Visakhapatnam North Assembly constituency

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Visakhapatnam North
Constituency No. 23 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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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
Established2008
Total electors280,151
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
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]

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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] [ needs update ] 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

YearMemberParty
Until 2008: Constituency did not exist
2009 Vijaya Kumar Thynala 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

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Vijaya Kumar Thynala 49,344 34.59
PRP Dr. Shirin Rahman Shaik43,82130.72
TDP Bharanikana Jaya26,99018.92
Majority5,5233.87
Turnout 142,64367.81
INC win (new seat)

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju 82,079 51.34
YSRCP Chokkakula Venkata Rao63,83939.93
Majority18,24011.41
Turnout 159,86259.97−7.84
BJP gain from INC Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Ganta Srinivasa Rao 67,352 38.09
YSRCP Kammula Kannaparaju65,40836.99
JSP Pasupuleti Ushakiran19,13910.82
BJP Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju 18,79010.63
NOTA None of the above1,4110.80
Majority1,9441.10
Turnout
TDP gain from BJP Swing

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Visakhapatnam North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BJP Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju 108,801 57.81 +47.18
YSRCP Kammula Kannaparaju61,26732.55−4.44
NOTA None Of The Above1,1300.60−0.20
Majority47,53415.26+14.16
Turnout 1,88,208
BJP gain from TDP Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.

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