Kovvur (SC) (Assembly constituency)

Kovvur (SC)
Constituency for the Vidhan Sabha
District	West Godavari
State	Andhra Pradesh
Current constituency
Reservation	Yes

Kovvur Assembly constituency is a SC (Scheduled Caste) reserved constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It is one among 15 assembly constituencies in the West Godavari district. This constituency was won by Jawahar, who was supported by the TDP in 2014 general elections.

Overview

It is part of the Rajahmundry Lok Sabha constituency along with another six Vidhan Sabha segments, namely, Rajanagaram, Rajahmundry City, Rajahmundry Rural, Anaparthy, Nidadavole, and Gopalapuram.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1989 - Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao - Telugu Desam Party
• 1994 - Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao - Telugu Desam Party
• 1999 - G S Rao - Indian National Congress
• 2004 - Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao - Telugu Desam Party
• 2009 - T V Rama Rao - Telugu Desam Party
• 2014 - K S Jawahar - Telugu Desam Party

Election Results

Assembly Elections 2004

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2004: Kovvur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	Pendyala Venkata Krishna Rao	65,329	48.26	+2.47
	INC	G S Rao	63,998	47.27	-3.76
Majority			1,331	28.89
Turnout			135,378	79.52	+5.33
	TDP gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Elections 2009

Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections, 2009: Kovvur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	T V Rama Rao	55,669	41.80	-6.46
	INC	Koyye Mosenu Raju	40,191	30.18	-17.09
	PRP	Bunga Saradhi	29,285	21.99
Majority			15,478	11.62
Turnout			133,179	83.78	+4.26
	TDP hold		Swing

Assembly elections 2014

Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, 2014: Kovvur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	TDP	K S Jawahar	74,661	51.88
	YSRCP	Vanita Taneti	61,916	43.02
Majority			12,745	8.86
Turnout			143,910	85.30	+1.52
	TDP hold		Swing

See also

• List of constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly