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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox Vidhan Sabha constituency
| name = Vijayawada West
| map =
| parl_name = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| state = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| union_territory =
| district = [[Krishna district|Krishna]]
| electorate = 232,555
| year = 1967
| reserved = General
| mla = [[Vellampalli Srinivas]]
| party = [[YSR Congress Party]]
}}

'''Vijayawada West (Assembly constituency)''' is a constituency in [[Krishna district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], representing the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf|title=Electors Summary|date=25 May 2019|website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh|format=PDF|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref> As per the ''Delimitation Orders (1967),'' the constituency was formed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/eci_publications/books/deli/Delimitation%20Orders-67.pdf|title=The Gazette of India Extraordinary (Delimitation Orders, 1967)|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=11 October 2014}}</ref> It is one of the seven assembly segments of [[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency]], along with [[Tiruvuru (SC) (Assembly constituency)|Tiruvuru (SC)]], [[Vijayawada Central (Assembly constituency)|Vijayawada Central]], [[Vijayawada East (Assembly constituency)|Vijayawada East]], [[Mylavaram (Assembly constituency)|Mylavaram]], [[Nandigama (SC)(Assembly constituency)|Nandigama]], and [[Jaggayyapeta (Assembly constituency)|Jaggayyapeta]].<ref name="constituencies">{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|date=17 December 2018|website=The Election Commission of India|pages=21, 31|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003220916/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref> ''Velam Palli Srinivasa Rao'' is the present [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency, who won the [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]] from [[YSR Congress Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.eci.gov.in/ac/en/constituencywise/ConstituencywiseS011.htm|title=Assembly Election 2019|website=Election Commission of India|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref> {{As of|2019|03|25}}, there a total of 232,555 electors in the constituency.<ref name="electors">{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf|title=Electors Summary|date=25 May 2019|website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh|format=PDF|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref>

== Mandals ==

The mandal and wards that forms the assembly constituency are:<ref name="constituencies" />

{{srn}}
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
!Mandal
|-
| Vijayawada Urban Mandal (Part) Vijayawada Urban (M.Corp) (Part) Vijayawada (M Corp.) Ward No. 1 to 13, 15 to 19, 75 and 76
|}

== Members of Legislative Assembly ==

[[Jaleel Khan|Vellampalli Srinivas]] is the present [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of the constituency from Ysrcp. He defeated Shabana Katun of TDP.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! MLA !! colspan="2" | Political party !! Span !! {{Tooltip | Ref | References}}
|-
|Vellampalli Srinivasa Rao
|{{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
|(2019–Present)
|
|-
| Jaleel Khan ||{{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}} || (2014–2019) ||<ref name="eci_2014">{{cite web |title=The Andhra Pradesh Gazette, Part-V Extraordinary |url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/GE_2014/(GE,%202014)%20-%20DUE%20Constitution%20(APLA_ELECTED%20List).pdf |website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh |access-date=13 June 2019 |location=Hyderabad |page=14 |format=PDF |date=20 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
| Velampalli Srinivasa Rao || {{Full party name with color|Praja Rajyam Party}} || (2009–2014) || <ref>{{cite web|title=List of Successful Candidates in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 2009|url=http://www.elections.in/andhra-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/2009-election-results.html|publisher=Elections.in|access-date=11 October 2014}}</ref>
|}

=== Assembly elections 2009 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Vijayawada West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Praja Rajyam Party
|candidate = [[Vellampalli Srinivasa Rao]]
|votes = 51,467
|percentage = 34.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Mallika Begum
|votes = 43,125
|percentage = 28.63
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,342
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 154,459
|percentage = 65.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Praja Rajyam Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly elections 2014 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Vijayawada West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = [[Jaleel Khan]]
|votes = 63,180
|percentage = 40.89
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Vellampalli Srinivasa Rao]]
|votes = 60,072
|percentage = 38.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,108
|percentage = 2.01
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 154,459
|percentage = 65.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Praja Rajyam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Assembly elections 2019 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election]]: Vijayawada West}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = YSR Congress Party
|candidate = [[Vellampalli Srinivas Rao]]
|votes = 58,435
|percentage = 38.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Telugu Desam Party
|candidate = [[Shabana Musarat Khatoon]]
|votes = 50,764
|percentage = 33.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Jana Sena Party
|candidate = Pothina Venkata Mahesh
|votes = 22,367
|percentage = 14.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,671
|percentage = 5.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 153,623
|percentage = 63.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = YSR Congress Party
|loser = Telugu Desam Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

== See also ==
* [[List of constituencies of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Vijayawada East (Assembly constituency)]]
* [[Vijayawada Central (Assembly constituency)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Krishna district]]

Vijayawada West (Assembly constituency) - Revision history

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