Pawan Kalyan, Jana Sena founder and popular actor Pawan Kalyan, has scored his maiden election win, defeating YSRCP’s Vanga Geetha Viswanatham from the Pithapuram Assembly seat in Andhra Pradesh.
A sizeable Kapu community, anti-incumbency coupled with his personal charisma are what seem to have worked for Pawan Kalyan. His opponent Vanga Geetha, largely depended on her track record.
Pawan Kalyan has this time aligned with the BJP and Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP for the Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections. As part of a seat-sharing deal among NDA partners, TDP was allocated 144 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha constituencies while BJP contested six Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats. Under the deal, Jana Sena contested two Lok Sabha and 21 Assembly seats.
The Pithapuram constituency had shot into limelight after the seat was allotted to Jana Sena as part of seat-sharing agreement of NDA, and Kalyan, who belongs to the dominant Kapu community of the region, announced his candidature from it. The move forced the ruling YSRCP to field its sitting Kakinada Lok Sabha MP Vanga Geetha, who also belongs to the same forward community, to take him on.
The segment has approximately 2.35 lakh voters, of which Kapu community electors stand at 82,000, BC-79,000, SC-43,000 and the rest, others.
Elections for the 175-member Assembly and the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh will be held simultaneously on May 13.
Follow the live updating tables on this page for the 2024 Pithapuram election result and real-time updates and status of candidates in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly election.
About
37. Pithapuram (పిఠాపురం) is an Assembly (Sasana Sabha/Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Andhra Pradesh. This constituency is located in the southern region of India and in the Coastal Andhra region within Andhra Pradesh state. This seat includes the following districts of Andhra Pradesh: Kakinada. Pithapuram Assembly seat can be classified as Rural and the reservation status of this seat is General. Pithapuram voted on Monday, May 13, 2024, alongwith voting in Phase 4 of the 2024 Lok Sabha general election. Pithapuram
Number of Contestants
In the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, there were 13 candidates contesting from Pithapuram Assembly constituency. In 2019, the number of contestants for this seat was 10, while in 2014 there were 15 candidates, and the number was 14 in the 2009 polls.
Contesting Candidates 2024
1. Konidala Pawan Kalyan, Janasena Party (JSP); 2. Vanga Geetha Viswanatham, Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP); 3. Gowri Mani Bolisetti, Independent (IND); 4. Bulli Raju Prattipati, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP); 5. Peddimsetti Venkateswara Rao, Telugu Janata Party (TJP); 6. Sai Surya Nikhil Vegisetti, Independent (IND); 7. Yedida Bhaskara Rao, Independent (IND); 8. Nagam Suribabu, Independent (IND); 9. Madepalli Satyananda Rao, Indian National Congress (INC); 10. Eeti Jagadeesh, Independent (IND); 11. Jaggarapu Mallikharjuna, Jaibhim Rao Bharat Party (JRBP); 12. Tamanna Simhadri, Bharatha Chaitanya Yuvajana Party (BCYP); 13. Madduri Veerababu, Pyramid Party of India (PPI).
Demographic Profile
There were a total of 2,30,188 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Pitapuram, Puroohutika puram Assembly election, of which 1,15,361 were male, 1,14,823 female and 4 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,29,729 registered voters, of which 1,15,361 were male, 1,13,872 female and 5 of the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,13,152 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,08,151 were male, 1,04,997 female and 4 of the third gender. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 1,90,919 which included 95,502 male, and 95,417 female.
The number of service voters in Pitapuram, Puroohutika puram Assembly constituency was 138 in 2019, 31 in 2014 and 30 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 995, in 2019 it was 983, 971 in 2014 and 999 in 2009.
Location
The geographic coordinates of Pithapuram Assembly constituency are: 17°08’51.0″N 82°17’17.2″E. Pithapuram shares its borders with five other Assembly constituencies. Other Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituencies adjacent to Pithapuram are: Tuni, Prathipadu, Jaggampeta, Kakinada Rural, Peddapuram. This constituency shares an inter-state border with: .
Poll Dates
Pithapuram Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections on Monday, May 13, 2024. The counting of votes is on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
In the 2019 state Assembly elections, this seat voted in Phase 1 on Thursday, April 11, 2019 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 23, 2019.
In the 2014 polls, this constituency voted in Phase 2 on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 and the results were declared on Friday, May 16, 2014.
In 2009, Pithapuram voted in Phase 2 on Thursday, April 23, 2009 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 16, 2009.
Voter Turnout
According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in this Andhra Pradesh constituency was 81.45%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 81.71%, while it was 79.47% in 2014 and 78.34% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -0.26% compared to the 2019 turnout.
Past Results
In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, Dorababu Pendem of YSRCP won in this seat defeating Svsn Varma of TDP by a margin of 14992 votes which was 8.03% of the total votes cast for the seat. YSRCP had a vote share of 44.71% in 2019 in this seat.
In 2014, S V S N Varma of IND emerged victorious in this seat beating Dora Babu Pendem of YSRCP by a margin of 47080 votes which was 27.8% of the total votes polled in the constituency. IND secured a vote share of 57.59% in the seat.
In the 2009 state Assembly elections, Vanga Geetha Viswanadh of PRAP won this seat beating Varma S V S N of TDP by a margin of 1036 votes which was 0.69% of the total votes polled in the constituency. PRAP had a vote share of 31.19% in the seat.
Winner Margin
In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, Dorababu Pendem of YSRCP won in this constituency beating Svsn Varma of TDP by a margin of 14,992 votes which was 8.03% of the total votes cast. In 2014, S V S N Varma of IND was the winner in this seat beating Dora Babu Pendem of YSRCP by a margin of 47,080 votes which was 27.8% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Vanga Geetha Viswanadh of PRAP won this seat defeating Varma S V S N of TDP by a margin of 1,036 votes which was 0.69% of the total votes polled for the seat.
Winner Voteshare
In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, Dorababu Pendem of YSRCP had a vote share of 44.71% in this seat. In 2014, S V S N Varma of IND secured a vote share of 57.59% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Vanga Geetha Viswanadh of PRAP got a vote share of 31.19% in Pithapuram.
Total Electorate
In the Pithapuram Assembly constituency, there were a total of 230188 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 229729 registered voters. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 213152 registered voters in this constituency. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 190919.
Consituency Extent
According the latest delimitation documents for 37. Pithapuram Assembly seat, the extent of this constituency covers the following areas of Andhra Pradesh: Gollaprolu, Pithapuram and Kothapalle Mandals.
