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Gajuwaka (Assembly constituency)
| Gajuwaka | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Electorate | 309,326 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Party | YSR Congress Party |
| MLA | Nagireddy Tippala |
| Reservation | General |
Gajuwaka Assembly constituency is a constituency in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is one of the seven assembly segments of Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency), along with Bheemili, Visakhapatnam East, Visakhapatnam South, Visakhapatnam North and Visakhapatnam West.[2] Nagireddy Tippala is the present MLA of the constituency, who won the 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election from YSR Congress Party.[3] As of 25 March 2019[update], in terms of registered number of electors, it is the largest assembly constituency in the state with a total of 309,326 electors.[4][5]
Mandals[edit | edit source]
The mandals come under this constituency are Gajuwaka and Pedagantyada
Members of Legislative Assembly Gajuwaka[edit | edit source]
| Year | Member | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Chinthalapudi Venkataramaiah | Praja Rajyam Party | |
| 2014 | Palla Srinivasa Rao | Telugu Desam Party | |
| 2019 | Tippala Nagireddy | YSR Congress Party | |
Election Results[edit | edit source]
Assembly election results 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YSRCP | Tippala Nagi Reddy | 78,539 | 38.37 | ||
| Jana Sena | Pawan Kalyan | 59000 | 29.1 | ||
| TDP | Palla Srinivasa Rao | 52,642 | 26.42 | ||
| Majority | 16,573 | 8.41 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| YSRCP gain from TDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDP | Palla Srinivasa Rao | 97,109 | 51.85 | ||
| YSRCP | Tippala Nagi Reddy | 75,397 | 40.26 | ||
| Majority | 21,712 | 11.59 | |||
| Turnout | 188,401 | 64.98 | -4.55 | ||
| TDP gain from Praja Rajyam | Swing | ||||
Assembly Elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praja Rajyam | Chinthalapudi Venkataramaiah | 50,994 | 33.20 | ||
| Independent | Tippala Nagi Reddy | 33,087 | 21.54 | ||
| INC | Tippala Gurumurthi Reddy | 29,547 | 19.24 | ||
| CPI (M) | Chandada Narasinga Rao | 24,371 | 15.87 | ||
| Majority | 17,907 | 11.66 | |||
| Turnout | 153,596 | 69.53 | |||
| Praja Rajyam win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Assembly Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ "Electors Summary" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ↑ Bhattacharjee, Sumit (2 April 2019). "Pawan Kalyan faces a fight in Gajuwaka" – via www.thehindu.com.