Polavaram
Assembly seat no. 67 in Andhra Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2019
TELLAM BALA RAJU
YSRCP
Elections held
14
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 14
Margin, 2019
42,070
19.72% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
TDPBORAGAM SRINIVASULU
- Votes
- 68,453
- Vote share
- 32.09%
- Behind by
- 42,070
Electors
2,45,535
Total votes polled
2,13,311
Valid votes
2,13,311
NOTA votes
6,004
2.81% of votes polled
Turnout
86.9%
Full result, 2019
11 candidates · 2,13,311 valid votes
TELLAM BALA RAJUYSRCPwon
1,10,523
51.8%
BORAGAM SRINIVASULUTDP
68,453
32.1%
CHIRRI BALARAJUJNP
13,378
6.3%
KANITHI RAMA CHANDRA SEKHAR @ CHANDRA SEKHARINC
6,647
3.1%
DHARMULA SURESHIND
3,991
1.9%
BORAGAM VENKATA LAKSHMIBJP
1,119
0.5%
SUNNAM SOMA RAJUIND
1,018
0.5%
KAKA NAGAMANIIND
718
0.3%
MADAKAM VENKATESWARAOAIFB
553
0.3%
ANANDA RAO GAJJALANVSP
524
0.3%
KAKA JAYA PRAVEEN KUMARIPBP
383
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chirri Balaraju | JNP | 1,01,453 | 46.33% | Tellam Rajya Lakshmi | 7,935 |
| 2019 | TELLAM BALA RAJU | YSRCP | 1,10,523 | 51.81% | BORAGAM SRINIVASULU | 42,070 |
| 2014 | MODIYAM SRINIVASA RAO | TDP | 83,767 | 51.05% | TELLAM BALARAJU | 15,720 |
| 2009 | TELLAM BALA RAJU | INC | 50,298 | 34.77% | PUNEM SINGANNA DORA | 5,664 |
| 2004 | ELLAM BALARAJU | INC | 66,614 | 53.62% | UNNAM BUJJI | 18,842 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the Polavaram assembly constituency in 2024?
Chirri Balaraju (JNP) won Polavaram in 2024, by a margin of 7,935 votes.
Which party has won Polavaram the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 14 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has Polavaram gone to the polls?
14 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won Polavaram the most times?
TELLAM BALA RAJU, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2019.
