Pedana is assembly constituency number 74 in Andhra Pradesh, in Krishna district, and one of the segments of the Machilipatnam Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Kagitha Krishnaprasad of the Telugu Desam won with 61.0% of the vote, 38,123 votes ahead of Uppala Ramesh(ramu) (YSRCP).
- 01Kagitha KrishnaprasadTDP91,39460.95%
- 02Uppala Ramesh(ramu)YSRCP53,27135.52%
- 03Sonti. NagarajuINC1,3540.90%
- 04S.V. BabuIndependent7250.48%
- 05Ede Kasi Visweswara RaoBSP4490.30%
- 5 other candidates · 1,419 votesNOTA · 1,349 (0.90%)
Margin 38,123 votes · 25.42% of valid votes
All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,49,961 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kagitha KrishnaprasadMale · 42 yrs | TDP | 91,394 | 60.95% |
| 2 | Uppala Ramesh(ramu)Male · 39 yrs | YSRCP | 53,271 | 35.52% |
| 3 | Sonti. NagarajuMale · 38 yrs | INC | 1,354 | 0.90% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,349 | 0.90% |
| 4 | S.V. BabuMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 725 | 0.48% |
| 5 | Ede Kasi Visweswara RaoMale · 63 yrs | BSP | 449 | 0.30% |
| 6 | Katragadda Vishnu MurthyMale · 30 yrs | YGATLSIP | 430 | 0.29% |
| 7 | Sabbisetti. Revathi DeviFemale · 52 yrs | PPOI | 427 | 0.28% |
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| 8 | Senapathi. GopiMale · 34 yrs · ST | Independent | 209 | 0.14% |
| 9 | Kagitha Sri Hari Krishna PrasadMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 189 | 0.13% |
| 10 | Jamadagni RajulapatiMale · 38 yrs | Independent | 164 | 0.11% |
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.
Pedana result 2019
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jogi Ramesh | YSRCP | 61,920 | 42.46% |
| 2 | Kagitha Krishna Prasad | TDP | 54,081 | 37.08% |
| 3 | Ankem Lakshmi Srinivas | JSP | 25,733 | 17.64% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,407 | 0.96% |
| 4 | Venkata Raju Sattineni | INC | 1,180 | 0.81% |
| 5 | Sodesetti Balaji Rao | BJP | 699 | 0.48% |
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| 6 | Chinta Naga Raju | IPBP | 338 | 0.23% |
| 7 | Murty Raju Kosanam | Independent | 217 | 0.15% |
| 8 | Puppala Venkata Swamy | PPOI | 162 | 0.11% |
| 9 | Mutyala Venkata Swami | AINPP | 111 | 0.08% |
Pedana result 2014
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kagitha Venkata Rao | TDP | 71,779 | 53.00% |
| 2 | Buragadda Vedavyas | YSRCP | 58,085 | 42.89% |
| 3 | Vaka Vasudeva Rao | JASPA | 1,401 | 1.03% |
| 4 | Tammu Yedukondalu | LSP | 962 | 0.71% |
| 5 | Pinnenti Visweswara Rao | INC | 955 | 0.71% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 829 | 0.61% |
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| 6 | Kishore Kumar Yelisela | BSP | 541 | 0.40% |
| 7 | Yarlagadda Srinivasa Rao | Independent | 327 | 0.24% |
| 8 | Venkata Swami Puppala | PPOI | 285 | 0.21% |
| 9 | Kollati Venkata Nagamani | Independent | 278 | 0.21% |
Pedana result 2009
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jogi Ramesh | INC | 44,480 | 35.17% |
| 2 | Kagita Venkata Rao | TDP | 43,288 | 34.22% |
| 3 | Myla Veerraju | PRAP | 29,172 | 23.06% |
| 4 | Ede Ravai Babu | BJP | 3,102 | 2.45% |
| 5 | Edukondalu Tammu | LSP | 1,961 | 1.55% |
| 6 | Penneru Subba Rao | RPI | 1,578 | 1.25% |
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| 7 | Atmuri Sujatha | PPOI | 1,421 | 1.12% |
| 8 | Durga Rao Vadlamudi | BSP | 808 | 0.64% |
| 9 | Tammu Ramu | BSSP | 343 | 0.27% |
| 10 | Katikala Naga Jaya Vara Prasad | TPPP | 331 | 0.26% |
Pedana 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 Krishna district
- Tiruvuru (sc)
- Nuzvid
- Gannavaram
- Gudivada
- Kaikalur
- Machilipatnam
- Avanigadda
- Pamarru (sc)
- Penamaluru
- Vijayawada West
- Vijayawada Central
- Vijayawada East
- Mylavaram
- Nandigama (sc)
- Jaggayyapeta
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Pedana is one of the assembly segments of Machilipatnam. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Machilipatnam candidates.
- Balashowry VallabhaneniJSP85,366 58.4%
- Simhadri Chandra Sekhar RaoYSRCP53,280 36.4%
- Gollu KrishnaINC2,616 1.8%
- Balashowri. ChJJSP1,221 0.8%
- Devamani DevarapalliBSP912 0.6%
In the assembly election TDP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JnP led here by 32,086 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Pedana.
Who won the Pedana assembly seat in 2024?
Kagitha Krishnaprasad of the Telugu Desam (TDP) won Pedana in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh assembly election with 91,394 votes, which was 60.95% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Pedana?
The margin was 38,123 votes (25.42% of valid votes). The runner-up was Uppala Ramesh(ramu) of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party with 53,271 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Pedana in 2024?
Turnout was 89.54%: 1,50,082 of 1,67,622 registered electors voted, across 216 polling stations. That is 1.7 points higher than in 2019.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pedana part of?
Pedana is an assembly segment of the Machilipatnam Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Balashowry Vallabhaneni got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Pedana a reserved constituency?
No. Pedana is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Pedana?
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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