Araku (Lok Sabha constituency)

Coordinates: 18°20′00″N 82°52′00″E / 18.3333°N 82.8667°E / 18.3333; 82.8667 Araku Lok Sabha constituency (Telugu: అరకు లోక సభ నియోజకవర్గం) is one of the 42 Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes^[1] This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implemenation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

Assembly segments

Araku Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following Legislative Assembly segments^[1]:

Constituency number	Name	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)
129	Palakonda	ST
130	Kurupam	ST
131	Parvathipuram	SC
132	Salur	ST
147	Araku Valley	ST
148	Paderu	ST
172	Rampachodavaram	ST

Members of Parliament

Lok Sabha	Duration	Name of the Member	Party Affiliation
15th	2009-Incumbent	Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Deo Vyricherla	Indian National Congress

See also

• Parvathipuram (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Visakhapatnam district

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008". The Election Commission of India. p. 30. http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf.