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 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Visakhapatnam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 280,151 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Visakhapatnam North 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 Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency.[2]
Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Bharatiya Janata Party. As of 2019, there are a total of 280,151 electors in the constituency.[3] The constituency was established in 2008, as per the Delimitation Orders (2008).
Mandal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2009 | Thynala Vijaya Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019 | Ganta Srinivasa Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2024 | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | 108,801 | 57.81 |  47.18 | |
| YSRCP | Kannaparaju Kammila | 61,267 | 32.55 |  4.44 | |
| IND | Vaddi Sirisha | 5,311 | 2.82 |  | |
| JBNP | V. V. Lakshmi Narayana | 5,160 | 2.74 | | |
| INC | Lakkaraju Rama Rao | 4,252 | 2.26 | 1.10 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,130 | 0.60 | 0.20 | |
| BSP | Peddada Kanakamahalakshmi | 938 | 0.50 | | |
| SP | Gumpula Sarat Babu | 395 | 0.21 | | |
| IND | 6 Independent Candidates | 636 | 0.34 | | |
| OTH | 2 Other Party Candidates | 318 | 0.17 | | |
| Majority | 47,534 | 25.26 | 24.16 | ||
| Turnout | 188,208 | 65.80 | |||
| Swing to BJP from TDP | Swing | ||||
2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Ganta Srinivasa Rao | 67,352 | 38.09 |  | |
| YSRCP | Kammila Kannaparaju | 65,408 | 36.99 | 2.94 | |
| JSP | Pasupuleti Usha Kiran | 19,139 | 10.82 | | |
| BJP | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | 18,790 | 10.63 | 40.71 | |
| INC | Gompa Govinda Raju | 2,054 | 1.16 | 1.39 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,411 | 0.80 | 0.10 | |
| IND | 6 Independent Candidates | 1,256 | 0.71 | | |
| OTH | 5 Other Party Candidates | 1,431 | 0.81 | | |
| Majority | 1,944 | 1.10 | 10.31 | ||
| Turnout | 176,841 | 63.08 | |||
| Swing to TDP from BJP | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju | 82,079 | 51.34 | 48.33 | |
| YSRCP | Chokkakula Venkata Rao | 63,839 | 39.93 | | |
| LSP | Bhesetty Apparao Babji | 4,847 | 3.03 | | |
| INC | Gunturu Bharathi Venkateswari | 4,072 | 2.55 | 32.04 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,440 | 0.90 | | |
| JSP | Gadu V. V. S. Kamalakara Rao | 1,317 | 0.82 | | |
| AAP | Shaik Nagoor | 654 | 0.41 | | |
| DBP[a] | Banna Ramesh | 388 | 0.24 | 0.21 | |
| IND | Engamuri Ramya | 316 | 0.20 | | |
| IND | Ommi Yellaji Rao Yadav | 218 | 0.14 | | |
| IND | Vijayakumar Nallabilli | 198 | 0.12 | | |
| IND | Selagamsetty Prasada Rao | 187 | 0.12 | | |
| IND | Kari Madhusudhana Rao | 176 | 0.11 | | |
| IND | Saripalli Demullu | 131 | 0.08 | | |
| Majority | 18,240 | 11.41 | 7.54 | ||
| Turnout | 159,862 | 59.83 | |||
| Swing to BJP from INC | Swing | ||||
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 | | |
| IND | Srinivas Mahesh | 7,756 | 5.44 | | |
| IND | Isukapalli Rama Krishna Raju | 5,609 | 3.93 | | |
| BJP | P. V. N. Madhav | 4,299 | 3.01 | | |
| IND | Tadi Manohar Kumar | 851 | 0.60 | | |
| RJD | Narem Venkata Rao | 783 | 0.55 | | |
| IND | Rajamundry Kameswari | 667 | 0.47 | | |
| IND | Sanapala M. M. M. Krishna | 647 | 0.45 | | |
| DBP[a] | Banna Ramesh | 638 | 0.45 | | |
| PPOI[b] | Satyavathi Boddeti | 542 | 0.38 | | |
| BSP | Anitha Vittanala | 486 | 0.34 | | |
| IND | Kona Srinu | 210 | 0.15 | | |
| Majority | 5,523 | 3.87 | | ||
| Turnout | 142,643 | | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
See also
References
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.