Lower house of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly or Āndhra Pradēś Śāsana Sabha is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state , Andhra Pradesh .[1]
The Legislative Assembly consists of 175 members which are elected by adult universal suffrage under the first-past-the-post system. The duration of the Assembly is five years from the date appointed for its first meeting, unless it is decided to dissolve the Assembly sooner. The Legislative Assembly's main functions include legislation, overseeing of administration, passing the budget, and airing public grievances.[2]
The Legislative Assembly holds three sessions annually, one for Budget and the other for Monsoon and Winter sessions.[3]
The Legislative Assembly took up residence in the interim Legislative Assembly Building[4] in Amaravati beginning from the 2016 Budget session. The new building has systems for automatic speech translation and automatic vote recording.
History [ edit ] The Andhra Legislative Assembly[5] was constituted after the formation of Andhra State on 1 October 1953. When Andhra Pradesh was formed on 1 November 1956 by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State , the 140 Members of the Andhra State Legislative Assembly and 105 Members representing the Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad State merged to form APLA. At the time of formation, the Legislature was unicameral with only an Assembly with 301 Members. The first meeting was held on 3 December 1956. Sri Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao and Sri Konda Lakshman Bapuji were the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker , respectively.
With the formation of the Legislative Council on 1 July 1958, the Andhra Pradesh Legislature became Bicameral and remained so until 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was dissolved on 31 May 1985 during the period of the Eighth Legislative Assembly and the State Legislature once again became unicameral.[2]
On 2 June 2014, the state of Andhra Pradesh was split to form the new state of Telangana . Andhra Pradesh was allocated 175 legislative seats with the remaining 119 allocated to Telangana Legislative Assembly .[6]
In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election held on 11 April 2019,[7] the YSR Congress Party won 151 seats and the ruling Telugu Desam Party bagged 23 seats. Jana Sena Party won one seat.[8]
Composition [ edit ] The current assembly is the Fifteenth Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh.
Presiding officers [ edit ] Members [ edit ] Electoral history [ edit ] Members of Legislative Assembly [ edit ] District No. Constituency Name Party Remarks Srikakulam 1 Ichchapuram Ashok Bendalam Telugu Desam Party 2 Palasa Seediri Appalaraju YSR Congress Party 3 Tekkali Kinjarapu Atchannaidu Telugu Desam Party 4 Pathapatnam Reddy Shanthi YSR Congress Party 5 Srikakulam Dharmana Prasada Rao YSR Congress Party 6 Amadalavalasa Thammineni Seetharam YSR Congress Party 7 Etcherla Gorle Kiran Kumar YSR Congress Party 8 Narasannapeta Dharmana Krishna Das YSR Congress Party 9 Rajam (SC) Kambala Jogulu YSR Congress Party 10 Palakonda (ST) Viswasarayi Kalavathi YSR Congress Party Vizianagaram 11 Kurupam (ST) Pushpasreevani Pamula YSR Congress Party 12 Parvathipuram (SC) Alajangi Jogarao YSR Congress Party 13 Salur (ST) Peedika Rajanna Dora YSR Congress Party 14 Bobbili Sambangi Venkata China Appala Naidu YSR Congress Party 15 Cheepurupalli Botcha Satyanarayana YSR Congress Party 16 Gajapathinagaram Botcha Appalanarasayya YSR Congress Party 17 Nellimarla Baddukonda Appala Naidu YSR Congress Party 18 Vizianagaram Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla YSR Congress Party 19 Srungavarapukota Kadubandi Srinivasa Rao YSR Congress Party Visakhapatnam 20 Bhimili Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao YSR Congress Party 21 Visakhapatnam East Velagapudi Ramakrishna Babu Telugu Desam Party 22 Visakhapatnam South Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar Telugu Desam Party Defected to YSRCP in 2020, disqualified in 2024[10] Vacant 23 Visakhapatnam North Ganta Srinivasa Rao Telugu Desam Party Resigned in 2021, being accepted in 2024[11] Vacant 24 Visakhapatnam West P. G. V. R. Naidu Telugu Desam Party 25 Gajuwaka Tippala Nagireddy YSR Congress Party 26 Chodavaram Karanam Dharmasri YSR Congress Party 27 Madugula Budi Mutyalanaidu YSR Congress Party 28 Araku Valley (ST) Chetti Palguna YSR Congress Party 29 Paderu (ST) Kottagulli Bhagya Lakshmi YSR Congress Party 30 Anakapalle Avss Amarnath Gudivada YSR Congress Party 31 Pendurthi Annamreddy Adeep Raj YSR Congress Party 32 Yelamanchili Uppalapati Venkata Ramanamurthy Raju YSR Congress Party 33 Payakaraopet (SC) Golla Baburao YSR Congress Party Elected to Rajya Sabha in 2024[12] Vacant 34 Narsipatnam Petla Uma Sankara Ganesh YSR Congress Party East Godavari 35 Tuni Dadisetti Raja YSR Congress Party 36 Prathipadu (Kakinada) Purnachandra Prasad Parvatha YSR Congress Party 37 Pithapuram Dorababu Pendem YSR Congress Party 38 Kakinada Rural Kurasala Kannababu YSR Congress Party 39 Peddapuram Nimmakayala Chinarajappa Telugu Desam Party 40 Anaparthy Sathi Suryanarayana Reddy YSR Congress Party 41 Kakinada City Dwarampudi Chandrasekhar Reddy YSR Congress Party 42 Ramachandrapuram Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venugopalakrishna YSR Congress Party 43 Mummidivaram Ponnada Venkata Satish Kumar YSR Congress Party 44 Amalapuram (SC) Pinipe Viswarup YSR Congress Party 45 Razole (SC) Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao Jana Sena Party Left JSP and extended support to YSRCP in 2020 YSR Congress Party 46 Gannavaram (Konaseema) (SC) Kondeti Chittibabu YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP and joined INC in 2024[13] Indian National Congress 47 Kothapeta Chirla Jaggireddy YSR Congress Party 48 Mandapeta V. Jogeswara Rao Telugu Desam Party 49 Rajanagaram Jakkampudi Raja YSR Congress Party 50 Rajahmundry City Adireddy Bhavani Telugu Desam Party 51 Rajahmundry Rural Gorantla Butchaiah Chowdary Telugu Desam Party 52 Jaggampeta Jyothula Chantibabu YSR Congress Party 53 Rampachodavaram (ST) Nagulapalli Dhanalakshmi YSR Congress Party West Godavari 54 Kovvur (SC) Taneti Vanitha YSR Congress Party 55 Nidadavole G. Srinivas Naidu YSR Congress Party 56 Achanta Cherukuvada Sri Ranganadha Raju YSR Congress Party 57 Palakollu Nimmala Rama Naidu Telugu Desam Party 58 Narasapuram Mudunuri Prasada Raju YSR Congress Party 59 Bhimavaram Grandhi Srinivas YSR Congress Party 60 Undi Mantena Ramaraju Telugu Desam Party 61 Tanuku Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao YSR Congress Party 62 Tadepalligudem Kottu Satyanarayana YSR Congress Party 63 Unguturu Puppala Srinivasarao YSR Congress Party 64 Denduluru Abbaya Chowdary Kothari YSR Congress Party 65 Eluru Alla Kali Krishna Srinivas YSR Congress Party 66 Gopalapuram (SC) Talari Venkatrao YSR Congress Party 67 Polavaram (ST) Tellam Balaraju YSR Congress Party 68 Chintalapudi (SC) Vunnamatla Rakada Eliza YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP and joined INC in 2024[14] Indian National Congress Krishna 69 Tiruvuru (SC) Kokkiligadda Rakshana Nidhi YSR Congress Party 70 Nuzvid Meka Venkata Pratap Apparao YSR Congress Party 71 Gannavaram (Krishna) Vallabhaneni Vamsi Mohan Telugu Desam Party Defected to YSRCP in 2019, disqualified in 2024[15] Vacant 72 Gudivada Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao YSR Congress Party 73 Kaikalur Dulam Nageswara Rao YSR Congress Party 74 Pedana Jogi Ramesh YSR Congress Party 75 Machilipatnam Perni Venkataramaiah YSR Congress Party 76 Avanigadda Ramesh Babu Simhadri YSR Congress Party 77 Pamarru (SC) Anil Kumar Kaile YSR Congress Party 78 Penamaluru Kolusu Parthasarathy YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP and extended support to TDP in 2024[16] Telugu Desam Party 79 Vijayawada West Vellampalli Srinivas YSR Congress Party 80 Vijayawada Central Malladi Vishnu YSR Congress Party 81 Vijayawada East Gadde Ramamohan Telugu Desam Party 82 Mylavaram Vasantha Venkata Krishna Prasad YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP and extended support to TDP in 2024[17] Telugu Desam Party 83 Nandigama (SC) Monditoka Jagan Mohana Rao YSR Congress Party 84 Jaggayyapeta Udayabhanu Samineni YSR Congress Party Guntur 85 Pedakurapadu Namburu Sankara Rao YSR Congress Party 86 Tadikonda (SC) Undavalli Sridevi YSR Congress Party Defected to TDP in 2023, disqualified in 2024[18] Vacant 87 Mangalagiri Alla Ramakrishna Reddy YSR Congress Party Resigned in 2024, yet to be accepted[19] 88 Ponnuru Kilari Venkata Rosaiah YSR Congress Party 89 Vemuru (SC) Merugu Nagarjuna YSR Congress Party 90 Repalle Anagani Satya Prasad Telugu Desam Party 91 Tenali Annabathuni Siva Kumar YSR Congress Party 92 Bapatla Kona Raghupathi YSR Congress Party 93 Prathipadu (Guntur) (SC) Mekathoti Sucharita YSR Congress Party 94 Guntur West Maddali Giridhar Rao Telugu Desam Party Defected to YSRCP in 2019, disqualified in 2024[20] Vacant 95 Guntur East Mohammad Musthafa Shaik YSR Congress Party 96 Chilakaluripet Vidadala Rajini YSR Congress Party 97 Narasaraopet Gopireddy Srinivasa Reddy YSR Congress Party 98 Sattenapalle Ambati Rambabu YSR Congress Party 99 Vinukonda Bolla Brahma Naidu YSR Congress Party 100 Gurazala Kasu Mahesh Reddy YSR Congress Party 101 Macherla Ramakrishna Reddy Pinnelli YSR Congress Party Prakasam 102 Yerragondapalem (SC) Audimulapu Suresh YSR Congress Party 103 Darsi Maddisetty Venugopal YSR Congress Party 104 Parchur Yeluri Sambasiva Rao Telugu Desam Party 105 Addanki Gottipati Ravi Kumar Telugu Desam Party 106 Chirala Karanam Balaram Krishna Murthy Telugu Desam Party Defected to YSRCP in 2020, disqualified in 2024[21] Vacant 107 Santhanuthalapadu (SC) T. J. R. Sudhakar Babu YSR Congress Party 108 Ongole Balineni Srinivasa Reddy YSR Congress Party 109 Kandukur Manugunta Maheedhar Reddy YSR Congress Party 110 Kondapi (SC) Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy Telugu Desam Party 111 Markapuram Kunduru Nagarjuna Reddy YSR Congress Party 112 Giddalur Anna Rambabu YSR Congress Party 113 Kanigiri Burra Madhu Sudhan Yadav YSR Congress Party Nellore 114 Kavali Ramireddy Pratap Kumar Reddy YSR Congress Party 115 Atmakur Mekapati Goutham Reddy YSR Congress Party Died on 21 February 2022 Mekapati Vikram Reddy YSR Congress Party Elected in 2022 116 Kovur Nallapareddy Prasanna Kumar Reddy YSR Congress Party 117 Nellore City Anil Kumar Poluboina YSR Congress Party 118 Nellore Rural Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy YSR Congress Party Defected to TDP in 2023, disqualified in 2024[22] Vacant 119 Sarvepalli Kakani Govardhan Reddy YSR Congress Party 120 Gudur (SC) Varaprasad Rao Velagapalli YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP and extended support to BJP in 2024[23] Bharatiya Janata Party 121 Sullurpeta (SC) Kiliveti Sanjeevaiah YSR Congress Party 122 Venkatagiri Anam Ramanarayana Reddy YSR Congress Party Defected to TDP in 2023, disqualified in 2024[22] Vacant 123 Udayagiri Mekapati Chandra Sekhar Reddy YSR Congress Party Defected to TDP in 2023, disqualified in 2024[24] Vacant Kadapa 124 Badvel (SC) Gunthoti Venkata Subbaiah YSR Congress Party Died on 28 March 2021 Dasari Sudha YSR Congress Party Elected in 2021 125 Rajampet Meda Venkata Mallikarjuna Reddy YSR Congress Party 126 Kadapa Amzath Basha Shaik Bepari YSR Congress Party 127 Kodur (SC) Koramutla Sreenivasulu YSR Congress Party 128 Rayachoti Gadikota Srikanth Reddy YSR Congress Party 129 Pulivendula Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy YSR Congress Party Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh 130 Kamalapuram Pochimareddy Ravindranath Reddy YSR Congress Party 131 Jammalamadugu Mule Sudheer Reddy YSR Congress Party 132 Proddatur Rachamallu Siva Prasad Reddy YSR Congress Party 133 Mydukur Raghuramireddy Settipalli YSR Congress Party Kurnool 134 Allagadda Gangula Brijendra Reddy YSR Congress Party 135 Srisailam Silpa Chakrapani Reddy YSR Congress Party 136 Nandikotkur (SC) Thoguru Arthur YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP and joined INC in 2024[25] Indian National Congress 137 Kurnool Abdul Hafeez Khan YSR Congress Party 138 Panyam Katasani Rambhupal Reddy YSR Congress Party 139 Nandyal Shilpa Ravi Chandra Kishore Reddy YSR Congress Party 140 Banaganapalle Katasani Rami Reddy YSR Congress Party 141 Dhone Buggana Rajendranath YSR Congress Party 142 Pattikonda Kangati Sreedevi YSR Congress Party 143 Kodumur (SC) Jaradoddi Sudhakar YSR Congress Party 144 Yemmiganur K. Chenna Kesava Reddy YSR Congress Party 145 Mantralayam Y Balanagi Reddy YSR Congress Party 146 Adoni Y. Sai Prasad Reddy YSR Congress Party 147 Alur Gummanur Jayaram YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP and extended support to TDP in 2024[26] Telugu Desam Party Anantapur 148 Rayadurg Kapu Ramachandra Reddy YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP in 2024 to join BJP[27] [28] Bharatiya Janata Party 149 Uravakonda Payyavula Keshav Telugu Desam Party 150 Guntakal Y. Venkatarama Reddy YSR Congress Party 151 Tadipatri K. Pedda Reddy YSR Congress Party 152 Singanamala (SC) Jonnalagadda Padmavathy YSR Congress Party 153 Anantapur Urban Anantha Venkatarami Reddy YSR Congress Party 154 Kalyandurg K. V. Ushashri Charan YSR Congress Party 155 Raptadu Thopudurthi Prakash Reddy YSR Congress Party 156 Madakasira (SC) M. Thippeswamy YSR Congress Party 157 Hindupur Nandamuri Balakrishna Telugu Desam Party 158 Penukonda Malagundla Sankaranarayana YSR Congress Party 159 Puttaparthi Duddukunta Sreedhar Reddy YSR Congress Party 160 Dharmavaram Kethireddy Venkatarami Reddy YSR Congress Party 161 Kadiri P. V. Sidda Reddy YSR Congress Party Chittoor 162 Thamballapalle Peddireddi Dwarakanatha Reddy YSR Congress Party 163 Pileru C. Ramachandra Reddy YSR Congress Party 164 Madanapalle Mohammed Nawaz Basha YSR Congress Party 165 Punganur Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy YSR Congress Party 166 Chandragiri Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy YSR Congress Party 167 Tirupati Bhumana Karunakar Reddy YSR Congress Party 168 Srikalahasti Biyyapu Madhusudhan Reddy YSR Congress Party 169 Satyavedu (SC) Adimulam Koneti YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP and extended support to TDP in 2024[29] Telugu Desam Party 170 Nagari R. K. Roja YSR Congress Party 171 Gangadhara Nellore (SC) K. Narayana Swamy YSR Congress Party 172 Chittoor Arani Srinivasulu YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP and extended support to JSP in 2024[30] Jana Sena Party 173 Puthalapattu (SC) M. S. Babu YSR Congress Party Left YSRCP and joined INC in 2024 Indian National Congress 174 Palamaner N. Venkate Gowda YSR Congress Party 175 Kuppam N. Chandrababu Naidu Telugu Desam Party Leader of the Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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