Ongole
Constituency No. 16 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Yerragondapalem
- Darsi
- Ongole
- Kondapi
- Markapuram
- Giddalur
- Kanigiri
Prakasam District
Andhra Pradesh
Prakasam district is one of the districts of Andhra Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Ongole. It covers 14,322 sq km and had a population of 22,88,026 at the 2011 census, a density of 160 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Ongole
Area
14,322 sq km
Population
22.88 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
160 /km²
Literacy Rate
63.5%
Sex Ratio
973
per 1,000 males
Prakasam District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Prakasam district.
Total Population
22.88 Lakh
Male Population
11.60 Lakh
Female Population
11.28 Lakh
Rural Population
18.21 Lakh
Urban Population
4.67 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
5.21 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
91,200
Literacy Rate
63.5%
Population Density
160 /km²
Sex Ratio
973
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 72.9%Female literacy 54%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Prakasam district.
38
Tehsils
38
Blocks
130
Nyay Panchayats
712
Gram Panchayats
1,080
Villages
- Headquarters
- Ongole
- Languages
- Telugu
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 15.5057° N, 80.0499° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Prakasam
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Prakasam
(7)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 102 · Ongole
TC
Tatiparthi Chandrasekhar
YSR Congress Party
MLA
No. 103 · Ongole
GL
Gottipati Lakshmi
Telugu Desam Party
MLA
No. 108 · Ongole
DR
No. 109 · Ongole
DS
Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy
Telugu Desam Party
MLA
No. 110 · Ongole
KR
No. 111 · Ongole
MR
Muthumula Ashok Reddy
Telugu Desam Party
MLA
No. 112 · Ongole
MR
Mukku Ugra Narasimha Reddy
Telugu Desam Party
MLA
Your Representatives from Prakasam
(8)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Prakasam district.
- TCTatiparthi ChandrasekharYSR Congress PartyMLAYerragondapalem · No. 102
- GLGottipati LakshmiTelugu Desam PartyMLADarsi · No. 103
- DR
- DSDola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya SwamyTelugu Desam PartyMLAKondapi · No. 109
- KR
- MRMuthumula Ashok ReddyTelugu Desam PartyMLAGiddalur · No. 111
- MRMukku Ugra Narasimha ReddyTelugu Desam PartyMLAKanigiri · No. 112
Election History
Lok SabhaOngole · No. 16
- 202418th Lok SabhaTDPMagunta Sreenivasulu ReddyVotes 8,01,894Vote share 55.99%Margin 50,199
- 1. Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy · TDP8,01,894 (55.99%)
- 2. Chevireddy Bhaskar Reddy · YSR Congress Party7,51,695 (52.48%)
- 3. Eda Sudhakara Reddy · INC20,410 (1.42%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaYSR Congress PartyMagunta Sreenivasulu ReddyVotes 7,14,490Vote share 55.07%Margin 2,14,851
- 1. Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy · YSR Congress Party7,14,490 (55.07%)
- 2. Siddda Chenna Reddy · TDP4,99,639 (38.51%)
- 3. Bellamkonda Saibabu · JSP28,712 (2.21%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaYSR Congress PartyY. V. Subba ReddyVotes 5,89,960Vote share 48.83%Margin 15,658
- 1. Y. V. Subba Reddy · YSR Congress Party5,89,960 (48.83%)
- 2. Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy · TDP5,74,302 (47.53%)
- 3. Darisi Pavani · INC14,378 (1.19%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
Quick Navigation
Prakasam District at a Glance
- State
- Andhra Pradesh
- Headquarters
- Ongole
- Area
- 14,322 sq km
- Population
- 22.88 Lakh
- Population density
- 160 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 973 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 63.5%
- Languages
- Telugu
- Tehsils
- 38
- Blocks
- 38
- Gram panchayats
- 712
- Villages
- 1,080
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 7
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Andhra Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.