Santhanuthalapadu (SC) (Assembly constituency)

Santhanuthalapadu (SC)
Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha
District	Prakasam
State	Andhra Pradesh
Current constituency
Party	Y.S.R. Congress Rarty
MLA	Adimulapu Suresh
Reservation	Yes

Santhanuthalapadu Assembly constituency is a SC (Scheduled Caste) reserved constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one of 12 constituencies in the Prakasham district.

Overview

It is part of the Bapatla Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Vemuru Bapatla and Repalle in the Guntur district, Parchur, Addanki and Chirala in the Prakasam district.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1989 - Venkata Seshu Gurrala - Indian National Congress
• 1994 - Chenchaiah Thavanam - Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 1999 - David Raju Palaparthi - Telugu Desam Party
• 2004 - Dara Sambaiah - Indian National Congress
• 2009 - B.N. Vijay Kumar - Indian National Congress
• 2014 - Adimulapu Suresh - YSR Congress Party

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Santhanuthalapadu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dara Sambaiah	66,464	55.72	+15.24
	TDP	David Raju Palaparthi	50,829	42.61	-8.94
Majority			15,635	13.11
Turnout			119,290	74.57	+12.50
	INC gain from TDP		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Santhanuthalapadu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	B N Vijay Kumar	63,769	43.90	-11.82
	CPI(M)	Anjaiah Jala	54,238	37.40
	PRP	Kommuri Kanaka Rao	19,129	13.20
Majority			9,531	6.50
Turnout			145,171	72.80	-1.77
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Santhanuthalapadu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	YSRCP	Audimulapu Suresh	80,954	48.22
	TDP	B N Vijay Kumar	79,678	47.46
Majority			1,276	0.76
Turnout			167,888	83.19	+10.39
	YSRCP gain from INC		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly