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Amaravati, April 8: Elections to the 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly are scheduled on April 11. There will be a tough electoral contest between the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) in Kakinada Rural, Kalyandurg, Kamalapuram, Kandukur, Kanigiri seats of Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. The results of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls will be declared on May 23. Achanta, Addanki, Adoni, Allagadda, Alur Assembly Elections 2019: Candidates, Poll Dates, Results Of Andhra Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Seats.
In the 2014 state Assembly elections, the TDP won Kakinada Rural, Kalyandurg and Kanigiri seats, whereas the YSRCP bagged Kamalapuram and Kandukur. The process of filing nomination for the Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections 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. Notably, this is the first election that will take place after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. Police Visit Sensitive Areas Ahead of LS, Assembly Polls in Andhra Pradesh.
Kakinada Rural, Kalyandurg, Kamalapuram, Kandukur, Kanigiri Assembly Elections 2019: List of Candidates
| Constituency | TDP | YSRCP | Congress | BJP |
| Kakinada Rural | Ananthlakshmi Pilli | Kurasala Kannababu | Nurukurthi Venkateswara Rao | SK AK Bhima Shekhar |
| Kalyandurg | Umamaheswara Naidu Madineni | K.V. Usha Sricharan | Neelakantapuram Raghuveera Reddy | Muppuri Devaraj |
| Kamalapuram | Narasimha Reddy Putha | Pochimareddy Ravindranath Reddy | Potti Pati Chandra Sekhar Reddy | Suresh Kumar Reddy Palem |
| Kandukur | Pothula Rama Rao | Maheedhar Reddy Manugunta | Chilakapati Susheela | Chandragiri Venkateswara Rao |
| Kanigiri | Dr. Mukku Ugra Narasimha Reddy | Burra Madhu Sudhan Yadav | Pasam Venkateswarlu | Puli Krishna Reddy |
Kakinada Rural, Kalyandurg, Kamalapuram, Kandukur, Kanigiri Assembly Elections Results 2014:
| Constituency | Winning Candidate | Party |
| Kakinada Rural | Ananthlakshmi Pilli | TDP |
| Kalyandurg | Vunnam Hanumantharaya Chowdary | TDP |
| Kamalapuram | Pochimareddy Ravindranath Reddy | YSRCP |
| Kandukur | Pothula Rama Rao | YSRCP |
| Kanigiri | Kadiri Babu Rao | TDP |
Of the 175 seats, the TDP bagged 102 in the 2014 Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls. The YSRCP won 67 seats, while the BJP got four. Navodyam Party (NP) got one seat. One independent candidate also won.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Apr 08, 2019 07:34 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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