Visakhapatnam | |
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Former constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Visakhapatnam |
LS constituency | Visakhapatnam |
Established | 1952 |
Abolished | 1963 |
Reservation | None |
Visakhapatnam Assembly constituency was one of constituencies to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. It was part of Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency. It existed from 1952 to 1963. [1]
Till 1 October 1953 it was part of Madras State and it's member represented in Madras Legislative Assembly. From then till 1 November 1956 it was part of Andhra State. From 1 November 1956 it was part of Andhra Pradesh till it's abolition.
Year | Con. No. | Res. | Member | Party | |
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1952 | 19 | ST | Tenneti Viswanadham | Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party | |
Year | Con. No. | Res. | Member | Party | |
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1955 | 23 | None | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | Indian National Congress | |
Year | Con. No. | Res. | Member | Party | |
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1962 | 27 | None | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | Indian National Congress | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | 21,221 | 48.10 | ||
Independent | Tenneti Viswanatham | 17,394 | 39.42 | ||
ABJS | K. S. Appala Narasimha Raju | 3,391 | 7.69 | ||
Independent | Nakkana Appa Rao | 2,114 | 4.79 | ||
Margin of victory | 3,827 | 8.67 | |||
Total valid votes | 44,120 | ||||
Rejected ballots | 1,670 | 3.65 | |||
Turnout | 45,790 | 63.78 | |||
Registered electors | 71,794 | ||||
INC hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Ankitham Venkata Bhanoji Rao | 15,457 | 58.52 | ||
Independent | Maddi Pattabhiramareddi | 6,955 | 26.33 | ||
CPI | Yellamanchili Vijayakumar | 3,250 | 12.31 | ||
Independent | Singavarapu Surya Rao | 749 | 2.84 | ||
Margin of victory | 8,502 | 32.19 | |||
Total valid votes | 26,411 | ||||
Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 26,411 | 45.43 | |||
Registered electors | 58,132 | ||||
INC gain from KMPP | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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KMPP | Tenneti Viswanadham | 11,290 | 38.06 | ||
Independent | S. Appala Nayudu | 5,988 | 20.19 | ||
Independent | C. Moses | 4,249 | 14.33 | ||
Socialist | B. Mullikarjuna Rao | 4,208 | 14.19 | ||
INC | K. K. Sarveswarasastry | 3,926 | 13.24 | ||
Margin of victory | 5,302 | 17.88 | |||
Total valid votes | 29,661 | ||||
Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 29,661 | 43.44 | |||
Registered electors | 68,284 | ||||
KMPP win (new seat) |
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