Guntur-II Assembly constituency explained

Guntur-II
State:Andhra Pradesh
District:Guntur
Constituency No:101
Type:SLA
Established:1955
Abolished:2008
Latest Election Year:2004
Reservation:None
Loksabha Cons:Guntur

Guntur-II Assembly constituency was a constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India[1] until the 2008 delimitation in Guntur district.

History of the constituency

After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1952, the Guntur-II constituency was first created for the Andhra state Legislative Assembly in 1955.[2] Its extent was:

Firka
1Guntur firka (excluding ward Nos. 5 to 32 of Guntur municipality)
2Tadikonda firka (excluding Pedamaddur, Vaikuntapuram, Harischandrapuram, Pitchikaiapalem, Dondapad, Borupalem, Abbarajupalem, Rayapudi, Kondarajupalem, Lingayapalem, Uddandarayadupalem, Nelapad, Thullur, Vaddamanu and Endroy villages),in Guntur taluk.

After the passing of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, it became a part of the new Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.[3] After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1962, its extent was:

Firka
1Guntur firka (excluding wards Nos. 5 to 32 and the houses and streets in 4th and 5th localities specified in item (59) of the Appendix in Guntur municipality), 17th street in locality No. 4 in Guntur municipality
2Villages in Tadikonda firka specified in item (60) of the Appendix in Guntur taluk

After the passing of the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Act, 1976, its extent was:

It was not present in the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 and hence was defunct as of the 2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[4]

Guntur West Assembly constituency was created by the 2008 delimitation. It covers Guntur mandal (Part), Guntur (M.Corp) (Part) and Guntur (M.Corp) – Ward No.1 to 6 and 24 to 28.[5]

Overview

It was a part of the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly segments, namely, Prathipad, Guntur-I, Tadikonda, Sattenapalli, Peddakurapadu and Chilakaluripet.[6]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
1955Meduri Nageswara Rao
1962Chebrolu Hanumaiah
1967
1972Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam
1978Gade Veeranjaneya Sharma (I)
1983Nissankara Rao Venkatarathnam
1985Chadalavada Jayarambabu
1989
1994Challa Venkata Krishna Reddy
1999Sanakkayala Aruna
2004Tadisetti Venkatarao

Election results

2004

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1953 . . 7 January 1953 . 19 May 2024.
  2. Web site: The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1951 . . 23 August 1951 . 15 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Seventh Amendment . Indiacode.nic.in . 2011-11-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170501011646/http://indiacode.nic.in/coiweb/amend/amend7.htm . 1 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008 . 26 November 2008 . 24 June 2021.
  5. Web site: DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008. Election Commission of India. 11 October 2014. 22.
  6. Web site: Lok Sabha & Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 2004. www.ceotelangana.nic.in. en.