Puttur, Andhra Pradesh Assembly constituency

Puttur Assembly constituency was an Assembly constituency of the Madras Legislative Assembly until States Reorganisation Act, 1956 transferred it to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India. It was one of constituencies in Chittoor district.

Overview

It was part of the Chittoor Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Madras State

1951: Kumaraswamy Rajah Bahadur, Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
1952 by-election: RBV Sundarsana Varma, Indian National Congress

Andhra State

1955: Tarimela Ramachandrareddi, Indian National Congress

Andhra Pradesh

2008 onwards: Nagari. This Assembly constituency was merged with neighbouring Nagari seat. The longest serving legislator of this erstwhile Puttur constituency Mr.Gali Muddukrishnama Naidu got elected from Nagari in 2009 elections and lost against Actress turned Politician RK Roja in 2014 elections.