Yanam Assembly constituency

Yanam
Yanam
Constituency No. 30 for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
Union Territory	Puducherry
District	Yanam
Lok Sabha constituency	Puducherry
Established	1964
Total electors	37,747
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Puducherry Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Malladi Krishna Rao
Party	All India N. R. Congress
Elected year	2026

Yanam is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India, covering the area of Yanam. Yanam assembly constituency is part of Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency.

Member of the Assembly

Member of Representative Assembly of French India

1946: Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty; Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu,
1951: Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty; Canacala Tataya.

The de facto transfer of French settlements in India has happened on 1 November 1954. These four French settlements were organized as State of Pondicherry. Later, on 11 June 1955, The Government of India has dissolved the Representative Assembly by State of Pondicherry (Representative Assembly Decree Amendment) Order, 1955.

Member of Pondicherry Representative Assembly

1955: Erra Jagannadha Rao (Congress); Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu (Congress).
1959: Kanakalapeta constituency: Kamichetty Savithri (Ind.); Adiandhrapeta constituency: Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu (Ind.).

As the people aspired for a popular government, the Indian Parliament enacted The Union Territories Act, 1963 that came into force on 1 July 1963, and the pattern of government prevailing in the rest of the country was introduced in this territory. The Pondicherry Representative Assembly was converted into the Legislative Assembly of Pondicherry on 1 July 1963 as per Section 54(3) of The Union Territories Act, 1963 and its members were deemed to have been elected to the Assembly.^: 966 Thus, the MLAs of Yanam to the First Legislvative Assembly (1963–1964) were Smt.Kamichetty Savithri and Shri Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The elections for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly are held since 1964. Before the Elections to the Pondicherry Legislative Assembly were held in August 1964, the constituencies were delimited by the delimitation commission and the entire territory was divided into 30 single-member constituencies and a single seat is allocated for Yanam region.^: 965

Year	Assembly	Member
1964	2nd	Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu	Indian National Congress
1969	3rd		Independent
1974	4th		Independent
1977	5th		Janata Party
1980	6th		Independent
1985	7th		Indian National Congress
1990	8th	Raksha Harikrishna	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991	9th	Velaga Rajeswara Rao	Indian National Congress
1996	10th	Malladi Krishna Rao	Independent
2000^	10th	P. Shanumugam (politician)	Indian National Congress
2001	11th	Malladi Krishna Rao	Independent
2006	12th		Indian National Congress
2011	13th
2016	14th
2021	15th	Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok	Independent
2026	16th	Malladi Krishna Rao	All India N.R. Congress

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates

2026			55.44%
2021			49.07%
2016			61.36%
2011			80.95%
2006			64.89%
2001			57.34%
2000 (by-poll)			64.39%
1996			62.31%
1991			56.87%
1990			42.99%
1985			41.45%
1980			48.43%
1977			48.07%
1974			52.74%
1969			55.56%
1964			0.00%

2026

2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AINRC	Malladi Krishna Rao	19,863	55.44	8.24
	INC	Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok	15,295	42.69
	NOTA	None of the above	195	0.54	0.20
	TVK	Thota Raju	167	0.47
	IND	9 Independent Candidates	297	0.83
	OTH	1 Other Party Candidate	9	0.03
Majority			4,568	12.75	10.88
Turnout			35,826	94.28	1.97
	AINRC gain from Independent		Swing

2021

2021 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IND	Gollapalli Srinivas Ashok	17,132	49.07
	AINRC	N. Rangaswamy	16,477	47.20	11.66
	NOTA	None of the above	118	0.34	0.08
	Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam	Pedapati Ramesh Babu	92	0.26
	BSP	Sunkara Karthik	90	0.26
	IND	11 Independent Candidates	1,001	2.87
Majority			655	1.87	23.95
Turnout			34,910	92.31	0.42
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

2016

2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Malladi Krishna Rao	20,801	61.36	19.59
	AINRC	Tirikoty Bairava Swamy	12,047	35.54
	AIADMK	Manchala Satya Sai Kumar	343	1.01	15.42
	IND	Pemmadi Durga Prasad	250	0.74
	BJP	Ramadas Kanakala	148	0.44	0.04
	NOTA	None of the above	144	0.42
	IND	6 Independent Candidates	166	0.49
Majority			8,754	25.82	38.70
Turnout			33,899	92.73	3.05
	INC hold		Swing

2011

2011 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Malladi Krishna Rao	23,985	80.95	16.02
	AIADMK	Manchala Satya Sai Kumar	4,867	16.43	15.80
	BJP	Kamichetty Srirama Murthy Naidu	119	0.40
	IND	7 Independent Candidates	660	2.23
Majority			19,118	64.52	29.71
Turnout			29,631	95.78	0.96
	INC hold		Swing

2006

2006 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Malladi Krishna Rao	11,763	64.93	63.26
	IND	Raksha Hari Krishna	5,457	30.12
	BVP	Elipe Rajkumar	464	2.56
	AIADMK	Manchala Satya Sai Kumar	114	0.63	0.11
	IND	6 Independent Candidates	233	1.29
Majority			6,306	34.81	15.75
Turnout			18,117	96.74	13.31
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

2001

2001 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IND	Malladi Krishna Rao	8,959	57.34
	BJP	Gollapalli Gangadhara Pratap	5,981	38.28	4.53
	INC	Elaprolu Chittibabu	261	1.67	62.72
	IND	Vegeshna Subba Raju	161	1.03
	AIADMK	Giddi Sri Hari Rao	82	0.52
	IND	4 Independent Candidates	180	1.15
Majority			2,978	19.06	11.58
Turnout			15,624	83.43
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

2000 by-election

2000 Pondicherry by-election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	P. Shanmugam	8,888	64.39	37.81
	BJP	G. Gangadhara Pratap	4,659	33.75
	IND	K. Prasada Rao	145	1.05
	IND	K. Sivaprasad	111	0.81
Majority			4,229	30.64	5.09
Turnout			13,803
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

1996

1996 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IND	Malladi Krishna Rao	8,445	62.31	62.26
	INC	Velaga Rajeswara Rao	3,602	26.58	30.29
	IND	Kamichetty Venugopalarao Naidu	1,347	9.94
	IND	Kotnala Prabhakara Rao	58	0.43
	IND	Kapaganty Murali	36	0.27
	IND	Elipe Raj Kumar	33	0.24
	IND	Yerra Subrahmanyeswara Rao	21	0.15
	IND	Malladi Udhaya Lakshmi	12	0.09
Majority			4,843	35.73	21.12
Turnout			13,745	86.68	3.29
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

1991

1991 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Velaga Rajeswara Rao	6,331	56.87	28.78
	DMK	Raksha Hart Krishna	4,704	42.26	0.73
	IND	Sirajuddin Mohammed Ahammed	51	0.46
	IND	Maroju Veera Nageswara Rao	27	0.24
	IND	Pampana Bhaskara Adinarayana	13	0.12
	IND	Malladi Krishna Rao	6	0.05
Majority			1,627	14.61	0.29
Turnout			11,230	83.39	2.33
	INC gain from DMK		Swing

1990

1990 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DMK	Raksha Harikrishna	4,632	42.99	38.29
	INC	Velaga Rajeshwara Rao	3,027	28.09	13.36
	IND	Kamichetty Venkata Venu	2,955	27.42
	BSP	Kamuju Srinivasa Rao	121	1.12
	IND	Gopala Rao Naidu Bapanna	27	0.25
	IND	Mohamed Ben Saleha	13	0.12
Majority			1,605	14.90	9.36
Turnout			10,869	85.72	1.55
	DMK gain from INC		Swing

1985

1985 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu	2,884	41.45	1.64
	IND	Ratcha Harikrishna	2,498	35.91
	TDP	Ponugumatla Vishnu Murty	1,248	17.94
	DMK	Mohamed Ahamed Sirajuddin	327	4.70
Majority			386	5.54	0.20
Turnout			7,011	87.27	0.14
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

1980

1980 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IND	Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu	2,433	48.43
	INC(I)	Abdul Khader Jeelani Mohammed	2,165	43.09	3.43
	JP	Ponugumatla Vishnumurthy	426	8.48	39.59
Majority			268	5.34	3.79
Turnout			5,228	87.41	1.87
	Independent gain from JP		Swing

1977

1977 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu	2,047	48.07	0.66
	INC	Abdul Khadar Jeelani Mohammed	1,981	46.52
	IND	Satyamurty	230	5.40
Majority			66	1.55	5.33
Turnout			4,308	85.54	4.74
	JP gain from Independent		Swing

1974

1974 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IND	Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu	2,284	52.74	2.82
	INC	Naidou Maddimsetty Satyamurty	1,986	45.86	1.42
	AIADMK	C. S. Jayalakshmi	61	1.41
Majority			298	6.88	4.24
Turnout			4,503	90.28	0.63
	Independent hold		Swing

1969

1969 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanaon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	IND	K. S. P. V. Rao Naidu	2,287	55.56
	INC	Yarra Zagannadharao	1,829	44.44
Majority			458	11.12
Turnout			4,201	89.65
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

1964

1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kamisetty Parasuram Naidu	Unopposed
	INC win (new seat)

Pondicherry Representative Assembly

Assembly Elections 1964

1964 Pondicherry Legislative Assembly election: Yanam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu	0	0	0
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Elections 1955

1955 Pondicherry Representative Assembly election: Yanam
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
INC	Kamichetty Sri Parasurama Varaprasada Rao Naidu	0	0	0
INC	Yerra Jagannadha Rao	0	0	0
INC gain from Independent		Swing

French India

Assembly Elections 1951

1951 French India Representative Assembly election: Yanaon
Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty	1,042	100	0
Canacala Tataya	1042	100	0
	Swing

Assembly Elections 1946

1946 French India Representative Assembly election: Yanaon
Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Madimchetty Satianarayanamourty	1,103	100	0
Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassadaraw Naidou	1103	100	0
Mohamed Zicria	0	0	0
Erra Satianarayanamourty	0	0	0
	Swing

Notes

↑ Buddhiviveki Vikas Party

↑ For Kanakalapeta constituency, two independents secured exactly 707 votes each and so to decide the winner, lots were cast. Finally, Kamichetty Savithri was declared winner. In the same constituency, Congress candidate polled only 8 votes.

References

↑ "Yanam Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India.
↑ Journal Officiel des établissements français de l'Inde, 1947.
↑ Journal Officiel des établissements français de l'Inde, 1952.
↑ "Extraordinary Gazette of India, 1955, No. 468". Government of India. Directorate of Printing. 1955.
↑ "Directory of Indian Women Today, 1976". Ajīta Kaura, Arpana Caur. India International Publications. 1976. p. 251.
↑ K K Rajagopalan (12 September 1959). "Pondicherry Assembly Elections - An Analysis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
↑ "The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
1 2 G. C. Malhotra (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Lok Sabha Secretariat. ISBN 9788120004009.
↑ "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
↑ "Puducherry 2006". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021.
↑ "Puducherry 2001". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
↑ "Puducherry 1996". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
↑ "Puducherry 1991". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
↑ "Puducherry 1990". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
↑ "Puducherry 1985". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
↑ "Puducherry 1980". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
↑ "Puducherry 1977". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
↑ "Puducherry 1969". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.
↑ "Puducherry 1964". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.

External links

"Schedule XXII Puducherry Table A – Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 May 2011.

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[BVVP-12] Buddhiviveki Vikas Party

[7] For Kanakalapeta constituency, two independents secured exactly 707 votes each and so to decide the winner, lots were cast. Finally, Kamichetty Savithri was declared winner. In the same constituency, Congress candidate polled only 8 votes.

[1] "Yanam Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India.

[2] Journal Officiel des établissements français de l'Inde, 1947.

[3] Journal Officiel des établissements français de l'Inde, 1952.

[4] "Extraordinary Gazette of India, 1955, No. 468". Government of India. Directorate of Printing. 1955.

[5] "Directory of Indian Women Today, 1976". Ajīta Kaura, Arpana Caur. India International Publications. 1976. p. 251.

[6] K K Rajagopalan (12 September 1959). "Pondicherry Assembly Elections - An Analysis" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[1963Act-8] "The Government of Union Territories Act, 1963" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

[ref2004-9] 1 2 G. C. Malhotra (2004). Cabinet Responsibility to Legislature. Lok Sabha Secretariat. ISBN 9788120004009.

[election2021-10] "Puducherry General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

[11] "Puducherry 2006". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021.

[13] "Puducherry 2001". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.

[14] "Puducherry 1996". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.

[15] "Puducherry 1991". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.

[16] "Puducherry 1990". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.

[17] "Puducherry 1985". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.

[18] "Puducherry 1980". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.

[19] "Puducherry 1977". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.

[20] "Puducherry 1969". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021.

[21] "Puducherry 1964". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019.

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