Ongole town became grade-3 municipality in 1876 and is expected to upgrade to municipal corporation by 2013. Congress party ruled the municipality in the last 30 years (except 2000-05)
Ongole town became the district headquarter of newly constituted Ongole district in 1970 (its name was changed to Prakasam district in 1972). Its population was just 13,000 in 1910 but it is now around 2.3 lakh due to migration of people from surrounding villages.
Telugu Desam party is struggling in Ongole despite having strong vote bank in Kamma and Yadava communities. Praja Rajyam party failed to show significant impact in the 2009 elections despite favourable caste equations.
Ongole town Municipality profile:
Assembly segment: Ongole Assembly
Parliament Constituency: Ongole Lok Sabha
Politically dominant castes: Kamma, Balija, Yadava & Vysya
Famous people: Ex- chief minister Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu & Balineni Srinivasa Reddy
Ongole town Municipal Elections results:
2010 Ongole town Municipality polls:
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Total votes: | 166316 |
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2009 Assembly Polls: Ongole town municipality:
Significance: Congress party got majority in Ongole town in the 2009 Assembly & Parliament polls.
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2005 Ongole town Municipality Election results:
Congress Party surprised everyone by winning 29 wards in the Ongole town including traditional Telugu Desam strongholds.
Result: Congress party ward member, Bapatla Hanumantha Rao is elected as municipal chairman.
Poitical Party | Votes | Percentage | Wards |
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Total votes: | 1,07,386 |
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Polled votes: | 66,622 |
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Congress | 37,661 | 56.5% | 29 |
TDP | 25,156 | 37.7% | 6 |
CPI | 161 | 0.2% | 1 |
CPM | 1,136 | 1.7% | - |
Others | 2,508 | 3.7% |
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Ongole Municipality history:
1931: Municipal office was started in Kommamalli Subbarao house.
1949-52: Dara Gopala Sastry was the chairman of Ongole Municipality (16 wards).
1954-58: Thatha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy was the chairman of Municipality (19 wards).
1958-63: Sringarapu Seetharamaiah Naidu was the chairman of Municipality (19 wards).
1963-67: Varada Narayana Rao was the chairman of Municipality (21 wards).
1967-72: Thatha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy was the chairman of Municipality (14 wards).
1972-80: No elections to Ongole municipality.
1981-85: Bachchala Balaiah was the chairman of Ongole town Municipality (32 wards).
1986-92: Neerukattu Malyadri Naidu was the chairman of Municipality (36 wards).
1995-2000: Manthri Srinivasa Rao was the chairman of Municipality (32 wards).
2000-05: Yakkala Tulasi Rao was the chairman of Ongole Municipality (32 wards).
2005-10: Bapatla Hanumantha Rao was the chairman of Municipality (36 wards).
Notes:
1. Ongole municipal politics were earlier dominated by Brahmins, Vysyas and Kammas. But, BCs are gradually gaining grip due to number politics. But, remote is still in tha hands of Reddys and Kammas.
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