Visakhapatnam North Assembly constituency
| Visakhapatnam North | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 23 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Visakhapatnam North Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| LS constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 280,151 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Vacant | |
Visakhapatnam North Assembly constituency is a constituency in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
The MLA position of the constituency lies vacant now since the resignation of the MLA, Ganta Srinivasa Rao has been accepted by the Speaker of the state's Legislative Assembly.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 280,151 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The mandal and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:[2]
| Mandal |
|---|
| Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal (Part) Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 36 to 41, 44 to 45 and 49 to 52 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Vijaya Kumar Thynala | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Ganta Srinivasa Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 23 January 2024 - Incumbent
Vacant | |||
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vijaya Kumar Thynala | 49,344 | 34.59 | ||
| PRP | Dr Shirin Rahman Shaik | 43,821 | 30.72 | ||
| TDP | Bharanikana Jaya | 26,990 | 18.92 | ||
| Majority | 5,523 | 3.87 | |||
| Turnout | 142,643 | 67.81 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | 82,079 | 51.34 | ||
| YSRCP | Chokkakula Venkata Rao | 63,839 | 39.93 | ||
| Majority | 18,240 | 11.41 | |||
| Turnout | 159,862 | 59.97 | -7.84 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ganta Srinivasa Rao | 67,352 | 38.09 | ||
| YSRCP | Kammula Kannaparaju | 65,408 | 36.99 | ||
| JSP | Pasupuleti Ushakiran | 19,139 | 10.82 | ||
| BJP | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | 18,790 | 10.63 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1411 | 0.8 | ||
| Majority | 1944 | 1.1 % | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| TDP gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | ||||
| YSRCP | Kammula Kannaparaju | ||||
| JBNP | V. V. Lakshminarayana | ||||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
See also
References
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. 17 December 2018. pp. 17, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Speaker accepts TDP MLA Ganta's resignation". The Times of India. 24 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.