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Map of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh. The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It currently has 175 constituencies, out of which 29 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled Castes candidates, and 7 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled tribes candidates.
The Andhra Legislative Assembly [5] was constituted after the formation of Andhra State on 1 October 1953. When Andhra Pradesh was formed on 1 November 1956 by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State, the 140 Members of the Andhra State Legislative Assembly and 105 Members representing the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State merged to form APLA.
The YSRCP launched its Why AP needs Jagan campaign on 9 November 2023. The outreach campaign would last for 40 days. Bus yatras will also be taken out in all 175 assembly constituencies during the campaign. The campaign has been criticised by the opposition TDP, which countered the campaign with the slogan Why AP hates Jagan. [62]
The state elects members for a term of six years. 20 members are indirectly elected by the state legislators. 20 members are elected from Local Authorities Constituency, 5 from Graduates Constituency and 5 from Teachers Constituency. The Governor of Andhra Pradesh nominates up to 8 members from eminent people from various fields.
In 2014, the state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The present strength of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly is 175. B. V. Subba Reddy was the only Presiding Officer who has been elected twice as Speaker in 1962 and 1967 unanimously in the Third and Fourth Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Ponguru Narayana is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. [2] As of 2019, there are a total of 208,469 electors in the constituency. [3] [needs update] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008) [4]
Vangalapudi Anitha is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. [3] As of 2019, there are a total of 240,285 electors in the constituency. [4] [needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
S. Savitha is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 220,383 electors in the constituency. [needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).