Araku Valley is assembly constituency number 28 in Andhra Pradesh, in Visakhapatnam district, and one of the segments of the Araku Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Regam Matyalingam of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party won with 36.7% of the vote, 31,877 votes ahead of Rajarao Pangi (BJP).
- 01Regam MatyalingamYSRCP65,65836.71%
- 02Rajarao PangiBJP33,78118.89%
- 03Vanthala RamannaIndependent13,5557.58%
- 04Lake RajaraoBSP13,5067.55%
- 05Gangadharaswami SettyINC12,5036.99%
- 12 other candidates · 36,256 votesNOTA · 3,593 (2.01%)
Margin 31,877 votes · 17.82% of valid votes
All 17 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,78,852 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Regam MatyalingamMale · 57 yrs · ST | YSRCP | 65,658 | 36.71% |
| 2 | Rajarao PangiMale · 50 yrs · ST | BJP | 33,781 | 18.89% |
| 3 | Vanthala RamannaMale · 42 yrs · ST | Independent | 13,555 | 7.58% |
| 4 | Lake RajaraoMale · 64 yrs · ST | BSP | 13,506 | 7.55% |
| 5 | Gangadharaswami SettyMale · 62 yrs · ST | INC | 12,503 | 6.99% |
| 6 | Abraham SiveriMale · 37 yrs · ST | Independent | 11,633 | 6.50% |
| 7 | Raghunadh SamardiMale · 52 yrs · ST | Independent | 10,737 | 6.00% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,593 | 2.01% |
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| 8 | Mosiya SujathaFemale · 37 yrs · ST | Independent | 2,116 | 1.18% |
| 9 | Dr.ramakrishna PuchapundiMale · 43 yrs · ST | BAP | 2,060 | 1.15% |
| 10 | Samardi BhavaniFemale · 35 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,695 | 0.95% |
| 11 | Naraji Madhu BabuMale · 44 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,422 | 0.80% |
| 12 | Eliah ChendaMale · 64 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,283 | 0.72% |
| 13 | Gemmeli KrishnaraoMale · 31 yrs · ST | Independent | 1,266 | 0.71% |
| 14 | Buridi UpendraMale · 33 yrs · ST | JBNP | 1,206 | 0.67% |
| 15 | Chunchu RajababuMale · 31 yrs · ST | GNDWDKP | 955 | 0.53% |
| 16 | Kammidi NirmalaFemale · 37 yrs · ST | Independent | 945 | 0.53% |
| 17 | Killo Anil KumarMale · 31 yrs · ST | LBCP | 938 | 0.52% |
YSRCP held the seat: it also won in 2019.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Araku Valley result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chetti. Palguna | YSRCP | 53,101 | 33.70% |
| 2 | Donnu Dora Siyyari | Independent | 27,660 | 17.55% |
| 3 | Kidari. Sravan Kumar | TDP | 19,929 | 12.65% |
| 4 | P. Raja Rao | Independent | 10,875 | 6.90% |
| 5 | Surendra Killo | CPI(M) | 10,455 | 6.63% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 10,177 | 6.46% |
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| 6 | Surya Narayana Jarsingi | Independent | 9,980 | 6.33% |
| 7 | Adapa Bonju Naidu | BJP | 4,887 | 3.10% |
| 8 | Vengada Anil Kumar Majji | Independent | 4,422 | 2.81% |
| 9 | Pachipenta Santha Kumari | INC | 2,546 | 1.62% |
| 10 | Rajendra Prasad Bukka | PRSHP | 2,035 | 1.29% |
| 11 | Devika Padi | JAJGP | 1,508 | 0.96% |
Araku Valley result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidari Sarveswara Rao | YSRCP | 63,700 | 42.44% |
| 2 | Siveri Soma | TDP | 29,647 | 19.75% |
| 3 | Ravibabu Kumbha | Independent | 25,789 | 17.18% |
| 4 | Killo Surendra | CPI(M) | 9,032 | 6.02% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,933 | 3.29% |
| 5 | Lake Raja Rao | BSP | 4,398 | 2.93% |
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| 6 | Mattam Malleswara Padal | INC | 3,465 | 2.31% |
| 7 | Penumala Ranjitkumar | Independent | 2,408 | 1.60% |
| 8 | Devid Buridi | Independent | 2,047 | 1.36% |
| 9 | Vampuru Gangulayya | JASPA | 1,712 | 1.14% |
| 10 | Korra Rajeshkumar | AAP | 1,584 | 1.06% |
| 11 | Nikkula Simhachalam | Independent | 1,394 | 0.93% |
Araku Valley result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siveri Soma | TDP | 34,959 | 29.04% |
| 2 | Vanjangi Kanthamma | INC | 34,557 | 28.71% |
| 3 | Gangadhara Swamy Setti | Independent | 19,165 | 15.92% |
| 4 | Pangi Raja Rao | BSP | 13,302 | 11.05% |
| 5 | Mandi Jayavathi | PRAP | 8,101 | 6.73% |
| 6 | Raghunadh Samardi | BJP | 3,920 | 3.26% |
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| 7 | Baka Manikyamma | LSP | 3,464 | 2.88% |
| 8 | Kumbha Ravibabu | Independent | 2,916 | 2.42% |
Araku Valley outlined in orange among the other Andhra Pradesh seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.
Other seats in Visakhapatnam district
- Bhimili
- Visakhapatnam East
- Visakhapatnam South
- Visakhapatnam North
- Visakhapatnam West
- Gajuwaka
- Chodavaram
- Madugula
- Paderu
- Anakapalle
- Pendurthi
- Yelamanchili
- Payakaraopet
- Narsipatnam
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Araku Valley is one of the assembly segments of Araku. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Araku candidates.
- Gumma Thanuja RaniYSRCP62,862 38.6%
- Appalanarasa PachipentaCPI(M)45,109 27.7%
- Kothapalli GeethaBJP29,824 18.3%
- Avashya Lahari . VaramBSP10,465 6.4%
- Samareddy BalakrishnaIndependent2,537 1.6%
In the assembly election YSRCP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, YSRCP led here by 17,753 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Araku Valley.
Who won the Araku Valley assembly seat in 2024?
Regam Matyalingam of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) won Araku Valley in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh assembly election with 65,658 votes, which was 36.71% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Araku Valley?
The margin was 31,877 votes (17.82% of valid votes). The runner-up was Rajarao Pangi of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 33,781 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Araku Valley in 2024?
Turnout was 72.83%: 1,78,890 of 2,45,623 registered electors voted, across 304 polling stations. That is 1.3 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Araku Valley part of?
Araku Valley is an assembly segment of the Araku Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Gumma Thanuja Rani got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Araku Valley a reserved constituency?
Yes. Araku Valley is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.
When is the next assembly election in Araku Valley?
The Andhra Pradesh assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.
Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections of 2024 and 2019 and 2014 and 2009 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.
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