Palasa is assembly constituency number 2 in Andhra Pradesh, in Srikakulam district, and one of the segments of the Srikakulam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Gouthu Sireesha of the Telugu Desam won with 60.4% of the vote, 40,350 votes ahead of Appalaraju Seediri (YSRCP).
- 01Gouthu SireeshaTDP1,01,56060.44%
- 02Appalaraju SeediriYSRCP61,21036.43%
- 03Trinath Babu MajjiINC1,0640.63%
- 04D.veeraswamiIndependent3570.21%
- 05Telagavalasa JayaramIndependent3220.19%
- 5 other candidates · 760 votesNOTA · 2,762 (1.64%)
Margin 40,350 votes · 24.01% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,68,035 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gouthu SireeshaFemale · 49 yrs | TDP | 1,01,560 | 60.44% |
| 2 | Appalaraju SeediriMale · 43 yrs | YSRCP | 61,210 | 36.43% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,762 | 1.64% |
| 3 | Trinath Babu MajjiMale · 63 yrs | INC | 1,064 | 0.63% |
| 4 | D.veeraswamiMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 357 | 0.21% |
| 5 | Telagavalasa JayaramMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 322 | 0.19% |
| 6 | Nagiri Srinivasa RaoMale · 69 yrs · SC | BSP | 275 | 0.16% |
| 7 | Kameswararao PotanapalliMale · 56 yrs | CPI(ML)(L) | 155 | 0.09% |
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| 8 | Karni.venkataramana MurtyMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 142 | 0.08% |
| 9 | Anil Raju GmsMale · 48 yrs · SC | JBNP | 123 | 0.07% |
| 10 | Appalaraju MoturuMale · 59 yrs | BCYP | 65 | 0.04% |
The seat changed hands: YSRCP won in 2019, TDP in 2024.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Palasa result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalaraju Seediri | YSRCP | 76,603 | 50.83% |
| 2 | Gouthu Sireesha | TDP | 60,356 | 40.05% |
| 3 | Kotha Purnachandra Rao | JSP | 6,133 | 4.07% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,044 | 2.02% |
| 4 | Korrayi Balakrishna | BJP | 1,574 | 1.04% |
| 5 | Majji Sarada | INC | 1,255 | 0.83% |
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| 6 | Dunna Vasudevu | Independent | 639 | 0.42% |
| 7 | Manoj Nalanagula | Independent | 392 | 0.26% |
| 8 | Kameswara Rao Pothanapalli | CPI(ML)(L) | 369 | 0.24% |
| 9 | Mamidi Prasad | Independent | 326 | 0.22% |
Palasa result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gouthu Syam Sunder Sivaji | TDP | 69,658 | 50.74% |
| 2 | Babu Rao Vajja | YSRCP | 52,133 | 37.97% |
| 3 | Kanithi Viswanatham | JASPA | 6,151 | 4.48% |
| 4 | Nageswara Rao Vanka | INC | 1,863 | 1.36% |
| 5 | Majji Sarada | Independent | 1,653 | 1.20% |
| 6 | Chapara Venkata Ramana | CPI | 1,242 | 0.90% |
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| 7 | Tamada Sanyasi Rao | CPI(ML)(L) | 913 | 0.66% |
| 8 | Guntu Jangamayya | BSP | 820 | 0.60% |
| 9 | Tamminana Madhava Rao | LSP | 762 | 0.56% |
| 10 | Bammidi Santosh Kumar | AAP | 755 | 0.55% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 728 | 0.53% |
| 11 | Komara Sankara Rao | Independent | 616 | 0.45% |
Palasa result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juttu Jagannaikulu | INC | 47,931 | 40.52% |
| 2 | Gowthu Syam Sundara Sivaji | TDP | 41,117 | 34.76% |
| 3 | Vanka Nageswara Rao | PRAP | 22,213 | 18.78% |
| 4 | Pulari Krishna Yadav | BJP | 2,047 | 1.73% |
| 5 | Kancharana (majji) Sudha Bala | LSP | 1,401 | 1.18% |
| 6 | Gopi Sankar Kikkara | Independent | 1,301 | 1.10% |
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| 7 | Maddela Ramarao | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,140 | 0.96% |
| 8 | Kaddala Nageswara Rao | BHSASP | 1,138 | 0.96% |
Palasa 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 Srikakulam district
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Palasa is one of the assembly segments of Srikakulam. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Srikakulam candidates.
- Kinjarapu Rammohan NaiduTDP1,04,496 65.3%
- Tilak PeradaYSRCP52,253 32.7%
- Sanapala Sravan KumarIndependent824 0.5%
- Pedada Parameswara RaoINC701 0.4%
- Naidugari RajasekharBSP598 0.4%
In the assembly election TDP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, TDP led here by 52,243 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Palasa.
Who won the Palasa assembly seat in 2024?
Gouthu Sireesha of the Telugu Desam (TDP) won Palasa in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh assembly election with 1,01,560 votes, which was 60.44% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Palasa?
The margin was 40,350 votes (24.01% of valid votes). The runner-up was Appalaraju Seediri of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party with 61,210 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Palasa in 2024?
Turnout was 75.99%: 1,68,978 of 2,22,378 registered electors voted, across 284 polling stations. That is 2.2 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Palasa part of?
Palasa is an assembly segment of the Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Palasa a reserved constituency?
No. Palasa is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Palasa?
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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