Rajanagaram Assembly constituency

Rajanagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, representing the state legislative assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency, along with Anaparthy, Rajahmundry City, Rajahmundry Rural, Kovvur, Nidadavole, and Gopalapuram. Jakkampudi Raja is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 201,201 electors in the constituency.

Mandals

The Assembly Constituency presently comprises the following Mandals:

Mandal
Rajanagaram
Seethanagaram
Korukonda

Members of Legislative Assembly Rajanagram

Year Member Political party
2009 Pendurthi Venkatesh Telugu Desam Party
2014 Pendurthi Venkatesh Telugu Desam Party
2019 Jakkampudi Raja YSR Congress Party

Election results

Assembly Elections 2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Rajanagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Pendurthi Venkatesh 51,520 36.14
INC Chituri Ravindra 44,584 31.28
PRP Muthyala Srinivas 38,656 27.12
Majority 6,936 4.86
Turnout 142,552 86.48
TDP win (new seat)

Assembly elections 2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajanagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TDP Pendurthi Venkatesh 81,476 50.68 +14.54
YSRCP J Vijaya Lakshmi 72,589 45.15
Majority 8,887 5.53
Turnout 160,757 85.90 -0.58
TDP hold Swing

Assembly elections 2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Rajanagaram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
YSRCP Jakkampudi Raja 90,680 51.32
TDP Pendurthi Venkatesh 50,680 31.29 -6.14
JSP Rayapureddy Prasad (Chinna) 20,847 11.79
Majority 31,770
Turnout 1,76,784 87.47
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing