Kakinada Rural is assembly constituency number 38 in Andhra Pradesh, in East Godavari district, and one of the segments of the Kakinada Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Pantam Venkateswara Rao (pantam Nanaji) of the Janasena Party won with 65.1% of the vote, 72,040 votes ahead of Kurasala Kanna Babu (YSRCP).
- 01Pantam Venkateswara Rao (pantam Nanaji)JSP1,34,41465.11%
- 02Kurasala Kanna BabuYSRCP62,37430.21%
- 03Melam VeeraswamyNRCP2,3651.15%
- 04Pilli Satya LakshmiINC2,2051.07%
- 05Annavaram PithaniIndependent6750.33%
- 10 other candidates · 2,623 votesNOTA · 1,783 (0.86%)
Margin 72,040 votes · 34.90% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,06,439 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pantam Venkateswara Rao (pantam Nanaji)Male · 61 yrs | JSP | 1,34,414 | 65.11% |
| 2 | Kurasala Kanna BabuMale · 55 yrs | YSRCP | 62,374 | 30.21% |
| 3 | Melam VeeraswamyMale · 51 yrs | NRCP | 2,365 | 1.15% |
| 4 | Pilli Satya LakshmiFemale · 48 yrs | INC | 2,205 | 1.07% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,783 | 0.86% |
| 5 | Annavaram PithaniMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 675 | 0.33% |
| 6 | Patnala VenkateswararaoMale · 48 yrs | JJSP | 480 | 0.23% |
| 7 | Palivela SwaroopMale · 27 yrs · SC | LBCP | 347 | 0.17% |
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| 8 | Sadhanala RajuMale · 50 yrs · SC | BSP | 312 | 0.15% |
| 9 | Dadala BabjiMale · 31 yrs · SC | JRBP | 310 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Velugubantla VeerabhadraraoMale · 59 yrs | Independent | 235 | 0.11% |
| 11 | Karri GopalakrishnaMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 234 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Koramati MaharshiMale · 31 yrs · SC | TLGUNGP | 223 | 0.11% |
| 13 | Anyam Visweswara RaoMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 172 | 0.08% |
| 14 | Chaganti Suryanarayana MurthyMale · 59 yrs | Independent | 161 | 0.08% |
| 15 | Madipalli RajuMale · 45 yrs · SC | Independent | 149 | 0.07% |
The seat changed hands: YSRCP won in 2019, JnP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Kakinada Rural result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurasala Kannababu | YSRCP | 74,068 | 40.14% |
| 2 | Ananthlakshmi Pilli | TDP | 65,279 | 35.38% |
| 3 | Pantam Venkateswara Rao (nanaji) | JSP | 39,247 | 21.27% |
| 4 | Nurukurthi Venkateswara Rao | INC | 1,591 | 0.86% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,575 | 0.85% |
| 5 | Kavikondala Bhima Sekhar | BJP | 1,183 | 0.64% |
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| 6 | Muralasetty Sunil Kumar | Independent | 265 | 0.14% |
| 7 | Jaggarapu Mallikharjuna | MPP | 188 | 0.10% |
| 8 | Sirangu Bhudevi | PRSHP | 164 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Muduki Peddiraju | Independent | 160 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Bonda Vekata Ramana | PPOI | 158 | 0.09% |
| 11 | Yenugupalli Krishna | AINPP | 156 | 0.08% |
| 12 | Marella Satyanarayana | Independent | 127 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Konki Raviteja | JAJGP | 127 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Chaganti Suryanaryana Murty | Independent | 117 | 0.06% |
| 15 | Peyyala Durga Prasad | Independent | 102 | 0.06% |
Kakinada Rural result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anantha Lakshmi Pilli | TDP | 61,144 | 36.98% |
| 2 | Srinivasa Venu Gopala Krishna Chelluboyina | YSRCP | 52,096 | 31.51% |
| 3 | Kurasala Kannababu | Independent | 43,742 | 26.46% |
| 4 | Vasireddy Yesudasu | JASPA | 2,056 | 1.24% |
| 5 | Palacholla Venkata Sita Rama Swamy Naidu | INC | 1,451 | 0.88% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 921 | 0.56% |
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| 6 | Sundarapalli Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy | Independent | 912 | 0.55% |
| 7 | Vusa Ravi Prakash Varma | Independent | 605 | 0.37% |
| 8 | Kannababu.b | Independent | 503 | 0.30% |
| 9 | Kannababu.k | Independent | 403 | 0.24% |
| 10 | A.S.N. Murthy | BSP | 311 | 0.19% |
| 11 | Kurupudi Satyanarayana | PNPT | 254 | 0.15% |
| 12 | Ganesula Srinivasu | Independent | 232 | 0.14% |
| 13 | Doddi Radha Krishna | PPOI | 204 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Penke Rambabu | RP(K) | 159 | 0.10% |
| 15 | Reddy Narayana Swamy | Independent | 134 | 0.08% |
| 16 | Koppisetti Nageswara Rao | Independent | 114 | 0.07% |
| 17 | Kavikondala. S.k.a.k.r.bhimasekhar | RJD | 97 | 0.06% |
Kakinada Rural result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurasala Kannababu | PRAP | 53,494 | 38.25% |
| 2 | Venkateswara Rao Nulukurthi | INC | 45,457 | 32.50% |
| 3 | Satyanarayana Murthy Pilli | TDP | 28,691 | 20.51% |
| 4 | Y.D. Rama Rao | LSP | 5,601 | 4.00% |
| 5 | Kondamuri Satyanarayana | Independent | 1,140 | 0.82% |
| 6 | Apparao Tatapudi | Independent | 912 | 0.65% |
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| 7 | Reddy Narayanaswamy (gopi) | Independent | 904 | 0.65% |
| 8 | Kalyan Kumar G.G. | BJP | 836 | 0.60% |
| 9 | Penke Venkateswara Rao | RDHP | 690 | 0.49% |
| 10 | D. Kali | BSP | 662 | 0.47% |
| 11 | Maddula Apparao | Independent | 503 | 0.36% |
| 12 | Tekumudi Chinna Rajulu | CPI(ML)(L) | 380 | 0.27% |
| 13 | Madipalli Nookaraju | Independent | 293 | 0.21% |
| 14 | Chakka Vijaya Lakshmi | Independent | 292 | 0.21% |
Kakinada Rural 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 East Godavari district
- Tuni
- Prathipadu
- Pithapuram
- Peddapuram
- Anaparthy
- Kakinada City
- Ramachandrapuram
- Mummidivaram
- Amalapuram
- Razole
- Gannavaram(sc)
- Kothapeta
- Mandapeta
- Rajanagaram
- Rajahmundry City
- Rajahmundry Rural
- Jaggampeta
- Rampachodavaram
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Kakinada Rural is one of the assembly segments of Kakinada. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Kakinada candidates.
- Tangella Uday Srinivas (tea Time Uday)JSP1,25,526 62.8%
- Chalamalasetty SunilYSRCP64,042 32.0%
- Mallipudi Mangapati Pallam RajuINC2,421 1.2%
- UdayNRCP1,919 1.0%
- Kandregula NarasimhamBSP1,437 0.7%
In the assembly election JnP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JnP led here by 61,484 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kakinada Rural.
Who won the Kakinada Rural assembly seat in 2024?
Pantam Venkateswara Rao (pantam Nanaji) of the Janasena Party (JnP) won Kakinada Rural in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh assembly election with 1,34,414 votes, which was 65.11% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Kakinada Rural?
The margin was 72,040 votes (34.90% of valid votes). The runner-up was Kurasala Kanna Babu of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party with 62,374 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Kakinada Rural in 2024?
Turnout was 76.62%: 2,06,460 of 2,69,453 registered electors voted, across 264 polling stations. That is 1.8 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kakinada Rural part of?
Kakinada Rural is an assembly segment of the Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Tangella Uday Srinivas (tea Time Uday) got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Kakinada Rural a reserved constituency?
No. Kakinada Rural is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Kakinada Rural?
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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- East Godavari population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, East GodavariEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Andhra Pradesh state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
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- Andhra Pradesh districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, Andhra PradeshBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
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