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Kakinada Rural Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Kakinada Rural? — Pantam Venkateswara Rao (Pantam Nanaji) (JSP), who won the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024 by 72,040 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Pantam Venkateswara Rao (Pantam Nanaji)

JSP
Margin: 72,040Landslide

Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Pantam Venkateswara Rao (Pantam Nanaji)

JSPLandslide

votes

1,34,414

Margin

72,040(34.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Pantam Venkateswara Rao (Pantam Nanaji) · JSPKurasala Kanna Babu · YSRCP
1,34,41462,374
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Pantam Venkateswara Rao (Pantam Nanaji)✓ WinnerJSP1,34,41465.11%
  2. 2Kurasala Kanna BabuYSRCP62,37430.21%
  3. 3Melam VeeraswamyNavarang Congress PartyDeposit lost2,3651.15%
  4. 4Pilli Satya LakshmiINCDeposit lost2,2051.07%
  5. 5NOTA1,7830.86%
  6. 6Annavaram PithaniINDDeposit lost6750.33%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7Patnala VenkateswararaoJatiya Jana Sena PartyDeposit lost4800.23%
  2. 8Palivela SwaroopLiberation Congress PartyDeposit lost3470.17%
  3. 9Sadhanala RajuBSPDeposit lost3120.15%
  4. 10Dadala BabjiJaibhim Rao Bharat PartyDeposit lost3100.15%
  5. 11Velugubantla VeerabhadraraoINDDeposit lost2350.11%
  6. 12Karri GopalakrishnaINDDeposit lost2340.11%
  7. 13Koramati MaharshiTelugu Nava Garjana PartyDeposit lost2230.11%
  8. 14Anyam Visweswara RaoINDDeposit lost1720.08%
  9. 15Chaganti Suryanarayana MurthyINDDeposit lost1610.08%
  10. 16Madipalli RajuINDDeposit lost1490.07%
Total votes2,06,439

Deposit lost: 13 of 15 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,69,453

incl. service voters

Votes cast
2,06,460

incl. 4,527 postal

Turnout
76.62%
Polling stations
264

Turnout of men and women

Women74.8%

1,01,608 of 1,35,852 voted on EVMs

Men75.1%

1,00,320 of 1,33,593 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 8; 5 voted.

  • Candidates15 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit13
  • NOTA1,783
  • Valid votes2,04,656

Women candidates: Pilli Satya Lakshmi

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Kakinada Rural?

Pantam Venkateswara Rao (Pantam Nanaji) (JSP) won Kakinada Rural in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election 2024 with 1,34,414 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kakinada Rural?

Pantam Venkateswara Rao (Pantam Nanaji) defeated Kurasala Kanna Babu (YSRCP) by 72,040 votes.

What was the turnout in Kakinada Rural in 2024?

76.62% — 2,06,460 of 2,69,453 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 74.8%, men's 75.1%.

How many voters does Kakinada Rural have?

2,69,453 electors at the 2024 election — 1,33,593 men, 1,35,852 women, 8 third gender (service voters included), and 264 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Kakinada Rural?

The last general election was completed in June 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer