| Pathapatnam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 4 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Location of Pathapatnam Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Srikakulam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Srikakulam |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 216,221 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | TDP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Pathapatnam Assembly constituency is a constituency in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India. It is one of the seven assembly segments of Srikakulam Lok Sabha constituency.
Mamidi Govinda Rao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 216,221 electors in the constituency.[needs update] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).
The five mandals that form the assembly constituency are:
| Mandal |
|---|
| Pathapatnam |
| Meliaputti |
| L. N. Peta |
| Kothur |
| Hiramandalam |

| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Lukulapu Lakshmanadas | Indian National Congress | |
| 1955 | |||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | P. Gunnayya | ||
| 1972 | Sukka Pagadalu | ||
| 1978 | Kalamata Mohana Rao | Independent | |
| 1983 | Thota Tulasidas Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1985 | Dharmana Narayana Rao | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Kalamata Mohana Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 1994 | |||
| 1996 by-election | Lakshmi Parvathi | NTR Telugu Desam Party (Lakshmi Parvathi) | |
| 1999 | Kalamata Mohana Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | Vijaya Ramaraju Setrucharla | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Kalamata Venkata Ramana Murthy | YSR Congress Party | |
| 2019 | Reddy Shanthi | ||
| 2024 | Mamidi Govinda Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Mamidi Govinda Rao | 89,452 | 39.38 | ||
| YSRCP | Reddy Shanthi | 62,925 | 27.7 | ||
| Remaining | 7,354 | 3.24 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,604 | 1.59 | ||
| Turnout | 1,63,335 | 71.91 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,27167 | ||||
| Majority | 26,527 | 11.68 | |||
| TDP gain from YSRCP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | K V R Murthy | 61,390 | 28.17 | ||
| YSRCP | Reddy Shanthi | 76,941 | 35.31 | ||
| JSP | G Gyana Sagar | 5,508 | 2.53 | New | |
| Remaining | 4,543 | 2.08 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,217 | 1.94 | ||
| Turnout | 1,52,599 | 70.03 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,17,897 | ||||
| Majority | 15,551 | ||||
| YSRCP hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | S Vijaya Rama Raju | 65,455 | 33.78 | ||
| YSRCP | K V R Murthy | 69,320 | 35.77 | New | |
| INC | P K Rao | 1,508 | 0.78 | ||
| Remaining | 3,757 | 1.94 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 998 | 0.51 | ||
| Turnout | 1,41,038 | 72.78 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,93,789 | ||||
| Majority | 3,865 | ||||
| YSRCP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijayaramaraju Satrucherla | 58,936 | 46.76 | −2.05 | |
| TDP | Kalamata Venkata Ramana Murty | 38,146 | 30.26 | −20.93 | |
| PRP | Palavalasa Karunakar Rao | 20,339 | 16.14 | ||
| Majority | 20,790 | 16.50 | |||
| Turnout | 126,041 | 73.08 | −0.95 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kalamata Mohan Rao | 44,357 | 51.19 | ||
| INC | Gorle Haribabu Naidu | 42,293 | 48.81 | ||
| Majority | 2,064 | 2.38 | |||
| Turnout | 86,650 | 74.03 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kalamata Mohan Rao | 46,599 | 56.38 | ||
| INC | Gorle Haribabu Naidu | 36044 | 43.61 | ||
| Majority | 10,555 | 12.77 | |||
| Turnout | 82643 | 74.03 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kalamata Mohan Rao | 48,425 | 56.76 | ||
| INC | Dharmana Narayana Rao | 36,889 | 43.24 | ||
| Majority | 11,536 | 13.52 | |||
| Turnout | 82643 | 72.13 | |||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Kalamata Rao | 41,040 | 49.8 | +3.90 | |
| INC | Narayana Rao Dharmana | 40,766 | 49.50 | −4.1 | |
| Independent | Laxmana Misro | 20,339 | 16.14 | ||
| Majority | 274 | 0.3 | −7.3 | ||
| Turnout | 85,618 | 74.7 | −2.1 | ||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dharmana Rao | 53.6 | 53.6 | +25.7 | |
| TDP | Mathala Lokhanadham | 32,834 | 45.9 | +8.1 | |
| Independent | Gonthi Rao | 377 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 5,574 | 7.6 | −2 | ||
| Turnout | 73,003 | 76.8 | +1.5 | ||
| INC gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Thota Tulasidas Naidu | 24,264 | 37.8 | ||
| INC | Kalamata Rao | 17,923 | 27.9 | +8.2 | |
| Independent | Dharmana Narayanarao | 16,535 | 25.8 | ||
| Independent | Janakamma Lukalapu | 4,806 | 7.5 | ||
| LKD | Pyla Rao | 477 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent | Venkataramana Tata | 173 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 6,341 | 9.6 | +8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 65,745 | 75.3 | N/A | ||
| TDP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kalamata Mohanarao | 19,935 | 32.4 | ||
| JP | Lukulapu Lakshmanadas | 19,111 | 31.0 | ||
| INC | Kamakshi Brahma | 12,141 | 19.7 | −39.02 | |
| Communist Party Of India | Darapu Rajulu | 6,639 | 10.8 | −8.24 | |
| Independent | Varanasi Narayanarao | 2,071 | 3.4 | ||
| Independent | Killamsetty Kumar | 1,152 | 1.9 | ||
| Independent | Lingala Janardhanarao | 565 | 0.9 | −18.35 | |
| Majority | 824 | 1.3 | +8.3 | ||
| Turnout | 64,006 | 75.3 | +20.88 | ||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sukka Pagadalu | 24,162 | 58.72 | +16.53 | |
| SWA | Seema Rajaiah | 16,076 | 39.07 | −1.88 | |
| Independent | Gudivada Rao | 911 | 2.21 | ||
| Majority | 8,086 | 19.65 | +18.41 | ||
| Turnout | 41,149 | 54.42 | +6.87 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. Gunnayya | 13,419 | 42.19 | −20.79 | |
| SWA | S. Rajalah | 13,025 | 40.95 | +3.94 | |
| Independent | P. Dandasi | 2,264 | 7.12 | ||
| Independent | R. Chandraiah | 1,734 | 5.45 | ||
| Independent | K. Paparao | 1,362 | 4.28 | ||
| Majority | 394 | 1.24 | −21.69 | ||
| Turnout | 31,804 | 47.55 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lukalapu Dasu | 16,527 | 62.98 | +32.9 | |
| SWA | Sampathirao Lakshmipathi | 9,714 | 37.01 | ||
| Majority | 11,536 | 25.97 | +20.25 | ||
| Turnout | 26,241 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lukulapu Lakshmanadas | 24,293 | 30.08 | −6.45 | |
| INC | Pothula Gunnayya | 19,672 | 24.36 | −12.17 | |
| CPI | Ghasi Ramulu | 13,680 | 16.94 | −9.47 | |
| CPI | Darapu Govindarajulu | 13,189 | 16.33 | −10.08 | |
| Independent | Moruru Sangamesu | 4,545 | 5.63 | ||
| Independent | Alikan Appalaswamy | 3,235 | 4.01 | ||
| Independent | Saketa Guruvulu | 2,149 | 2.66 | ||
| Majority | 30,285 | 37.50 | +27.38 | ||
| Turnout | 80,763 | 75.25 | +20.05 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lukulapu Lakshmanadas | 29,535 | 36.53% | 36.53% | |
| CPI | Darapu Govindarajulu | 21,354 | 26.41% | ||
| Independent | Challa Narasimham | 10,683 | 13.21% | ||
| Independent | Mandangi Pentananaidu | 7,536 | 9.32% | ||
| KLP | Mekala Sundaranarayana | 7,434 | 9.19% | ||
| KLP | Timpurana Raghavadas | 4,310 | 5.33% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,181 | 10.12% | |||
| Turnout | 80,852 | 55.20% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,46,470 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||