Kakinada Rural (Assembly constituency) is a constituency in
Kakinada district
Kakinada district is a district in the Coastal Andhra Region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. With Kakinada as its administrative headquarters, it was proposed on 26 January 2022 to become one of the resultant List of districts of Andhra ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
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, representing the
state legislative assembly in
India
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. It is one of the seven assembly segments of
Kakinada (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency is one of the twenty-five lok sabha constituencies of Andhra Pradesh in India. It comprises seven assembly segments and belongs to Kakinada district.
Assembly segments
Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency presentl ...
, along with
Tuni
Tuni is a city in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a second biggest city in kakinada district. It is a major commercial marketing center for more than 100 surrounding villages in the district. Tuni is a border p ...
,
Prathipadu (SC),
Pithapuram
Pithapuram, historically known as Pittapore, is a town and a municipality in the Kakinada district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority. The town is home to one of the eighteen ...
,
Peddapuram
Peddapuram is a town in the Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh in South India. The town also forms a part of Godavari Urban Development Authority.
Peddapuram is known for its milk based sweet called PalaKova. The town is also popular in manufac ...
,
Kakinada City
Kakinada ( formerly called Kakinandiwada, Coringa, and Cocanada; ) is the sixth largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the district headquarters of the Kakinada District. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. J. ...
and
Jaggampeta
Jaggampeta is a town in Jaggampeta mandal, located in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located on the banks of river Godavari. A town in which worked under British rule since 17th century, Primarily known as an exp ...
.
Kurasala Kannababu
Kurasala Kannababu is the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperation in Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Ministry of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
He was elected as Member of legislative assembly from Kakinada Rural in 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly e ...
is the present
MLA of the constituency, who won the
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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from
YSR Congress Party
The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...
.
As of March 2019, there are a total of 249,011 electors in the constituency.
Mandals
The three mandals that form the assembly constituency are
Karapa
Karapa is a village in Kakinada district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India
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,
Kakinada Rural
Kakinada ( formerly called Kakinandiwada, Coringa, and Cocanada; ) is the sixth largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and serves as the district headquarters of the Kakinada District. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. J. ...
and Kakinada Urban Mandal (Part) Kakinada Urban (M) (Part)
Kakinada(M) Ward No. 66 to 70
Members of Legislative Assembly Karapa
Members of Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly elections 2009
Assembly elections 2014
Assembly elections 2019
See also
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References
{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh
Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh