Krishna District is politically most active district in Andhra Pradesh. It has 16 Assembly Constituencies. Most interesting point of 2009 elections is victory of PRP in 2 seats. The most stunning development is loss of CPI’s sheen in Vijayawada city. Krishna district has 2 Parliamentary Constituencies. Krishna District is formerly known as Machilipatnam District and its capital is Machilipatnam.
Following are present MLAs in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh:
1. Tiruvuru: Dirisam Padma Jyothi – Congress Party
2. Jaggayyapeta: Rajagopal Sreeram : Telugu Desam
3. Vijaywada West: Velampalli Srinivasa Rao – Praja Rajyam Party (PRP)
4. Nuzvid: Chinnam Rama Kotaiah: Telugu Desam
5. Avanigadda : Ambati Brahmanaiah : Telugu Desam
6. Gudivada: Kodali Sri Venkateswara Rao ( Nani ) : Telugu Desam
7. Vijayawada East : Ravi Yalamanchili – Praja Rajyam Party (PRP)
8. Kaikalur : Jayamangala Venkata Ramana : Telugu Desam
9. Gannavaram: Venkata Bala Vardhana Rao Dasari: Telugu Desam
10. Machilipatnam: Perni Venkataramaiah – Congress Party
11. Nandigama: Prabhakara Rao Tangirala : Telugu Desam
12. Pamarru: D.Y.Das – Congress Party
13. Pedana: Jogi Ramesh – Congress Party
14. Vijayawada Central: Malladi Vishnu – Congress Party
15. Penamaluru: Parthasarothy Kolusu – Congress Party
16. Mylavaram: Uma Maheswara Rao Devineni : Telugu Desam
Present MPs of Krishna District:
1. Vijayawada: Lagadapati Rajagopal – Congress Party
2. Machilipatnam: Konakalla Narayana Rao – Telugu Desam