Amaravati, April 5: 175 constituencies of Andhra Pradesh Assembly, including Araku Valley, Atmakur, Avanigadda, Badvel and Banaganapalle, will go to polls on April 11. There will be a neck-and-neck fight between the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) in Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha elections. Of the five seats mentioned above, the YSRC won Araku Valley, Atmakur and Badvel assembly seats, while the TDP bagged Avanigadda and Banaganapalle in the 2014 polls. Achanta, Addanki, Adoni, Allagadda, Alur Assembly Elections 2019: Candidates, Poll Dates, Results Of Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Seats.
The process of filing nomination began from March 18 and the last day was March 25. Scrutiny was done on March 26 and the last date for the withdrawal of the nominations was March 28. While polling will be held on April 11, the results of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections 2019, which is the first after the bifurcation of the state, will be declared on May 23. Police Visit Sensitive Areas Ahead of LS, Assembly Polls in Andhra Pradesh.
Araku Valley, Atmakur, Avanigadda, Badvel, Banaganapalle Assembly Elections 2019: List of Candidates
Constituency | TDP | YSRCP | Congress | BJP |
Araku Valley | Kidari Sravan Kumar | Chetti Palguna | Pachipenta Santhakumari | Adapa Bonju Naidu |
Atmakur | Bollineni Krishnaiah | Mekapati Goutham Reddy | Chevuru Sreedhara Reddy | Anjaneya Reddy Karnati |
Avanigadda | Mandali Buddha Prasad | Simhadri Ramesh Babu | Ande Srirama Murthy | Gundabathina Venkata Nagarayulu |
Badvel | Dr. Obulapuram Raja Sekhar | Dr. G. Venkata Subbaiah | P.M. Kamalamma | Thiriveedi Jayaramulu |
Banaganapalle | B.C.Janardhan Reddy | Katasani Rami Reddy | Putluru Hari Prasad Reddy | B.Linganna |
Araku Valley, Atmakur, Avanigadda, Badvel, Banaganapalle Assembly Elections Results 2014:
Constituency | Winning Candidate | Party |
Araku Valley | Kidari Sarveswara Rao | YSRCP |
Atmakur | Mekapati Goutham Reddy | YSRCP |
Avanigadda | Buddha Prasad Mandali | TDP |
Badvel | Thiriveedi Jayaramulu | YSRCP |
Banaganapalle | Janardhan Reddy B.C | TDP |
In the 2014 Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh, the TDP won 102 seats, while the YSRCP bagged 67 seats. The BJP got four and the Navodyam Party (NP) got one. An independent candidate also won from a seat.
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