Vizianagaram Assembly constituency

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Vizianagaram
Constituency No. 18 for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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Location of Vizianagaram Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Lok Sabha constituency Vizianagaram
Established1951
Total electors231,554
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Telugu Desam Party
Elected year 2024

Vizianagaram Assembly constituency is a constituency in Vizianagaram 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 Vizianagaram Lok Sabha constituency. [2]

Contents

Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from Telugu Desam Party. [3] As of 2019, there are a total of 231,554 electors in the constituency. [4] [ needs update ] The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals

Vizianagaram mandal is the only mandal that forms a part of the constituency. [2]

Vizianagaram Assembly constituency
Vizianagaram Assembly Constituency
Mandal
Vizianagaram

Members of the Legislative Assembly

YearMemberPolitical party
1952 Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju Socialist Party
1955 Praja Socialist Party
1957^ Bhattam Srirama Murthy Socialist Party
1962 Indian National Congress
1967 Vobbilisetty Rama Rao Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1972 Appannadora Appasani Indian National Congress
1978 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Janata Party
1983 Telugu Desam Party
1985
1989
1994
1999
2004 Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy Independent
2009 Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju Telugu Desam Party
2014 Meesala Geetha
2019 Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy YSR Congress Party
2024 Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi Telugu Desam Party

^by-election

Election results

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Socialist Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju 52,548 39.20%
Independent Gudivada Appalaswamy16,12012.03%
INC Chinna Suryanarayana9,1176.80%6.80%
KMPP Sakati Guruwala6,0854.54%
Margin of victory2,3771.77%
Turnout 1,34,04191.71%
Registered electors 1,46,158
Socialist win (new seat)

1955

1955 Andhra State Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PSP Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju 27,404 86.21 Increase2.svg47.01
INC Bhaganagarapu Rao3,28410.33Increase2.svg3.53
CPI J.V. Lakshmi1,1013.46
Majority 24,12075.88Increase2.svg74.11
Turnout 31,78953.45Decrease2.svg38.26
PSP hold Swing

1957 by-election

1957 Madras Legislative Assembly by-election: Vizianagaram [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Socialist B. SriramamurtyUnopposed
Margin of victory0
Turnout
Socialist gain from PSP Swing

1962

1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Bhattam Srirama Murthy 35,214 88.46 Increase2.svg78.13
ABJS Vobbillisetty Rama Rao4,59111.53
Majority 30,62376.93Increase2.svg1.05
Turnout 39,805
INC gain from PSP Swing

1967

1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
ABJS Vobbilisetty Rao 31,283 66.03 Increase2.svg54.50
INC Bhattam Srirama Murthy 12,92427.28Decrease2.svg61.18
Independent R. V. Ramarao2,4715.22
Independent M. V. Seshachari6991.48
Majority 18,35938.75Decrease2.svg38.18
Turnout 47,37771.34
ABJS gain from INC Swing

1972

1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Appannadora Appasani 34,319 78.47 Increase2.svg51.19
ABJS Prakasarao Anavilla9,41721.53Decrease2.svg44.50
Majority 24,90256.94Increase2.svg18.19
Turnout 43,73656.05Decrease2.svg15.29
INC gain from ABJS Swing

1978

1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JP Ashok Gajapathi Raju 39,914 59.7
INC Appanadora Appasani13,82920.7Decrease2.svg57.77
INC(I) Modili Satyam11,76017.6
Independent Patchipilli Dasu1,3932.1
Majority 26,08538.0Decrease2.svg18.94
Turnout 68,60077.3Increase2.svg21.25
JP gain from INC Swing

1983

1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Ashok Gajapathi Raju 53,018 77.9 Increase2.svg18.2
INC Prasadula Rama Krishna12,62618.6Decrease2.svg2.1
Independent Kalavathi Boddu1,3272.0
Independent Palli Rao5380.8
Independent Velugula Narasinga3370.5
Independent Pusapati Raju1790.3
Majority 40,39258.3Increase2.svg20.3
Turnout 69,32366.6Decrease2.svg10.7
TDP hold Swing

1985

1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Ashok Gajapathi Raju 49,963 80.1 Increase2.svg2.4
INC Modili Rao11,99419.2Increase2.svg0.6
Independent Gorli Raju4240.7
Majority 37,96959.7Increase2.svg1.4
Turnout 63,55057.1Decrease2.svg9.5
TDP hold Swing

1989

1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Ashok Gajapathi Raju 50,224 55.4 Decrease2.svg24.7
INC Kolagatla Veerabhadraswamy40,47744.6Increase2.svg25.4
Majority 9,74710.4Decrease2.svg49.3
Turnout 93,92269.6Decrease2.svg12.5
TDP hold Swing

1994

1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Ashok Gajapathi Raju 60,893 58.9 Increase2.svg3.5
INC Kolagatla Veerabhadraswamy39,68238.6Decrease2.svg6
BJP Bobbadi Pydiraju1,2521.2
Independent Dodda Padmajayanthi3390.3
BSP Bhupati Apparao3200.3
Independent Alla Nookaraju2870.3
Independent Bandaru Satyanarayana1250.1
Independent Pathange Tulasiram1170.1
Independent Ellapu Venkatarao1080.1
Independent Suryanarayana Chintapalli720.1
Turnout 105,16070.2+0.6
TDP hold Swing

1999

1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Ashok Gajapathi Raju 59,692 53.8 Decrease2.svg5.1
INC Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy 50,26143.5Increase2.svg4.9
Anna Telugu Desam Party Allu Naidu3760.3
RPI Arjuna Konala3310.3
BSP Yerramsetty Ramana2150.2Decrease2.svg1
Majority 9,4318.3Decrease2.svg11.7
Turnout 113,39367.4Decrease2.svg2.8
TDP hold Swing

2004

2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla 47,444 40.60
TDP Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati 46,31839.64
INC Gurana Sadhu Rao19,86117.00
Majority 1,1260.96
Turnout 116,85764.64−1.23
Independent gain from TDP Swing

2009

2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati 52,890 38.18
INC Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla 49,60835.81−
PRP Geetha Meesala28,34120.46
Majority 3,2822.37
Turnout 138,54364.74+0.10
TDP gain from Independent Swing

2014

2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Geetha Meesala 77,320 49.82
YSRCP Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla 61,91639.89
Majority 15,4049.93
Turnout 155,20671.87+7.13
TDP hold Swing

2019

2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
YSRCP Veera Bhadra Swamy Kolagatla 78,849 47.96
TDP Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju72,43244.05
JSP Palavalasa Yasasvi71904.37
Majority 6,4004−58.45
Turnout 1,62,62370.09−2.54
YSRCP gain from TDP Swing

2024

2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Vizianagaram
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TDP Aditi Vijayalakshmi Gajapathi Raju 121,241 64.21 +40.26
YSRCP Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy 60,63232.11−23.10
Independent Geetha Meesala 2,0541.09
INC Satish Kumar Sunkari1,5270.81
NOTA None Of The Above1,3650.72
Majority 60,60932.10+847.02
Turnout 1,88,80781.05+13.89
TDP gain from YSRCP 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. ↑ "Assembly Election 2024". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Bye-election results 1952-95". www.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original (XLS) on 11 January 2012.

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