | Independent |
| 1962 | Panyam Yerra Muni Reddy | Independent |
| 1967 | Rama Subba Reddy Rajulapalle | Independent |
| 1972 | Kopparapu Subba Rao | Independent |
| 1978 | Ramireddy Chandra Obula Reddy | Independent |
| 1983 | Mallela Ramana Venkata Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1985 | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 1989 | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1994 | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Mallela Linga Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |
| 2014 | Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2019 | Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy | YSR Congress Party |
| 2024 | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | Telugu Desam Party |

## Election results
### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Proddatur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Kundala Balanarayana Reddy | 15,054 | 33.06% | 33.06% |
| | KMPP | Panem Yonamani Reddy | 11,660 | 25.61% | |
| | CPI | Ramireddy Chandra Obula Reddy | 10,565 | 23.20% | |
| | Socialist | A. Subbarami Reddi | 2,983 | 6.55% | |
| | Independent | K. John | 2,330 | 5.12% | |
| | Independent | Vedantam Lakshmiah | 2,020 | 4.44% | |
| | Independent | Thallur Ethirajulu Naidu | 923 | 2.03% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,394 | 7.45% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,535 | 66.80% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 68,162 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |

### 1957 by-election

1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Proddatur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Ramireddy Chandra Obula Reddy | 28,083 |
| | INC | P. Yerramynireddi | 16,420 |
| | Independent | T.H. Rao | 1,618 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,663 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing |

### 2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Proddatur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | 54,419 | 39.62 | +1.17 |
| | Independent | Mallela Linga Reddy | 37,390 | 27.22 | |
| | BJP | Kovvuru Balachandra Reddy | 22,118 | 16.10 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,029 | 12.40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 137,359 | 70.00 | +8.25 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Proddatur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | TDP | Mallela Linga Reddy | 73,023 | 46.45 | |
| | INC | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | 56,867 | 36.18 | |
| | PRP | Mallela Muralidhar | 22,784 | 14.49 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,156 | 10.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 157,198 | 76.97 | +6.97 |
| | TDP gain from INC | TDP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Proddatur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy | 93,866 | 51.40 | |
| | TDP | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | 80,921 | 44 .32 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,945 | 7.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 182,601 | 78.65 | +1.68 |
| | YSRCP gain from TDP | YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | | |

### 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Proddatur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | YSRCP | Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy | 107,941 | 59.21 | |
| | TDP | Mallela Linga Reddy | 64,793 | 35.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45,148 | 256.67 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 192,293 | 78.65 | +1.68 |
| | YSRCP hold | YSRCP hold | Swing | | |

### 2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Proddatur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | TDP | Nandyala Varada Rajulu Reddy | 106,712 | 53.02 |
| | YSRCP | Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy | 83,968 | 41.72 |
| | INC | Shaik Poola Mohammed Nazeer | 6,016 | 2.99 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 1,740 | 0.86 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22,744 | 11.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,01,284 | |
| | TDP gain from YSRCP | TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | |