Visakhapatnam West Assembly constituency
| Visakhapatnam West | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 24 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
.png) Location of Visakhapatnam West Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| LS constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 236,310 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Pethakamsetti Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu (Gana Babu) | |
| Party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Visakhapatnam West 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]
Gana Venkata Reddy Naidu Pethakamsetti (Gana Babu) is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party.[3] As of 2019, there are a total of 236,310 electors in the constituency.[4] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandals
The mandal and wards that form the assembly constituency are: Visakhapatnam (M.Corp) Ward No. 35 and 56 to 71, of the Visakhapatnam (Urban) Mandal.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Malla Vijaya Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | P. G. V. R. Naidu | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | |||
Election results
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Malla Vijaya Prasad | 45,018 | 38.81 | ||
| PRP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | 40,874 | 35.24 | ||
| TDP | Gudivada Nagamani | 17,775 | 15.32 | ||
| LSP | Govardhan Reddi Avula | 5,502 | 4.82 | ||
| Majority | 4,144 | 3.57 | |||
| Turnout | 115,977 | 69.90 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | 76,791 | 56.66 | ||
| YSRCP | Dadi Ratnakar | 45,934 | 33.89 | ||
| Majority | 30,857 | 22.77 | |||
| Turnout | 135,523 | 59.78 | -10.12 | ||
| TDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | 68,699 | 50.96 | ||
| YSRCP | Malla Vijaya Prasad | 49,718 | 36.88 | ||
| CPI | J.V. Satyanarayana Murthy | 6,464 | 4.79 | ||
| Majority | 18,981 | 14.08 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| TDP hold | Swing | ||||
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Adari Anand | ||||
| TDP | P.G.V.R. Naidu | ||||
| CPI | Athili Vimala | ||||
| 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.
- ^ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.