Araku Valley

The geographic coordinates of Araku Valley Assembly constituency are: 18°14'13.9"N 82°45'28.8"E. Araku Valley shares its borders with five other Assembly constituencies. Other Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituencies adjacent to Araku Valley are: Paderu, V Madugula, Srungavarapukota, Gajapathinagaram, Salur (ST). This constituency shares an inter-state border with: Odisha.

There were a total of 2,41,494 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election, of which 1,17,581 were male, 1,23,907 female and 6 of the third gender. In the 2019 Assembly elections, there were a total of 2,20,893 registered voters, of which 1,17,581 were male, 1,12,698 female and 5 of the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 2,14,100 registered voters in this constituency, of which 1,04,316 were male, 1,09,777 female and 7 of the third gender. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 1,96,861 which included 94,665 male, and 1,02,196 female.

The number of service voters in Assembly constituency was 120 in 2019, 15 in 2014 and 27 in 2009.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 1054, in 2019 it was 1042, 1052 in 2014 and 1080 in 2009.

Araku Valley 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, Araku Valley voted in Phase 1 on Thursday, April 16, 2009 and the results were declared on Thursday, May 16, 2009.

According the latest delimitation documents for 28. Araku Valley Assembly seat, the extent of this constituency covers the following areas of Andhra Pradesh: Munchingiputtu, Pedabayalu, Dumbriguda, Araku Valley, Hukumpeta and Ananthagiri Mandals.

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 67.5%. In 2019, this seat registered a turnout of 71.51%, while it was 70.22% in 2014 and 61.19% in 2009. The estimated turnout in 2024 was -4.01% compared to the 2019 turnout.

In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, Chetti Palguna of YSRCP won in this constituency beating Donnu Dora Siyyari of IND by a margin of 25,441 votes which was 16.15% of the total votes cast. In 2014, Kidari Sarveswara Rao of YSRCP was the winner in this seat beating Siveri Soma of TDP by a margin of 34,053 votes which was 22.69% of the total votes polled in the constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Siveri Soma of TDP won this seat defeating Vanjangi Kanthamma of INC by a margin of 402 votes which was 0.33% of the total votes polled for the seat.

In the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, Chetti Palguna of YSRCP had a vote share of 33.7% in this seat. In 2014, Kidari Sarveswara Rao of YSRCP secured a vote share of 42.44% in this constituency. In the 2009 Assembly elections, Siveri Soma of TDP got a vote share of 29.04% in Araku Valley.