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Revision as of 15:42, 1 December 2014 by Dinesh1673 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Guntur East (Assembly constituency) is a constituency of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of 17 constituencies in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Earlier called as Guntur-I (Assembly Constituency), was changed to Guntur South and finally named as Guntur West (Assembly Constituency) as per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008. It covers Guntur mandal (Part), Guntur (M.Corp) (Part) and Guntur (M.Corp) - Ward No.7 to 23.
Overview
It is part of Guntur Lok Sabha constituency along with other six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Tadikonda, Mangalagiri, Ponnuru, Tenali, Prathipadu, and Guntur East.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 2009 - Kanna Lakshminarayana - Indian National Congress
- 2014 - Modugula Venu Gopala Reddy - Telugu Desam Party
Election Results
Assembly Elections 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kanna Lakshminarayana | 44,676 | 34.59 | ||
| TDP | Chukkapalli Ramesh | 41,375 | 32.03 | ||
| PRP | Tulasi Ramachandra Prabhu | 34,004 | 26.32 | ||
| Majority | 3,301 | 2.56 | |||
| Turnout | 129,170 | 65.62 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Assembly elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Modugula Venu Gopala Reddy | 78,837 | 46.25 | ||
| YSRCP | Appi Reddy Lella | 60,924 | 35.74 | ||
| Majority | 17,913 | 10.51 | |||
| Turnout | 170,467 | 69.89 | +4.27 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
- "DELIMITATION COMMISSION OF INDIA" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 15. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- Susarla, Ramesh (19 July 2005). "Delimitation proposals: Guntur district to lose 2 Assembly seats". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (pdf). Election Commission of India. p. 22. Retrieved 11 October 2014.