Rajam is a constituency in
Vizianagaram district of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. It is reserved for peoples from the
Scheduled Castes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
and is one of the seven assembly segments of the
Vizianagaram (Lok Sabha constituency), along with
Etcherla,
Bobbili
Bobbili is a town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Geography
Bobbili is located at . It has an average elevation of 103 metres (337 feet).
History
The town of Bobbili was founded during the 17th ce ...
,
Cheepurupalli,
Gajapathinagaram
Gajapathinagaram is a census town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Gajapathinagaram mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division. It is located on National Highway 43 (India), National Highway 26 betwee ...
,
Nellimarla
Nelli-marla is a census town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
It is in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division.
Etymology
The town of Nellimarla derives its name from a Telugu word for the medicinal tr ...
and
Vizianagaram
Vizianagaram is a city and the headquarters of Vizianagaram district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is central Eastern Ghats, about west of the Bay of Bengal and north-northeast of Visakhapatnam. The city has a population of 228,02 ...
.
, there are a total of 219,313 electors in the constituency.
Kambala Jogulu is the present
MLA of the constituency, who won the
2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
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from
YSR Congress Party
The Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP or YCP; ) is an Indian regional political party based in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Its president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy serves as the state's chief minister. It is currently the fifth lar ...
.
Mandals
The four
mandals
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that form the assembly constituency are:
Members of the Legislative Assembly (Vunukuru)
Members of the Legislative Assembly (Honjaram)
Members of the Legislative Assembly (Boddam)
Members of the Legislative Assembly (Rajam)
Members of the Legislative Council from Rajam
Election results
1952
2009
2014
2019
See also
*
List of the constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
References
{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh
Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh
Vizianagaram district